Hi. A very good question. Unless otherwise stated, records are inscriptions on stone or copper plates. They can however take poetic forms and even become literary like in composition, even though they are inscriptions. Examples are the Aihole record (in a Jain temple) of court poet Ravi Kirti, an eulogy of king Pulakesi II. The earliest extant Kannada poetry is the Kappe Arabhatta record which is poetry on stone.thanks.Dineshkannambadi15:29, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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This topic, was a sub article attached to the main "Chalukya Dynasty" page. I have been working on it in the background with an intention to bring it to main article status. Is that allowed. I mean, will the fact that "Chalukya dynasty" became a FA prevent another article on their descendents (bearing the same name) from becoming a FA? I intend to travel to some of their finest monuments in central Karnataka (recently declared national monuments) to learn more about their architecture (a bridge between Badami Chalukya and Hoysala) just for this purpose.Their contribution to South India and Kannada in particular is too vast to be left aside as a sub page.Dineshkannambadi00:09, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. I received some candid critisism from user Tony. I have taken his advice and severely delinked the page of repeat links. He was also against Chronological links and I have removed both year and century links, even from the Infobox for kings and reworded the Lead and Architecture somewhat. I will take a closer look at the whole page tommorow again and remove sweeping statements. Please take a look.Dineshkannambadi03:42, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. I have requested Ambuj. I believe as far as I could understand Tony's comments, I have sincerely tried to address his concerns. I dont think he had any issues with the structure, format, content etc. His concerns were the adjectives, excessive linking which has been addressed.ThanksDineshkannambadi20:11, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for responding on Tamil people: wrt Hippocrates, unless someone else takes over the article, I don't hold out much hope for the article improving. My sense is that Rmrfstar uses WP:FAC in place of WP:PR. Sandy (Talk) 18:29, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. I want to thank you for the many efforts to help me bring this article to a better "world view" (irrespective of the outcome of FAC). It is this moral support that keeps History buffs like me chugging along. Thanks again.Dineshkannambadi14:14, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I am slowly taking a look at Baul. Due to the depth of the subject matter, I expect it to take a while. In any case, the main bottleneck in the end will be pics. If you can find some pics of Calcuttan Bauls, that would help a lot. Cheers! --ppm02:47, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, Its greate that you are keeping watch on 'Kolkata' and 'Delhi'. You reverted back to the previous changes.
What I think is that there should be one large picture at start of the article which reflects the identity of that city. That was the reason I enlarged and moved 'Haowara bridge' and 'lotus tample' pics. If you think so please revert it back.
While it is possible to merge "Humorism" and "Crisis", it's not a good idea, especially considering that Humorism is a summary of Humorism. Similarly, merging "Vis medicatrix naturae" would make the article harder to read and understand while not improving it in any way I can see. Indeed, WP:MOS says "Be generous in adding sub-headings. They help readers to get an overview of the article and to find subtopics of interest." -- Rmrfstar17:01, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
That merge is good work, but I still find the result unreadable for its unbroken length. And while the sections aren't particularly "fleshy", I don't think they can be expanded much. -- Rmrfstar17:39, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Ok I will take a look at it. Yes I have put in over 4 months work on Vijayanagar Empire and Western Chalukyas. While I have travelled to only 2 well known Western Chalukya temples, I believe I have enoguh images to make it look colorful.thanks.Dineshkannambadi17:17, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Also should not forget Hoysala architecture. Having travelled to and photographed over 15 Hoysala temples in South Karnataka and read up on it from books written by architecture experts, I think I have put together a decent amount of information on the basics of their architecture and also feel confident that I understand the basics at an ametuer level.This is a new topic and may bring some interesting suggestions from reviewers.Dineshkannambadi21:17, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It is indeed a great pleasure for all of us to see your praiseworthy contributions, specially in articles related to India. But why you are against inclusion of list of luminaries? I dont understand at all. Dont you feel that Kolkata's fame was somehow related to these personalities action and reaction in the arena of history to a marked extent?
