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Wodeyar

This article is essentially an "uncited" repeat version (for most part) of Kingdom of Mysore. Since we are working on the Kingdom of Mysore for FA, the "Wodeyar" article needs to be reduced to a stub or short article describing what the name means etc.Dineshkannambadi 19:21, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Surely the Wodeyar chronology info can go as it is repeated in Mysore Kingdom .Info on growth of Kingdom, Tipu, Haider Ali dont belong there anyway. We can keep the lead paragarph, "curse of Wodeyar" etc and clean it up later.Dineshkannambadi 21:52, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps a detailed message (later on) to Rajachandra when we are ready to go for FA for Mysore Kingdom to help trim the Wodeyar page would do.Dineshkannambadi 22:47, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Warning

Do not remove my posts from talk pages, why do you have a tag on the front of your page which says you practice good faith, that is false because you are a vandal. Accept tha facts that Shahrukh Khan is Muslim, and learn to live with that.--Khan1982 16:14, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Keynes

I am sure there is little chance of people thinking I am J M Keynes, the economist. He died before wikipedia came up, so I think I'll stick to the name until somebody gets confused. I did not know the policy with choosing IDs, but I am glad I did not choose a recently deceased person instead, so I'm still on safe ground. Thanks for the concern though, I appriciate it. --Keynes.john.maynard 19:49, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

copy edits

Gnani, a very experienced copy editor helped us on the Karnataka FA with his copy edits. Do you recall his name?. Perhaps we can get his help for Mysore Kingdom related articles.Dineshkannambadi 11:59, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

User:Writtenright. Thanks, - KNM ^Talk 14:38, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

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Copyvio image

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Bhadrawati

Do you have an image of the Bhadrawati Iron Works? If you do, please add it to Mysore Kingdom administration section. The current image in Bhadravati is not clear.Dineshkannambadi 19:12, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Absolutely. Put them in the Music section. you should add them to Musicians of Mysore Kingdom also (19th-20th century paragraph I think). Make sure the permissions are ok. What happened to the Sarvagnya manuscript image?Dineshkannambadi 19:22, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

dasara

Hi. Can you get permission for a Dasara procession painting from this collection of Kamat. [2].thanks.Dineshkannambadi 14:57, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

In fact there are several examples of Mysore paintigs in that web page. If one of us could write a more detailed article on Mysore painting, we know where to get the images from.Dineshkannambadi 18:54, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Karnataka DYK hits a century

Congrats!!! We have reached a significant milestone in the Karnataka WikiProject today when the 100th DYK related to Karnataka has been featured on the main page of Wikipedia.. You can see the entire list here.

Thanks a lot for your contributions in making this happen -- ¿Amar៛^{Talk to me/My edits} 02:05, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Yakshagana

Your edit summary said "Please discuss on the Talk page." I have discussed it to death on the talk page. I have provided references from Britannica, The Sangeet Natak Academy, and Shivarama Karanth himself. Please read Talk:India#Reliable_Sources_Not_YouTube_on_Yakshagana for an extensive set of references. Yakshagana is not considered a classical dance form. It is traditional theatre which has elements of dance and music in it, like Jatra of Bengal and Tamasa of Maharashtra. If you do not revert you edit, I will pursue this on WP:ANI, and if need be pursue arbitration. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:28, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Can you please take a look at the following. They need some work.

1. Yakshagana Raga
2. Yakshagana Tala
3. Yakshagana Poetry

~rAGU (talk) 19:01, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Sri Lanka issues

Please see: Discussion move and Specific proposal Your participation and acceptance would be appreciated. — Rlevse • Talk • 21:18, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Hi there; just a friendly reminder that we really need your input on the proposal being discussed here. Without it, we can't craft a solution which is acceptable to everyone, and without indicating your willingness to go along with a solution, the whole process could fail. Thanks in advance, --Haemo 19:32, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Kingdom of mysore

Thanks for the support.Dineshkannambadi 14:03, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Karnataka on Main Page

Congratulations!! It is on Main page now!!. Thanks for all your efforts!!!
Also, ಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವದ ಹಾರ್ದಿಕ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು!!! Best Wishes of Karnataka Rajyotsava!. - KNM ^Talk 00:17, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Exciting. Happy Rajyotsava to you too. Gnanapiti 00:20, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

