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Naming convention for articles about colonies and insignificant places

I have been noticing many articles for colonies that have the same name in different cities. Sadly, none of the articles that I have come across have followed the naming conventions. No individually distinguishable information can be presented in such articles. If a colony is popular or has historical significance for some reason then the article should be titled "Colony name (City/Town, India)", not just "Colony name". This would also be in line with Wikipedia naming conventions. I suggest a guideline be added in Indian geography categories to stop this non-sense trend. — Aksera 17:55, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Jat people

Can someone ( perhaps an administrator) look at the discussion page of Jat article and the talk pages of the major editors involved and take appropriate action to settle the issues.Thanks.Shyamsunder 18.18, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Luthra Family name article

I wish to make a proposal for an addition to the Luthra family name article:

The toxicologist Dr Yugal K. Luthra, M.R.S.C., M.I. Biol. (born Aug. 2nd 1933, Kenya) is one of the most well respected and eminent members in his field of toxicology/chemistry/biology. As such his name should be included in the list of "prominent Luthras" in the article.

I hope this proposal is not controversial and that it can be adopted as soon as possible.

Regards,

~Arun

SweetSoulSound@yahoo.com

See Wikipedia:Notability =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:48, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Siachen conflict

This page uses a pakdef.info article as source for Indian casualties, which is absolutely ridiculous. can anybody improve on that? 203.200.35.36 12:06, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Subhash Mukhopadhyay (physician)

A few months ago, I posted on Talk:Subhash Mukhopadhyay (physician) a question about why Dr. Mukhopadhyay was denied recognition by the West Bengal government for becoming the first physician in India to achieve in vitro fertilisation and in fact the first outside the UK. Can anyone provide any information about that? --Metropolitan90 18:12, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Replied in the article talk page.--Dwaipayan (talk) 08:41, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Maize in Early Pandyan Society

Had Maize spread out of Mesoamerica by 200 CE? It seems unlikely.

I double checked the source and it does say maize was in common use back then. Possibly due to the flourishing overseas trade?Lotlil 14:37, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Balti wine and Indian wine

The Balti wine article is up for AfD. Admittedly, I've never heard of this Indian wine before so as a member of the wine project I'm going to do a little research and see what I can contribute to the article. I suspect that ultimately it would be better served merged as paragraph section into an article on Indian wine, which unfortunately doesn't exist at the moment. I was wondering if members of the India project would be willing to help in working on these two articles, especially the Indian wine one? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Agne^Cheese/^Wine 18:19, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Vishwabrahmin

This article was created recently. I speedily deleted an earlier version of it for lack of context, but it has now been recreated with enough context to keep. However, it really needs clean-up, and I am very ignorant on the subject of peoples of India. I'm sure the article's creator would appreciate any assistance with clean-up and sources. Thanks! --Ginkgo100^talk 00:05, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

New Navigation box

I made this navagation box as a one off for Tourism in India, maybe it could be used for other articles that are in the template. I got the links for all the different places from the tourism in India article, so hopefully they are relevant to the title of the template, does anyone have an opinion. User talk:Mindys12345 Template:Pilgrimage sites in India

I think some modifications will be required. Either rename it to "Hindu pilgrimage sites in India" or include pilgrimage sites of other religions also (like Harmandir Sahib). — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 07:43, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

I would be open to renaming it to something more appropriate and adding other regions would be a good idea. Someone who knows more about than me would probably have to do it though. User talk:Mindys12345

Comment/question:

• There is a related Template:Hindu Holy Cities in India though it is miscapitalized and underpopulated.
• Do we list the city as the site of pilgrimage (e.g. Delhi) or the specific house of worship if applicable (e.g. Lotus Temple) ?
• Is there any prominent Indian city that is not a potential pilgrimage site ? For example, most of us wouldn't think of Mumbai as one, but it does contain several prominent houses of worship of various faith (Haji Ali, Mumba Devi Mandir, Banaji Limji agiary, Knesset Eliyahoo, Afghan Church etc.). Is there an accepted criterion for judging whether a place is a "pilgrimage site" ?