There is an alternative thought poping up in my mind. Is that true that you moved against this list only after inclusion of some muslim names like Nazrul & Suhrawrdy? If that is true I feel ashamed. Because I still like to thing Calcuttans to be proud of their secular epitome. Kolkata indeed is the most secular and progessive place in whole of India.
Would u kindly take a look at the template Bengal_film}} that someone keeps inserting in the Ray article? I am concerned that a template with all kinds of dubious fair use images is unjustified, and its a huge template anyway.--ppm10:05, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Dwaipayan, sorry for not getting back earlier. I was on xmas vacation! Great job with Delhi. I will try to contribute whatever little I can. Hope its gets to FA fast! — Lost(talk)11:41, 28 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dear Dwaipayanc:
Yes, I am now somehow convinced of your position. I would not insist on keeping the list of luminaries of Calcutta.
I stiil think Calcutta to be the most secular place in whole of India.That's my believe. Since I know that the objectivity of this may be questioned, that's why I did not put it into the main article. I just communicated my believe to you in the talk page.
About the user name, I can only tell you I have yet not decided to stay here permanently. The moment I decide for staying, I promise I'll take a user name.
Dear Dwaipayanc, New Year is the time to enjoy, party and rejuvenate oneself with a new spirit and enthusiasm. It is also the time to forget the past and begin a new life. Let us make the New Year’s resolution to:
Create a feeling of brotherhood with all Wikipedians and everybody on this Earth.
I take this as an occasion to wish you and your family the best in the days to come on Wikipedia and in real life. May this New Year invigorate you, bringing you more happiness and content. Happy New Year 2007!!! and Happy Wikipediaing -- Amartyabag (Talk) 16:34, 31 December 2006 (UTC)|}[reply]
Hi. Happy new year yo you. User:deeptrivia showed interest in collaborating and bringing this article to FA. I have taken care of the basic clean up (though much more is left in the form of flowing prose, excessive linking etc). Shall I first nominate for Peer review so we can dive in and start working on the article (assuming you are free), or do you want us to work on this first, clean it up and then submit for peer review?thanks.Dineshkannambadi16:18, 1 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, Let me start by wishing you a happy new year. In December, I tried to make a trip to Darjeeling. But that did not materialize even this time :( Instead I spent two days at Ghoom. I got information regarding the ghoom monastery and the japanese peace pagoda in darjeeling (and a few bits here and there as well). But currently I am on a 56K connection, can't upload them. Once I get back to coll (thats on Jan 8), I will summarize everything in a blog (with sources), upload the photos to flickr and give you the link to both. You can then use the info the way you like to and upload the pictures that you want directly from flickr or tell me which ones you want and I will upload them. Regards, and have a great year ahead. :) --soumসৌমোyasch18:37, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for uploading Image:Agartala gi1.jpg. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first fair use criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed image could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information. If you believe this image is not replaceable, please:
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Hey, what are the plans u have in ur mind for the West Bengal Wikiproject? Which articles should be formatted to make them FA? I think its about one month since a article have achieved FA status? According to be Netaji , Mother Teresa have the potential to make a FA? Let me know ur decisions? Bye-- Amartyabag (Talk) 11:10, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hey.. I seriously feel that there is no point in pushing this article for FA status unless there is a clear distinction between articles on NCT and Delhi. I would have loved to contribute but I am hard-pressed for time nowadays. --Incman|वार्ता23:47, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I have edited and expanded the Plot section of Aparajito, changing the original version you have written. If you would be so kind, could you let me know whether this edit is OK with you? If not, I will revert back to your original version. Dhannabaad, mahaashay! --Kuaichik05:52, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, thank you again! Hmm, I don't know about any one Ray film...I think several of his films are quite similar in complexity (especially everything from Pather Panchali to Kanchenjungha in chronological order).