And I am honoured to be a part of an awesome group like ours.Dineshkannambadi 00:27, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವದ ಶುಭಾಷಯಗಳು. It will be even sweeter this time with the appearance of Karnataka on the front page -- ¿Amar៛^{Talk to me/My edits} 01:03, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು. Rajyotsava is made even significant with the appearance of Karnataka on Main page. -- Naveen ^(talk) 02:20, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

K of M

ThanksDineshkannambadi 15:07, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks; of course

Hey thanks! Feel free to remove everything which is POV, but I repeat - POV. Please don't remove things which are very well referenced. I'm grateful to you for taking care. Much appreciated. Best regards, Shahid • ^Talk2me 20:15, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Oh and BTW, yes I did want the article to reach an FA status, but I guess it was not there yet, and respect everyone who supported and opposed, including you - dear Gnanapiti. Thanks, Shahid • ^Talk2me 20:21, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

What and/or how is that twaeking? A ref is provided. Shahid • ^Talk2me 17:10, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

I've added a source to that. Let's get to some more important things. According to you, is askmen.com an RS? Shahid • ^Talk2me 17:12, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

In the second refs, (quote) - "Credited with bringing a change in the image of Hindi film heroine, the dimpled lady from Himachal is known for her steadfast approach and honesty." Best regards, Shahid • ^Talk2me 17:15, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Could you please write a message to Blofeld? He's left Wikipedia because of the fights on Zinta's article. Shahid • ^Talk2me 17:21, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, it's OK!!! I like it that way when it's neutral, and at the moment, I like you friend :). Do you think Blofeld comes back? I'm afraid! Shahid • ^Talk2me 17:28, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Do you find the quote re her father unnecessary? "Father's death is a terrible experience for everybody" - that's the POV here. Angelina Jolie is not on good terms with her father, and her background section is full of quotes, describing that. It's really important to me Gnanapiti, and it's neutral Btw.

I'm ok with the removal of "Variety of diverse" - LOL. Regards, Shahid • ^Talk2me 18:10, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

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Equilibrium

Hi Gnanapiti, Thanks for adding "pepper" in your edit summary "chicken alone was proved dubious, not pepper" accompanying your edit on the India page. Although I didn't completely agree with your edit summary (since both the archaeological and the genetic evidence for sugar and oranges is beset with the same uncertainties as those for chicken), I did agree that the case for "black pepper" is much stronger. So, I first simply reinstated "black pepper." But, later, realizing that "black peppper" and "chilli pepper" are more spices than foods, I changed the "foods" to "spices." The sentences on "Indian cuisine" in the culture section now read:

“ Indian cuisine is characterized by a wide variety of regional styles and sophisticated use of herbs and spices. The staple foods in the region are rice (especially in the south and the east) and wheat (predominantly in the north). Spices originally native to the Indian subcontinent that are now consumed world wide include black pepper; in contrast, hot chilli peppers, popular across India, were introduced there by the Portuguese. ”

I only realized this morning that they have a kind of symmetry: they start out with a general statement about the cuisine(s) and the spices, and then follow up with a sentence each (involving examples or vignettes) on the staple foods and spices. Thus, even in seeming antagonism, equilibrium can be reached if people make and acknowledge substantive points. So, thanks! Fowler&fowler«Talk» 14:50, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Image

Hi Gnanapiti. I am curious to know why the image which I uploaded (Image:Dravidian(people).jpg) was deleted, and why it was considered as "Patent nonsense and gibberish, an unsalvageably incoherent page with no meaningful content" (G1 Category for Speedy Deletion). The image had been created as a collage from images which had already been uploaded on Wikipedia. It was also done to show some famous people who were Dravidian, and I think that I had covered most states, ethnicities and fields (such as cinema, politics, etc.) Daavir 01:20, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Bollywood

Why are the figures not true if it is well referenced with a RS source? Shahid • ^Talk2me 06:26, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

A reply please? :) Shahid • ^Talk2me 06:42, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Kannada literature

