User:Nichalp

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Nichalp is taking a short wikibreak and will be back on Wikipedia in June

NICHALP

:: About me ::

→ Name: Nicholas
→ Location: Bombay, India
→ Age: 25 ^6'Dec'82
→ Electronics engineer
→ Here since: 2004-01-30
→ Admin since: 2004-09-27
→ Bureaucrat since: 2005-09-06
→ 10,000th edit

:: Barnstars ::

	I award you this barnstar for your nice work on India-related topics. Keep up the good work. --Hemanshu 19:10, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC)
	Wow — your first rewrite of cricket was great, but your second is fantastic. I am very impressed — well done! You are officially my hero for today, and here is a gold star (I hope you don't mind being awarded a Soviet honour). -- ALoan (Talk) 10:05, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)
	Awarded to User:Nichalp for his hard work in improving the article India and elevating its status to Featured article by modifying it to requests made by fellow wikipedians. --Ankur 07:03, 18 Sep 2004 (UTC)
	I award you one more barnstar, which and more you deserve, for your edits on India-related articles. -- Sundar 05:35, Feb 1, 2005 (UTC)
	I award you one more barnstar, for your excellent work in making the Mumbai article a Featured Article --IMpbt 18:52, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
	I award you the Barnstar of National Merit, for your dedicated work on India-related topics. -- utcursch 08:18, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC)
	I, Flcelloguy, do hereby present this WikiMedal for Distinguished Service for Featured Articles, to Nichalp, for his great work in writing, editing, and promoting Featured Articles. 28 June 2005 20:19 (UTC)
	Once again, I salute you for your great work on India-related topics and endorse this barnstar. Hope Wikipedia doesn't lose you. :) --Just my 2 cents -- Hemanshu 18:15, 31 July 2005 (UTC)
	I hereby award you the oldest cricket bat in recognition of your sterling contributions to WikiProject Cricket. jguk 12:04, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
	A barnstar of dilligence from Pamri in appreciation of your tireless work in getting India-related articles to FA status. pamri 11:46, August 20, 2005 (UTC)
	I award you this Photographer's Barnstar for improving numerous articles in Wikipedia with your good-looking and informative images, and for sharing the Krishna Janmaashtami festival with us. -- PFHLai 02:34, 2005 August 30 (UTC)]]
	I, V. Molotov, hereby give you this Deletionist's Barnstar for active participation on VfD. Take care, Molotov (talk) 21:21, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
	For your support on my RfA. Have a barnstar for your endeavors on Wikipedia. Take care, Molotov (talk) 19:13, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
	I present this Featured Article Medal, to Nichalp, for his great contributions that resulted in elevating several India related articles to featured status. You are certainly a role model here. deeptrivia 02:52, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
	Surprise. : ) ε γκυκλοπαίδεια* 04:39, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
	For your kind words that prevented me to run away; the words which made me to continue to be a part of the Project to build the sum total of human knowledge. With a sense of gratitude, I, Bhadani present you the Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar. Thank you Nicholas!
	This DYK medal goes to Nicholas for his work on DYK and finding associated images. --Gurubrahma 10:32, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
	This featured article medal goes to Nichalp in appreciation of the determined effort he makes to help so many other aspiring editors write featured articles. I deeply appreciate your character in working so hard to share your knowledge to help others across Wikipedia. Rama's Arrow 17:52, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
	For the man who has nearly every barnstar under the roof, Idleguy awards Nichalp The Lots of Barnstars Barnstar. Now go find a barn to accomodate all these stars :-) I think this one suits you pretty well. --Idleguy 04:33, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
	In recognition of your 18 contributions to DYK, I award you the DYK medal of honour- Blnguyen 04:46, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
	On completion of 30,000 edits by me, and having seen several nooks and corners of the Project, I found you really deserving of the award Order of the Upholder of Wiki: presented to you with regards! --Bhadani 08:32, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
	I award you the Barnstar of National Merit, for your numerous contributions to India-related topics. Keep sharing your knowledge! -- Holy Ganga ^talk 08:26, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
	I hope this can say thanks well enough! NOVO-REI 06:22, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
	Sure you deserve it, and this one too... NOVO-REI 06:31, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
	I award Nick this barnstar for being one of the best and nicest persons on WIkipedia, and also one of the greatest contributors! May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91 ($ \|-\| ŗ 3 $ \|-\| ţ \|-\|) 16:27, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
	This barnstar is awarded to Nichalp for his wide-ranging graphical enhancements to many India related pages, through his photography of India, creation of India demography maps, flags, insignia and compilation of PD images. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 23:50, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
	For being a stellar example that the bureaucrat staff is on top of our job, I award you this Tireless Contributor Barnstar. Essjay (Talk) 15:14, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
	User:PlaneMad award this barnstar to Nichalp, for this wonderful piece of work and many others that are too numerous to list. And especially for inspiring and guiding me to dip my fingers into vector mapmaking ^{PlaneMad\|YakYak} 17:35, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
	For spearheading WikiProject India and using a consistently calm approach to dispute resolution. Saravask 23:21, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
	To Nichalp, in recognition of 100 RfA promotions. WjBscribe 18:24, 28 October 2007 (UTC) If I'm right, this successful RfA marks the 100th new administrator you have created since becoming a bureaucrat. I thought a golden Wikiaward would be suitable recognition of your work :-)

