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Contents 1 Selected Articles 2 Delhi 3 Yes 4 WikiProject History of Bangladesh 5 Promoted facs 6 Reply 7 Great job 8 Hannibal 9 Reply 10 Signpost updated for February 19th, 2007. 11 Collaboration of the Month (February 2007) on WP:WINDPA 11.1 Some sources 12 Delhi copyediting 13 Barnstar 14 Hoysala architecture 15 Re 16 re 17 Plan?? 18 New Delhi 19 Thanks for your kind note 20 Helping out with the Unassessed Wikipedia Biographies 21 Selected picture candidates 22 Help needed 23 INCOTW 24 My RfA 25 Quiz links 26 India Quiz No. 2 27 Signpost updated for February 26th, 2007. 28 Answer to ur question 29 Hi 30 Hello 31 Wikiproject Biography March 2007 Newsletter 32 PINQ 33 Bengal 34 Hoysala architecture 35 An article which you started, or significantly expanded, History of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, was selected for DYK! 36 Holi hai!!! 37 Happy Holi!!! 38 Happy Holi!! 39 Kaziranga help needed 40 Happy Holi 41 শুভ দোলযাত্রা 42 Re: Greetings 43 Happy Holi 44 Happy Holi 45 Happy Holi 46 Same to you 47 Tintin

[edit] Selected Articles

Sorry, I bolded them, I didn't read and I thought the bold meant they had been displayed once on the Portal:India page. My bad. — Nobleeagle ^[TALK] [C] 09:06, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Delhi

Congrats! Your perseverance paid off.. — Lost^(talk) 10:15, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Yes

Yes. It is really great wikiying and I used to write this as wiki-ing ... hehehe. I still remember very vividly the time spent with you all at Wikipedians' Meet at Bangalore. I shall be participating in the wikicamp in Chennai. Thanks & Regards. --Bhadani 11:18, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject History of Bangladesh

WikiProject History of Bangladesh has started. It needs members and participants. Aditya Kabir 11:48, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Promoted facs

Just a note: GimmeBot updates talk pages on promoted and failedfacs now. If they are done by hand, it's another step Gimmetrow has to deal with manually. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:33, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reply

I've replied to your post. Regards, S.D. ¿п? § 16:09, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Great job

Wow! Your determination to promote the concerned article to FA status was inspiring. Great job! --Incman|वार्ता 13:21, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

		Barnstar of National Merit
		I, Deepak Gupta, hereby award you the Barnstar of National Merit for your contributions to India-related articles. Your work is inspiring! --Incman|वार्ता 13:21, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Sounds like a great idea. However, I am afraid I will not be able to offer my services until May. --Incman|वार्ता 13:42, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

P.S. I liked the way you phrased the sentence, "it was your skeleton that I worked on and tried to give some flesh".

I think you are going a bit too far :P. Just kidding --Incman|वार्ता 13:50, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hannibal

I removed it from FAC because I thought it was already FA status, and no more work needed to be done. I admit by nominating the Russian city St. Petersburg made me look like a total idiot. The idioticness started when I saw the essay Wikipedia is failing which is pathetic because no matter how hard you shout, you can't make changes, you can only make a small dent. Anyways peace from Alberta, Canada. :) . --Parker007 01:06, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

I really appreciated your comments on my talk page. Thnx. Now I don't feel like a total idiot. :). --Parker007 00:27, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reply

I've replied to your posts. Happy editing, S.D. ¿п? § 23:16, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Collaboration of the Month (February 2007) on WP:WINDPA

You voted for the article Kaziranga National Park. The article Kaziranga National Park is selected as the Collaboration of the Month (February 2007) on WP:WINDPA. Please contribute to it specially by adding the photos from flickr. See Gorumara National Park for help.