I'll shoot through a few more Kannada writers tomorrow if you like -his bibliography needs addressing -although it looks like the Times of India is a bit vague on his works. I often look at adding images for deceased people where a free image can't be located. This is partly why I was offended by the Bollywood blog thing where I spent weeks trying to get us a secure deal which I believed was valid to help WP India and wikipedia in general and see it trying to be deleted. I would rather not have had to confront anybodu. Best regards ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^"Talk"? 22:58, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Nicely done. Perhaps you could expand and ref K. V. Akshara a little ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^"Talk"? 23:02, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

I have no idea how much online info there is on Kannada poetry, but it would be good to have series of articles on some of these writers works , poems and novels etc. I always think this encyclopedia looks more resourceful when some of the works of these people are documented ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^"Talk"? 23:07, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Yes reliable sources is always a problem -we certainly can't write an encyclopedia based on junk. Perhaps there is a library in Bangalore or something (if you live in Karnataka) which has the books or scholarly extracts discussing them. ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^"Talk"? 23:10, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

OK Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar. I'm off to bed now . Best regards ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^"Talk"? 23:17, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi. Could you try to find some info on Honnuhole River - I cleared a link earlier. There must be some info available . Gracias ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^"Talk"? 18:53, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Great. Sivanasamudra Falls I also saw red linked. If I can get some info on that later I'll stub it. Thanks and sorry we had to cross paths with that Sarvagnya thing. Regards ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^"Talk"? 19:01, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

I am glad to be of service.

Dear Sir: I am glad to be of service. And please let me add that I also have no particular "axe to grind" against feminism, as I tried to make clear: the feminists surely have many valid points to make which merit careful consideration. Do we wish to bring back suttee? How many poor wives throughout history have been beaten by drunken husbands? The feminists are right: enough is enough! I merely wish to shield the English language, which is my mother, my sister, and my daughter, from verbal abuse by the well-intentioned but inerudite mobs of 20th Century opinion. I once had a French professor named Rosmarin from Montreal who was perfectly bilingual. He said: "I detest this term 'chairperson'." It's just not beautiful English. Namaste, Writtenright 04:18, 14 November 2007 (UTC)Writtenright

Hinduism

I dont understand why we're rounding the numbers off. Isn't 800 million still pretty far away from 1 billion?TelusFielder

South India

Hi Gnanapiti,

I would like to invite your attention in to the discussion happening at Talk:South_India#South_Indian_States. Some users think that Maharashtra and Orissa are also be considered as South Indian states. Some others think the opposite. Your comments on the issue will add value.

Thanks in advance, -- Rajith Mohan ^{(Talk to me..)} 08:42, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Happy New Year

To you.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 23:55, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Happy New Year

Hello Gnanapiti, I hope you had a pleasant New Year's Day, and that 2008 brings further success, health and happiness! ~ Blnguyen (bananabucket) 07:44, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, unfortunately I won't be available when the Indian Test team comes to town, so no photo of Kumble....I will be around when the ODI comes to town though. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 07:44, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Poverty in India Image

Beggar in Bodhgaya

There is a discussion going on regarding whether or not the following image should be a part of the Poverty in India page. Most Poverty in *Country* pages do not have any images, at most 1. User:Otolemur crassicaudatus has brought many images showing extreme poverty in India and has tried to mislead people into thinking this is the way a majority of poor Indians live. There is a vote in which your input would be appreciated. You can find this discussion here

I feel that the the Bodhgaya Beggar image does not represent poverty in India correctly because:

• The beggar in Bodhgaya image does not accurately depict poor people in India because they do not look like this. This man is an exception. To say that this man represents all poor people in India is very wrong. A small minority of Indias poor are disabled. Most living under the poverty line work long hours fishing, farming or as construction workers. This picture shows a man whose legs have been broken. Unless a majority of India's or even a fraction of the poor have legs like this, the image is irrelevant and undue to the poverty in india page.
• Poverty and Disability are not connected in any way. There are thousands of super rich people who are disabled.
• There are 11 country articles on poverty

• These have NO images: Poverty in Pakistan, Poverty in Africa, Poverty in China, Poverty in Australia, Poverty in Canada, Poverty in Malaysia, Poverty in Switzerland, Social issues in Brazil,
• These have 1 image Poverty in the United States, Poverty in France
• The Poverty in India page is the only one with more than 1 image. And the only reason for this is because User:Otolemur crassicaudatus has brought more and more images onto the page.