If there were one article I would try to (eventually) nominate for FA status, it would probably be the article on Ankur that I created. --Kuaichik08:42, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oh...aachha...well, I'll see what I can do about that, although I normally focus on plot (as far as movies are concerned) and I'm not sure how much information on production is available. In that respect, it would definitely be much easier to have Pather Panchali run for FA status (considering the amount of information available on SatyajitRay.org about the production) :-P --Kuaichik09:06, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Aquatica is situated in village Kochpukur under Rajarhat Police Station,far away from Salt Lake.Therefore it was removed.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Amitsanyal (talk • contribs)
I just had a thought: if Pather Panchali is to be run for FA status, shouldn't we probably change the sentence that says "...this indicates the extent of the first film's cultural impact" ? If so, I'm not quite sure how it should be changed. Perhaps we could say something more detailed there: maybe some information about how many theaters featured it internationally, how much money Ray earned from it (or, if he actually didn't earn much, how much time it took him to get the Government of West Bengal to fund his films before and after Pather Panchali), and how much longer (and/or how many more times) he had to rely on government funds for making more films.
We could probably mention (if there is a source to support this claim, which I'm currently guessing there is) that it is still played on television in West Bengal along with some of his other films. Anyway, I plan to make some more changes to the Pather Panchali article and then perhaps to Aparajito before translating the latter article into Spanish (which was my original, er, objective!). --Kuaichik01:11, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Also, I suspect the "Critical Reception" section needs quite a bit of improvement. I don't know of a single FA that talks of a film's critical acclaim just by quoting from a bunch of critics and citing the sources. More detail, I think, would be needed for an FA. Once again, anek dhannabaad! --Kuaichik01:52, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
As of a few moments ago, Paulins Kill was promoted to Featured Article status. I just wanted to thank you for your contributions to and suggestions for improving the article over these past few months and that I appreciate your help in bringing this article to notice as a Featured Article. Once again, thank you, and keep up the good work. —ExplorerCDT22:52, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I have to agree with Blacksun. I don't think I can help—I'm not from North India and don't know much about its culture (South India is a very different matter). I hope you're able to fix the issues soon, though. Thanks. Saravask05:31, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What the culture section needs is just the photographs of the historical places mentioned there in the content. Rest I think is fine, Some red links are to be filled and it needs to be classified properly. Sushant gupta05:39, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Some changes has been made. Do see it. One more thing, yes exactly what said a, collage yes a collage is required, that I'll see. Thanks for the suggestion. Sushant gupta06:01, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Dwaipayan! We need a Delhiite to tackle the culture section. We can start by improving the prose, removing the subheaders and keeping it in paragraphs? I'll try a bit -- Samir धर्म06:09, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, I just noticed that a lot of things have been added to Kolkata article without any sources. Example, "Black Town" thing in History section and the ever increasing list of "notables" in Culture. Can you look into it whenever you get time? --Blacksun13:32, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I think, I will be able to handle the biographies, but please keep watching. I now find that the photo in Swami Vivekananda summary is not working and that in the Somnath Chatterjee summary is off (probably copyright vio). Your mango article is certainly interesting but that is beyond me. Regards. -- P.K.Niyogi15:35, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
There is also some production information on Filmography of Satyajit Ray. I guess the version you have put up is a good starting point, but it could use some tweaking from that page. Also, I think the SatyajitRay.org page has a good deal of information. It says something about how he first got the idea while working for an advertising agency (I probably mentioned this before). --Kuaichik22:37, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. Sorry for not replying earlier. I was busy with RL. I don't have much knowledge about Delhi. I know of only one hard core Delhiite, but I think he is busy with RL too. Still, I'll try to improve the article if I can find some sources. - Aksi_great (talk) 14:05, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I added the former Country Infobox. I have a small problem. The preceeding and succeeding kingdoms have slid to the bottom, rather than staying on top. Do you know how to rectify it.Thanks.Dineshkannambadi02:57, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I have drastically improved the history of Salt Lake.Kindly build a new section on History.the Salt Lake affairs needs more improvements.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Amitsanyal (talk • contribs)
Dear Daipayan,
I am a bureaucrat in the Government in charge of all the Governmment lands including Bidhannagar.My advice is not to be to much possesive about Wikipedia's edit.Please meet me at amitsanyal34@hotmail.com or amitsanyal34@gmail.com.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Amitsanyal (talk • contribs)