[edit] Some sources

• Kaziranga at the Google News Archive - link
• Useful books on Rhino conservation - link link

• Children's lit on Kaziranga link

• A map to get our bearings, not usable for WP link

• Official UN document (for data and citations) link

• UNESCO WHS page link

• Some census data link

• Commercial website link

• Details on a website I usually deem v accurate link

• WTI reports on projects, etc link, Newsfeeds link

• The closest thing to an official website link, the 100 yr celebration website doesnt work

• Flickr commercial photos tagged kaziranga link

• Wikimedia cat link

• The sat photo is terrific, but we need a US gov photo link —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Amartyabag (talk • contribs).

[edit] Delhi copyediting

I've submitted Delhi for copyediting to the League of Copyeditors. If that can be done, and Planemad can get his map done, we can work on New Delhi this weekend for improvement, and FA the following. =Nichalp «Talk»= 12:03, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

I =Nichalp «Talk»=, ward you the Working Man's Barnstar for constantly improving wikipedia's articles. Enjoy!

[edit] Hoysala architecture

I understand this is a different topic. It took me several visits to the Hoysala temples (multiple visits in some cases) to fully ingest the meanings of words and technicalities. Now when I read the books on architecture, I understand what I saw and when I see sculptures personally, I understand what I read. On a lighter note, my wife says she will continue to visit temples with me only if I allow the guide to be the guide. (I often end up challenging the guide with what I have read). No bragging there.Dineshkannambadi 13:47, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re

Yes. :) --Ragib 03:48, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Several problems ... I am not as slim as I was 4 years ago (so not sure if I'd fit in the sherwani). Also, the sherwani, shoes, pagri, etc. are still in Bangladesh ... :)

I actually scanned it from the print version ... maybe I'll try do use a better scanner with higher resolution. --Ragib 04:44, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] re

Yo - good to hear from you - sorry didn't reply earlier. You did a great job with New Delhi - also, Dinesh and Venu are doing some amazing work, so I think Indian FAs should definitely cross 100 this year. Do weigh in on Montreal screwjob if/when you have time. Rama's arrow 14:12, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plan??

Do you people (You, Nobleeagle, and others) have any plan for FAC of Indian cricket team? Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 05:40, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Um, Nobleeagle is the main owner of that page, but I think the main issue is to write a comprehensive history section that shows the evolution properly, then fork most of it to the child article. I'm not sure how difficult it would be to convince FAC reviewers to pass it, but to get a comprehensive history complete with all the politics etc, crowd control etc, might be rather difficult. I'd say that Tintin has the best knowledge to be able to do it however, Nobleeagle's and my knowledge of Indian cricket seems to be heavily 1990s centric. Nichalp is also interested in cricket. If you are looking are looking for FAs there is Wikipedia:Peer review/Dinesh Karthik, Wikipedia:Peer review/Irfan Pathan both of whom are going to the WC and are GAs, buy neither have useful free pictures, and Murali Kartik is GA, but now dropped and has no picture. Harbhajan Singh is still the only one with a free pic - I've got it done up to the end of the Wright era (mid 2005). Hopefully that will be ready for FAC early next week. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:12, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

You questions (Hoysala architecture)are welcome. I had thought about the temple sketch sometime back.I will see what I can do.Dineshkannambadi 18:39, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New Delhi

I don't think I may be able to get ND up and running this weekend. Was hoping to see Delhi copyedited by this weekend and the map made available. Will have to now wait till that's done. :( =Nichalp «Talk»= 19:02, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for your kind note

Feels warms and nice to receive a kind note like that just 2 mins after I edited! I hope to be back to the old days and give back to this forum. It feels really good to be welcome. And thanks. BTW are you at wikicamp.in? I am going to be there. regards Arunram 19:42, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

It is a pity you are not there at Chennai. Jimmy is there and it would have been good to have folks like you there. Was catching up with hpnadig. We were discussing that we should meetup in Bangalore to see how we can organize team effort amongst wikipedians here. Hope to meet you soon. Arunram 20:03, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Helping out with the Unassessed Wikipedia Biographies