• This user is being uncivil and unyielding. This user has tried to have my user page deleted because it said America is priceless!
• This image is being used by User:Otolemur crassicaudatus to display his dislike of India and to mislead people into thinking that this is the plight of millions of poor Indians. This user has often added images showing extreme poverty to many India relating articles.[3] Even though this user knows that poverty is present in every country and that extreme poverty is not a fair representation of the Indian economy, this user has previously tried to add an image of children washing their clothes in a mud puddle to the economy section of the India page. This user has added this image to the poverty section of the Economy of India page, when a graph showing poverty would make more sense.
• WP:Undue says:

We should not attempt to represent a dispute as if a view held by a small minority deserved as much attention as a majority view. Views that are held by a tiny minority should not be represented except in articles devoted to those views. To give undue weight to a significant-minority view, or to include a tiny-minority view, might be misleading as to the shape of the dispute.

This can be applied to this because a very tiny fraction of poor people in India are disabled. Most work very hard trying to make a living for themselves. This image is misleading.

Nikkul (talk) 02:54, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Changes to Music of Karnataka

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Please ignore

Please ignore the babblings of someone who fails to observe Wikipedia policy and procedure - his POV was rejected and he is clearly unable to accept it, in which case, Wikipedia is not the place for him. Meanwhile, thank you so much for making Wikipedia a better place by undoing the disruptive edits made to articles like Music of Karnataka. :) Regards - Ncmvocalist (talk) 10:01, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

input

I Need your input on Kannada literature talk page.thanks.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 16:32, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Uttar Kannada

By mistake those links were added. Thanks for deleting.

Tangi-tamma (talk) 02:54, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

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South India

I've re-inserted one of your edits, "South Indians are "Dravidians". Though, Republic of India, as a country does not distinguish races, this word has to be mentioned there, as "Dravidians", has it's own article (not just a stub). In that article, it's mentioned that Dravidians live in SI, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It could be thought that, it's used in a ethnic way rather than racistic way. Mugunth^{(ping me!!!,contribs)} 03:07, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Hello

Hi Gnanapiti
Just saw your busy note and dropped by to say hello. Hope everything is alright. - KNM ^Talk 22:13, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Joga

Hoi, I searched lot of water falls. It appears that the Jog is the highest/deepest in Asia. We have to confirm this. However, I for going ahead and making the claim. I have searched may water falls database etc and also all falls listed in wiki. If there is a dispute we can review it. It is a way to confirm what we believe. apparently there is no way we can confirm it other than believing the sources on the internet. Let me know.

~rAGU (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 18:04, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

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Telugu script needed

Hi, can you add the Telugu script at Chaunk#Name in various languages? Thank you, Badagnani (talk) 17:45, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

SRK

Do you think the controversies section is needed at all? Apart from being poorly sourced and terribly written, it's non-notable. SRK has been of so many controversies in his life - and mentioning only two pieces is POV. Also, the Manoj Kumar controversy belong more to the Om Shanti Om article, and the Salman Khan one is one of many tiffs he's been involved in. The cases are so briefly described and IMO ruin the article. Just nonsense. ?? Shahid • ^Talk2me 21:09, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

You took the words right out of my mouth. That's exactly what I think (and said:))). I can't remove it unfortunately, but if you can, please do. Or please note that on the talk page. Shahid • ^Talk2me 21:18, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

BIMARU as a derogatory term

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Restoring User:Sarvagnya's tags

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Discrimination faced by the Bihari community in India

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hiii

r u a BOT operated by User:Sarvagnya,i think so —Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiTestingPage (talk • contribs) 11:15, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Folk Art?

It is very sad to note that Yakshagana has been placed next to folk dances like Bhangra. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_folk_dances. We need to do something about it. Yakshagana rhythms are one of the most sophesticated and complicated for any art in India strictly follows classical Tala system and not folk groves as in Bhangra. The dance needs years of learning of abhinaya and practice of scholarly debate. The dialog is spontanious and improvisation of all of its part, dialog, dance and music is a unique feature not seen in any other art form. We need to create a section called semi classical art forms and add Yakshagana.

