User talk:Girmitya

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Updated DYK query On 30 August 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Muslims in Fiji, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Mgm|(talk) 20:37, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Merge

Hello. Why don't you think Muslims in Fiji should be merged with Islam in Fiji? All other articles on the subject begin "Islam in..." Why should Fiji's article be any different? Biruitorul 17:27, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fiji

Thanks for that info. I'll look into this a bit more. The problem with writing about emotionally charged topics (including ethnicity, language, religion, moral issues, etc.) in an NPOV-based encyclopedia is trying not to favour any one side. What to call Fiji Hindi/Fijian Hindustani/Urdu etc., whether Fiji Indians/Indo-Fijians, etc. are emotionally sensitive topics for Indians and Fijians alike, and I've heard inflamed debates from members of both communities on these issues. Wikipedia cannot say that any particular position is right or wrong; it can only state that the matter is controversial, and explain the respective positions, fairly and accurately. The de-facto wikipedia convention is to use the legal term, and if lacking, the most widely used term. Hindustani is the legal term for the language, according to Section 4 of the Fijian Constitution: "Section 4 Languages (1) The English, Fijian and Hindustani languages have equal status in the State." As for the term Indo-Fijian, that is, rightly or wrongly, the most widely used term in academic circles. But I agree that both issues, and other polarizing topics related to Fiji, need to be debated further. David Cannon 22:12, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fiji Hindi

Hi there! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain. I was under the misconception that Fiji Hindi was a dialect that differed only marginally from the Hindi/Urdu spoken on the subcontinent. I have (a) moved the article back to Fiji Hindi, and (b) expanded the article with information that you provided on my talk page.

One question: how is Fiji Hindi written? Does it use the Devanāgarī alphabet (used by Hindi) or the Persian alphabet (used by Urdu)? David Cannon 12:06, 9 September 2006 (UTC) Hey it is amazing how far wikipedia is progressing a Fijian lawyer and politician - information from the far ends of the earth!! Ernst Stavro Blofeld 12:56, 28 November 2006 (UTC)


Do you have a fucking problem, homie?? —Bring It 04:50, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] South Indians in Fiji

I read it today and was astonished as to how well has it been written. Great job. I have been around Wikipedia for a while so if you need any help, let me know. Keep it upRaveenS 02:52, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] B.D. Lakshman

Hi there! I see you wrote the B.D. Lakshman article. Are Prince Gopal Lakshman and Chaitanya Lakshman descendants of his, by any chance? David Cannon 12:18, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the info. I was told that Chaitanya Lakshman is Prince Gopal Lakshman's nephew, so he must be B.D. Lakshman's grandson. I thought Prince Gopal Lakshman must be a descendant of the rulers of one of India's "princely states", because I've come across other Lakshmans with "Prince" in their names too. Thanks for telling me it's not so - I'll correct the article accordingly. David Cannon 21:25, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Consistent format for Fiji elections

Hi there! The correct format is Fiji election of 1972. The other format (Fiji election (1972) automatically redirects to it, but the former is the correct link. All Fiji election articles match that format. BTW, it's great to see all your new articles. Keep it up! David Cannon 03:01, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Organized labour

Hi Girmitya, I noticed the great work you are doing at Category:Trade unions of Fiji and I thought you might be interested in WikiProject Organized Labour. Have a look, there are a number of editors involved, and you might find some useful resources to help you with the articles you're working on. Cheers. --Bookandcoffee 17:36, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Hey, if you're interested in joining the project that's great. Like most things here it's quite a loosely structured thing, just add your name to the list at Wikipedia:WikiProject Organized Labour#Participants. (If you're a userbox kind of person you can add {{User OrgLabour}} to your user page.)

A couple things you might find helpful:

And don't hesitate to call myself, or anyone else at the project, if there is anything we can help with. --Bookandcoffee 15:24, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Unofficial" members

Hi there! Thank you for your work on Legislative Council and for creating the Executive Council article. Could you perhaps include some information in both articles about what is meant by "official" and "unofficial" members? Every book I've read bandies these words around, supposedly expecting everybody to know what they mean, but I'm confused. Were "unofficial" members persons who were allowed to sit in on the proceedings, but were not formal members? Or does it mean something else? If you could clear this mystery up, I'd be delighted. Thanks! David Cannon 23:03, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar for you!

The Barnstar of Diligence
For your brilliant work on articles about the Fiji-Indian community. — riana_dzasta wreak havoc-damage report 13:34, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

I've been disambiguating links to Indian lately, and I keep coming across your articles on the Fiji-Indian community. Very well written and comprehensive. I hope you enjoy this token of our appreciation for your efforts! Regards, — riana_dzasta wreak havoc-damage report 13:39, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Disambiguation link repair for Hereford (ship)

Hello. You undid my disambiguation link repair for the word Norwegian in the article Hereford (ship). Please don't do that again. If you don't understand what I'm doing, please ask on my talk page; if you disagree with my edit, feel free to replace it with a different one; but PLEASE do not re-establish the link to the disambiguation page. Wikilinks directly to disambiguation pages are considered undesirable because a link, in order to be useful, should take the reader directly to a relevant article. Thanks. --Tkynerd 21:32, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Irene Jai Narayan

