User talk:AShekhawat

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Origin of Shekhawati

Do not take personal. It is history that we are discussing. Deletion will not help. Keep open mind and come forward with facts so that we can come to some conclusion. Deletion indicates there is some thing you want to hide. It is not Shekhawat we are discussing. It is Shekhawati. All kinds of people and all castes live there. So if you have some theory or documents to support bring them. It is free and open encyclopedia. So please do not delete. Thanks 59.95.100.245 13:28, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why should I not take this personally? Do you have a name? Then identify yourself. It is my name we are talking about. It appears that for you, name doesn't matter; you have nothing to be proud of. Unfortunately for you, I am proud of my name, and I will defend it. AShekhawat 15:46, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I see how you feel. Since you claim that you are the subject of the article, you may want to read a few policies and guidelines which apply to you. At Wikipedia, it is strongly discouraged to contribute to articles about yourself. But you can comment about edits on the talk page. I'm sure you're aware that nobody owns the article. Here at Wikipedia, we hold verifibilty over truth, so if you can find a better source than the one there, please replace the citation, but please don't remove the section. If you feel you have to paste what you deleted to the talk page, so we can discuss it. Also, you may want to tone down on you comments about other contributers. --LBMixPro ^<Sp ^e ^ak|on|it!> 19:00, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am not the subject of this article, but my family name (which goes back 500 years) is. I am trying to keep out superfluous and unverified theories. Just because it is WikiPedia it does not mean that every crackpot theory out there should find a position of prominence.

Unfortunately, I am not in India right now otherwise I would list out many such books (chapter and verse) which go into this topic. However, I can list out various websites (found via a web search) which mention the origin of the name of this region (which is named after our clan):

Destination Rajasthan: Shekhawati is named after its ruler Rao Shekha of the 15th century.
Dundlod Fort: The village of Dundlod lies in the heart of Shekhawati. Shekhawati is named after Shekha of Amarsar, who came to be known as Rao Shekhaji.
Horse Riding in India: The region is called Shekhawati and is named after Rao Shekhaji who declared his independence from the rulers of Jaipur in 1471.
And finally, we have from the Indian Embassy's site: Shekhawati is named after its ruler Rao Shekha of the I5th century.

Are these enough references? Yeah, I am pissed, and I have every right to be at these two: Burdak and Chodhary, who are going around vandalising pages. When will WikiPedia ban these two??

Keep up the good work. Chill. Devraj Singh