Seeing that you are an active member of the WikiBiography Project, I was wondering if you would help lend a hand in helping us clear out the amount of unassessed articles tagged with {{WPBiography}}. Many of them are of stub and start class, but a few are of B or A caliber. Getting a simple assessment rating can help us start moving many of these biographies to a higher quality article. Thank you! --Ozgod 20:30, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Selected picture candidates

Dwaipayan, I've nominated several images to be selected pictures on the West Bengal portal. Please take a look and if you have any objections, please put them there. Happy editing! S.D. ¿п? § 13:05, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Help needed

Please see the article Kaziranga National Park. See the Fauna part. The reptiles and amphibian part do not show up after editing. pls. help immediately. Amartyabag ^TALK2ME 14:34, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] INCOTW

You voted for Tata Steel, this week's Indian Collaboration of the Week. Please come and help it become a featured-standard article. - Aksi_great (talk) 19:36, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

My request for adminship has closed successfully (79/0/1), so it appears that I am now an administrator. Thanks very much for your vote of confidence. If there's anything I can ever do to help, please don't hesitate to let me know. IrishGuy ^talk 03:18, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Quiz links

Thanks for the Quiz links. I had not ventured into those pages earlier. Thanks also for the fine tuning you are doing for many of the pages. I am now working on adding/ improving biographies of the Tagore family. Earlier, I has kept out, thinking that many others would be working on them because so much reference material is easily available. However, I find that no body is interested in any page other than Rabindranath. Even Dwarkanath and Debendranath are in real bad shape. Le me see what I can do. Once I can do the individual pages I want to get back to Tagore family and polish it up. I am not happy with it. Two other big names need attention - Ashutosh Mukherjee and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. These are pages that can enrich the portal. Regards -- P.K.Niyogi 07:07, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] India Quiz No. 2

Do you think it is worth hanging a fact tag in the Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar in the section about his friendship with Hermann Gundert. Gundert was in India from 1838 to 1861 while Kesari was born in 1861. It is difficult to imagine that they could have developed a friendship over mails as Hardy and Ramanujan did two generations later. This is apparently the source for this info. Tintin 05:58, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Added tag. Thanks. Tintin 08:06, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Answer to ur question

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[edit] Hi

Pretty good! Was too busy last few days.. just finished off something.. What about yourself? deeptrivia (talk) 22:49, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hello

Hello Bhadaniji! You must have enjoyed the Wikicamp! Did anyone from Kolkata attend the camp?--Dwaipayan (talk) 11:44, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

I could not spot anyone. I will ask others and if possible try to tell you. --Bhadani 16:37, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Just for information. --Bhadani 16:40, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Perhpas not. I will correct the report. Thank you. --Bhadani 17:46, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] PINQ

I didn't forget, but will upload the new question tomorrow. Last one was too easy for you ;) --Ragib 07:19, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bengal

I have inserted an infobox in Bengal (copied and edited from Ladakh). Will you please have a look at it? I'm not sure about the largest city. Is it Dhaka or Kolkata?--Wolf^talk 08:52, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hoysala architecture

Thanks for the support.Dineshkannambadi 02:33, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] An article which you started, or significantly expanded, History of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, was selected for DYK!

On March 2, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article History of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 22:23, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Holi hai!!!

Happy Holi to you too! - Aksi_great (talk) 05:40, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Happy Holi!!!

Happy Holi to you too... Thannk you very much!!! --Nirajrm ^{talk ||| sign plz!} 05:45, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Happy Holi!!

Happy Holi to you too. Hope you have fun. :D — Nobleeagle ^[TALK] [C] 05:47, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

I reciprocate your good wishes. In these quiet times, I have been feasting on memories of revelry in my younger days. Hope you are having an enjoyable time. -- P.K.Niyogi 06:13, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Wish you, and all other responders on this page, a very happy Holi too! Abecedare 06:23, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your greeting! I wish you likewise, a happy Holi! Gizza^{Chat ©} 07:02, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Wish you the same too. :) =Nichalp «Talk»= 07:08, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Wish you happy holi and thanks for the greetings. Amartyabag ^TALK2ME 07:21, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your wishes and a very happy Holi to you too. Cheers Parthi ^{talk/contribs} 07:32, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your wishes! I hope you have a wonderful time today :) – riana_dzasta 09:06, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Kaziranga help needed