~rAGU (talk) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Raguks (talk • contribs) 21:39, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

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Yakshagana

We need to revamp the Yakshagana page. I have tried to add information but needs a new organisation and more artistic pictures. Thanks. ~rAGU (talk)

Hoi, I have been trying to gather some people to edit Yakshagana add info but failed. Please try you seem to have more contacts. I have added Chande, tala , Maddake etc articles. Please take a look and add if you can. Thanks Ganapathi.

~rAGU (talk)

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Media bias in India

Though I have writing to wiki I am new to Wikipolitics. "Media bias in India" [4] got deleted by comments and votes of those who either did not care, did not know or had vested interests. I will be thankful if you can create or revoke and allow an article of that nature mature. I only write and lack energy and time to fight politics. Thank you for the support, ~rAGU (talk)

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Request for peer review.

Hi Gnanapiti,

I am Tejaswi, a native of Siddapur, Uttarakannada. The article Namadhari naik belonging to Karnataka wikigroup, is edited by me and deals with the community history of the Namadharis/Halepaiks of Uttara Kannada. In creating this article i have referred to most of Kannada literature sources, some of which are really rare [ex; Bombay gazetteer in Karnataka: Dharwad,Belgaum,Bijapur and Kannara districts, Venkataramgo Katti; Kaada toreya jaadu: Autobiography of Kadidal Shamanna; Kagodu ondu nenapu, C.B.Chandrashekhar;The Nayakas of Ikkeri, K.D.Swaminathan;,Bimba-Pratibimba, Dr.L.R.Hegde;D.L.N Avara Ayda Lekhana, Kamala Hampana]. These form a necessary part of the glorious literary tradition of Kannada language and need to be seconded. hence i request you to kindly review the page.

offlate, i have been facing unilateral notices on the material without a proper knowledgable discussion on the topic. the member issuing notices seems to lack relevent knowledge in the subject and is defintely biased. but the warnings and unwarranted editing may lead to the page loosing out on the precious information derived from above mentioned sources. So i request neutral observers like you to review it and opinionate. thankyou

Tej smiles (talk) 17:44, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

New heading 'Historical reference' added to Belgaum Border Dispute.

Plz check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgaum_border_dispute#Historical_Reference . I have added new info which should change the way this dispute has been seen till now and tilt the balance in Karnataka's favour. It is obvious that it might face war-editing from certain sections. I request you to follow the page and ensure the truth prevails.

Tej smiles (talk) 17:45, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedians from Karnataka

Hi, I'm trying to put together a list of Wikipedians from Karnataka. I'm also trying to gather together the contacts. The idea is to build a network of Wiki enthusiasts, contributors from the region that could help sync off-line Wiki activity, bring together people who can work together in effectively reaching out to the public in the region on using Wikipedia and related open content projects. Can you help by sending your contact and also by referring editors from Karnataka you've come across on Wikipedia? Thank you, --H P Nadig ^{\Talk \Contributions} 19:37, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Udupi and Dosa

you have been involved in a an edit war with an IP for a long time and are reverting my edits without participating in any sensible discussion. I started the discussion here and please explain why all those random references make any sense. --CarTick 23:27, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Random references? For starters, better than NO references. Gnanapiti (talk) 00:27, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Sep 2010

Hi, Can u please upload any licence free images of Puneet rajkumar and Raghavendra rajkumar. Ur Rajkumar image also not very good. If possible please upload another rajkumar image. (Kannadakumara (talk) 19:42, 22 September 2010 (UTC))

The image of Rajkumar is not clear because this was taken in a non-digital camera long time back and now cropped to fit the purpose. Can't help it. I do have Puneet and Raghavendra's images. Will upload them. Gnanapiti (talk) 14:31, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

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Nomination for deletion of Template:LS2005-Shimoga

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Proposed deletion of Karnad, Karnataka

The article Karnad, Karnataka has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Utterly lacking in sources and coordinates, so we can't even cheat by looking at a map. Not listed in the Census of India. Fails WP:V.

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