My main concern is that the template is likely to become very unwieldy. Category:Places of worship in India shows just how places of worship there are in India, although I guess not all of them would qualify as sites of pilgrimage.

Aside: The list Hindu pilgrimage sites in India (on which I assume this template is based) is missing some prominent places, such as Mathura, Shirdi. Abecedare 08:50, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Also: I have this to save a bit of room in certain articles:

Attractions in Andhra Pradesh:
Attractions
Charminar - the major landmark in Hyderabad with four graceful minarets.
Falaknuma Palace - Built by Nawab Viqar al-Umra', a beautiful and stunning piece of architecture.
Golconda Fort - located on the outskirts of the city, Golconda Fort is one of the most magnificent fortress complexes in India.
Chowmahalla Palace- It was the seat of Asaf Jahi dynasty, where the Nizam entertained his official guests and royal visitors.
Salar Jung Museum - houses the largest one-man collection of antiques in the world. Huge collection of artifacts dating back to a few centuries can be found here.
Makkah Masjid - a stone-built mosque, immediately southwest of Charminar. Remarkable for its architecture, size and its royal splendor. This is one of the most beautiful masjid's in Hyderabad.
Birla Mandir (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh) - a Hindu temple made of white marble located on top of a hill overlooking the city.
Birla Planetarium - located in the heart of the city on the panoramic hillock of Nawbat Pahad, the Birla Planetarium is a tribute to the advances made in science and technology.
Chilkur Balaji - Temple of Lord Sri Venkateshwara.
Nehru Zoological Park - among the largest in Asia.
Husain Sagar - A man-made lake that separates the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
Laad Bazaar - also called Chudi Bazaar is on the west of Charminar, and known for its exquisite bangles.
Lotus Pond - A beautiful garden built around a pond situated in Jubilee Hills, said to have been designed by an Italian designer.
Public Gardens of Hyderabad - One of the best laid-out gardens in the country with buildings of the State Legislature, Jubilee Hall, etc.
Purani Haveli - The official residence of the Nizam.
Qutb shahi Tombs - Home for various Tombs dedicated to Rulers of Qutb shahi Dynasty, located at Shaikpet, near Golkonda Fort.
Paigah Tombs
Sanghi Temple - A temple dedicated to Lord Venkateshwara graces a promontory overlooking Sanghi Nagar.
Snow World - An amusement park which enables citizens of this tropical city to experience very low temperatures and snow.
Wargal Saraswati Devi's Temple - A temple located 50 km from Hyderabad towards medchal highway. It is mounted on a big rock, rtc buses are available on that route.
Ramoji Film City (RFC) is the world’s largest integrated film studio complex, at nearly 2,000 acres. It is also one of Asia’s most popular tourism and recreation centres.
People coming to Andhra Pradesh also visit:
Hyderabad
Tirupati
Sri Kalahasti
Vizag
Nagarjuna sagar
Vijaywada
Warangal
Nellore HITECH City, Hyderabad's IT Corridor HITECH City, Hyderabad's IT Corridor The Cyber Towers IT Park in Hyderabad. The Cyber Towers IT Park in Hyderabad. Birla Mandir. NTR Gardens

Indraneil Sengupta

As part of the Notability wikiproject, I am trying to sort out whether Indraneil Sengupta is notable enough to have an own article. I would appreciate an expert opinion. If you can spare some time, please add your comments to the article's talk page. Thanks! --B. Wolterding 14:53, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes, he is notable, being covered in The Hindu and Times of India.Bakaman 16:39, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

... and has an IMDB entry. Abecedare 17:39, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

New potential category inquiry

Hi. I'm working on the Uncategorized category Wikiproject. I'd like to create a subcategory of needed categories relating to this project, Category:Uncategorised India articles. Similar categories already exist for France, Italy, and Germany. You could refine it or alter it to be better suitable for project needs. Just a humble suggestion. :) -Ebyabe 17:49, 4 July 2007 (UTC)