:: Wiki related links ::

:: What I do here ::

→ Write India-related stubs
→ Contribute India-related articles to Featured status
→ Occasional contributions to cricket-related topics
→ Contribute photographs
→ Draw maps sometimes
→ Revert vandalism
→ Review articles and lists for Featured quality

:: My Featured Articles ::

→ India
→ Cricket
→ Sikkim
→ Mumbai
→ Goa
→ Kalimpong
→ Gangtok
→ Geography of India
→ Indian Railways
→ Rail transport in India
→ Flag of India
→ B.E.S.T.
→ Bhutan
→ Nepal
→ Indian Standard Time
→ Nathu La

:: Featured lists ::

→ List of Indian districts
→ List of cricket terms
→ List of Indian state and union territory capitals
→ List of recognised political parties in India
→ High Courts of India

:: Featured pictures ::

→ Goa Map
→ India Blank Locator Map

:: My DYKs ::

...that the Afghan Church in Mumbai was built to commemorate the dead of the First Afghan War of 1838?

...that Farkhor Air Base in Tajikistan is India's only extraterritorial military base?

...that the Casino Goa in Goa is the only legal casino in India?

...that the Bassein Fort was at the centre of Portuguese operations in India during the 16th century?

...that Peter de Noronha was the first Indian envoy of the Legion of Mary, and was later knighted by Pope Paul VI?

...that the Indian Railways Fan Club is the Internet's largest website devoted to the Indian Railways and rail transport in the Indian subcontinent?

...that Watson's Hotel is India's oldest cast iron building and is among the "100 Most Endangered Sites"?

...that the Indian Meteorological Department was set up as a result of a tropical cyclone that hit Calcutta in 1864, and the subsequent famines in 1866 and 1871 due to failing monsoons?

...that Dr. Acacio Gabriel Viegas was credited with the discovery of the outbreak of bubonic plague in Mumbai in 1896, and later became the president of the Bombay Municipal Corporation?

...that Cherrapunji in India is the wettest place in the world?

...that Jinnah House was the Mumbai residence of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan and is the centre of a property dispute?

...that Kuttanad in Kerala, is India's only region below sea level?

...that Skeleton Lake in Uttranchal, India is named after the discovery of the remains of approximately 600 people who died in a sudden hailstorm?

...that the Chicken's Neck is a narrow strip of land 24 km in width connecting India to its north-eastern states?

...that the Asiatic Society of Bombay possesses one of the only two surviving original copies of Dante's The Divine Comedy?

...that the Fairy Queen is the oldest-operating steam locomotive in the world?

...that Wai-Wai is a popular noodle-like snack eaten in Nepal, Sikkim and in northern parts of West Bengal?

...that seven countries have more than one capital city?

:: To do ::

To-do list for User:Nichalp:	edit · history · watch · refresh
no more FA stuff here

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