Hi there! I see you've added Irene Jai Narayan to Category:Indian Members of Legislative Council of Fiji. I could be wrong, but I thought she was a post-independence politician, not a pre-independence politician. David Cannon 22:16, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cut-and-paste moves (re: Allanshaw (ship))

Hi there! Please avoid cut-and-paste moves (copying the text from the "old" article and pasting it into the renamed one), as that destroys the edit history. Instead, you can rename the page by clicking the "MOVE" tab at the top. If there is already an article there, you won't be able to move it, but you can ask any administrator (including me) to delete destination file for you and then merge the two versions. I've done that for the Allanshaw (ship) article. David Cannon 11:15, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fiji WikiProject

I have just become aware and interested in the islands of Fiji, and have created the WikiProject Fiji. I was recommended to ask you to join by David Cannon, and it would be great to have you on board as you have contributed and created so many of the articles about the country, and obviously know a lot about the area. Thanks UKWiki 18:15, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to VandalProof!

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[edit] Rebecca Singh

Hi there! Is Rebecca Singh any relation to Chelsea Singh, whom I've seen reading the news on Fiji Television? David Cannon 23:23, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Chelsea is the younger sister of Rebecca. Their father is a Fiji Indian (Indo-Fijian) and mother a New Zealand citizen but born in England. Girmitya 11:40, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks:-) David Cannon 12:00, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Fijian Hindus

Can you add all relevant entries to this category? Bakaman 04:13, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tom Rickets or Tom Ricketts?

I'm almost certain his name is spelt with two Ts.

Check his profile at the parliament website. --Xorkl000 03:50, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Please don't overuse DEFAULTSORT

Please do not use DEFAULTSORT for categories where it is not appropriate, like. Haddiscoe 20:56, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] C.A Shah Deletion

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[edit] Hi Girmitya!

Are you a (Fiji) Indian Australian? There are plenty of Indian Australians on Wikipedia but you are the first Fiji Indian Australian I know of. It is nice to see the Indo-Australian Wiki community grow. GizzaDiscuss © 11:26, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Fiji Scouts Association

Can you please help render "Fiji Scouts Association" as well as "Be Prepared", the Scout Motto, into Fijian? Thanks! Chris 07:25, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] AWB Usage

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[edit] Maunatul Islam Association of Fiji - disambiguation needed

This article popped up in the middle of my working to remove links to the disambiguation page "BA". There's a link to "Ba" under "Branches" that gets redirected to that dab page. Since you just wrote the article, I thought you might have a better idea than I do of which "Ba" this means. Could you either make the link more specific (for example, like this if it's the town: Ba), or let me know which Ba this is and I'll do it? Thanks! Auntof6 (talk) 05:47, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Verbs in Fiji Hindi

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[edit] CfD nomination of Category:Fiji Indian Diaspora

I have nominated Category:Fiji Indian Diaspora (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) for renaming to Category:Fiji Indian diaspora (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. LeSnail (talk) 23:08, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

I agree, using small "d" instead of capital "D" is consistent with Wikipedia's naming convention. Girmitya (talk) 02:41, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of Calvin Prasad

Hello Girmitya! As you have recently contributed several times to the article about Calvin Prasad, you may want to know that I have nominated it for deletion in this AfD. Please feel welcome to give your opinion and defend this article if you wish so. Happy editing! SyG (talk) 18:14, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] notability of sugar mills?

Question: How does each mill meet the notability standard of WP:CORP? Do you think that it might be a better idea merge and redirect all of the mills to one article entitled - History of Sugar Mills of Fiji? Best, --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 06:04, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Request for help, please

Greetings Girmitya,

Could you kindly help me translate this article into the most fantastic and fabulous Fiji Hindi language? Please!


The "True Jesus Church" is an independent church that was established in Beijing, China in 1917. Today, there are approximately 1.5 million members in forty five countries and six continents. The church belongs to the Protestant branch of Christianity that emerged during the early twentieth century. Since 1994 the church was established in Fiji. They aim to preach the gospel to all nations before the Second Coming of Jesus. The ten main doctrines and beliefs of the church are:

  1. Holy Spirit
  2. Baptism
  3. Feet Washing
  4. Holy Communion
  5. Sabbath Day
  6. Jesus Christ
  7. The Bible
  8. Salvation
  9. The church
  10. Final Judgement

Your help would be very gratefully appreciated, Thankyou very much. (In return, I can help you translate your favourite articles into the Chinese language) --Jose77 07:21, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fiji Indian diaspora article

I've had a look at your article on the Fiji Indian diaspora and I don't see the need in having this article, as many of its facts are mentioned in the Indians in Fiji article. This article is very short and any information that is exclusive to it can be integrated into the Indians in Fiji article. Perhaps you could include a section on the diaspora in the Indians in Fiji article. This is just my opinion. Feel free to reply to me your opinion on this. Thanks BenettonHuhera (talk) 03:56, 4 June 2008 (UTC)