Pls. help Kaziranga to become a better article. U can help with the lead and copyediting part. We need some experienced editors for this purpose. Amartyabag ^TALK2ME 07:28, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Happy Holi

My best wishes to you. Happy Holi ! _{Freedom skies| talk}  07:43, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Same from me, wish you all the best. --Ragib 08:13, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Very happy holi to you, and one Major attended wikicamp from Kolkata. He has confirmed having established contact with you. --Bhadani 11:10, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I have already talked with the major over phone. Thanks for sending me his email. He has started this. Regards.--Dwaipayan

(corrected the link)--IndianBanyan 17:07, 6 March 2007 (UTC) (talk) 17:58, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I know. It looks nice that immediately after the WikiCamp, an India-centric wiki has become active. --Bhadani 19:24, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] শুভ দোলযাত্রা

Happy Holi! শুভ দোলযাত্রা! शुभ होली! Have a very happy Holi too! Thank you for the greeting! --Wolftalk 08:09, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the greetings and Happy Holi to you as well! Cheers, S.D. 12:32, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks and same to you!! — Lost^(talk) 12:42, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Hi Dwaipayan,Thanks for the greetings. Please edit the articles on bn:দোলযাত্রা, bn:হোলি, bn:আবির. I am long away from country and have almost forgotten what exactly the occasions for these rituals is dol and holi used to be, what were the difference, what was holika's story and why her effigy was burnt. --Dr.saptarshi 12:59, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks and wishing you the same -- ^{PlaneMad|YakYak} 13:13, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Greetings

A Happy Holi to you too! Regards, Fowler&fowler«Talk» 13:50, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Hi, wish you a very happy Holi to you too! --hydkat 17:47, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. You too. Congrats also on getting Delhi featured. (Only Hyderabad left before all the metros are done!). Saravask 08:15, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Happy Holi

Happy Holi to you too. Kaziranga needs a bit more work. ray 15:17, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

A very Happy Holi from me too.. -- Longhairandabeard 16:31, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Happy Holi

Hi, Happy Holi, I have been observing your good work for a long time. I invite you to take a look at my works , especially Unish Kuri, Anandamela, Paulami Sengupta Sarkar, Desh (a lot to be added here), Kakababu, etc. I request to check the work and add material if you think necessary and if the toipics fall under your interest. Have a good day, and keep up with your good work.--Pinaki ghosh 17:00, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Happy Holi to you too. =) Nishkid64 18:21, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind wishes. I hope you have a great day today :) ~ Arjun 19:52, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Happy Holi

Happy holi to you also. Thanks for your sustained support of India History articles.Dineshkannambadi 21:27, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Same to you

Happy Holi and Dolpurnima!--ppm 21:51, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tintin

Hi dear, regarding Tintin...there was still a complete 72 page book 'Tintin And The Alph Art' [this book is not incomplete; rather has 10 pages more than an usual Tintin book; though Herge could only complete the first 6 pages of this book], yet to be published (I have the book; if you are interested i'll send you the link) when Tintin was pulled off from Anandamela. So they could have continued for another two years with this story; but being an Anandamela writer, what I have heard as a rumour is that an editorial policy was taken up, that they will publish no more foreign comics; since Kishore Bharati (Editor Tridib Chattopadhyay; famous as being the Kolkata Book Fair Guild-head) had been directly attacking and making fun of Anandamela for a long time in their advertisements about publishing borrowed foreign comics.

And, yes, it is true that after Unish Kuri split apart from Anandamela, the latter became more 'kiddish' in nature. I will mention that.

Good day, and best regards.

--Pinaki ghosh 00:17, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Ooooh. I thought you were talking about me :-) Happy Holi. Tintin 03:24, 4 March 2007 (UTC)