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Military of India

I think its not a bad idea to mention a few lines on the Indian military in the Government section. --{{IncMan|talk}} 21:09, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Holidays

I think that the Holidays list be annual and updated anually since the dates change annually. I have also added this holi image.

--Electron Kid 02:08, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

Pronounciation of Bharat

• IPA: bɦəːɾət̪h OR
• Dictionary: bhα:rət

=Nichalp «Talk»= 11:28, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

Who is Kumar Kaushik?

Some one just added Kumar Kaushik to the India article. But who is he? I did a google search and have not yet found him. Please add a reference about him. -- Ganeshk 21:44, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Indian Literature

An anon added that Indian literature is the oldest in the world. I have some doubts about that, so far as I can remember, the Epic of Gilgamesh is from 2100 BC. Indian literature may be "one of the oldest", but it is certainly not "the" oldest. Thanks. --Ragib 21:58, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Northeast India

I think we should find a picture of a tribal dance from either Nagaland, Manipur, or Mizoram. It will show some unexpected diversity in India.

I fully agree. I've also asked on a Nagaland site for a free image, but unfortunately as with all India-related sites we get a 'no response'. =Nichalp «Talk»= 05:58, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Culture

"A sizeable number of Hindus (almost entirely in the cities) also eat beef, though not so openly" - I request you to remove 'almost entirely in the cities' from the above sentence as this is not true. People generally relish Chicken than beaf in cities.Subramanya

• Fixed. Now removed. =Nichalp «Talk»= 07:07, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

How about some description of India's rich religious traditions? It seems strange to me that this is not really mentioned in the article. Why demote India's greatest treasure to some sub-section of the culture article. 12:25, 29 November 2005

Its not strange. Its a summary of India's culture. You can add it to Culture of India. =Nichalp «Talk»= 04:32, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

History of India link

I removed this link from the top section, but didn't transfer it to external links because I'm not sure how appropriate it is. It seems to be more focused on Pakistan history with some coverage of the surrounding countries. Furthermore, I'd like someone with more knowledge of the region to review it for political agendas. Jasmol 17:49, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

• The link was totally unnecessary. =Nichalp «Talk»= 07:07, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

Fauna and flora of India

This article needs more work. Please feel free to improve on it and add to article. Shyamal 11:38, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Please direct such issues to Misplaced Pages talk:Notice board for India-related topics. This page is the India article only. =Nichalp «Talk»= 12:26, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Sorry, I meant, a section on the same could be added to the India article. Shyamal 03:34, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

A line or two in the geography section can't hurt. =Nichalp «Talk»= 03:58, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Bhārat Ganarājya

Why is there a final 'a' in "Ganarājy" and not "Bhārat"? Should it not be "Bhārata Gaṇarājya"? Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 23:23, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Anyone? :D Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 13:11, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

My browser is picking up an unrecognized character ṇ between the "Bhārata Ga" and the "arājya". This may have been something done in cutting and pasting. --G. Moore 23:39, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

No, that's the correct transliteration for 'ण'. You'll probably need to install correct fonts for your browser. Have you tried Code 2000 or Arial Unicode MS? IE is a bit crappy at selecting the right font, so you might wish to use Firefox to see it. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 11:47, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Satyamev Jayate

In the article, Meaning of this statement is written as written as "Truth Alone Triumphs"

I think It should be "Truth only Triumphs" Does anyone object?? - Shilpa Choudhari

No, "Truth Alone Triumphs" is correct. =Nichalp «Talk»= 12:33, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

The Bengal Famine of 1769-1773 and the great Calamity period.

In 1757 the troops of the the British East India Company seized Bengal and plundered the Bengali treasure. The British East India Company monopolized the trade of Bengal. The Bengali craftsmen were inevitably fixed at foreign posts of the Company, where they were obliged to render their labor at minimal compensation while their collective tax burden increased harshly. The result was the famine of 1769 to 1773 in which 10 million Bengalis died, followed almost a century later by the catastrophic Great Calamity period, resulting in part from an extension of similar policies, in which up to 40 million Indians perished from famine amidst the collapse of India's native industries and skilled workforce.

That is true History. Don't rv Ben-Velvel 12:47, 2 December 2005, St.Petersburg (UTC)

Did you read this above: All sections are a summary of more detailed articles. If you find any points missing, please add it in the section's main article rather than on this page to keep this page size within reasonable limits. So it will be reverted even if it is true. --Pamri • Talk 17:05, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Headers

Is there a good reason why the notes and references sections are at the end of the article instead of before External links, according to Misplaced Pages:Manual of Style (headings)? Just curious. --Jtalledo (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

The MoS is just a guideline, mentioning the preferred structure. References are usually at the end of any encyclopedia, so its ok here. =Nichalp «Talk»= 07:07, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Map of India is wrong!

This map incorrectly depicts the section of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) as being part of Pakistan. It should be noted that The entire Jammu and Kasmir is a sovereign part of India. Please upload a map that correctly depicts the borders.

Thanks.

-From amitroy5 I have to agree with that. The map of India is done from an "American" perspective. We have to remember that America's view is also biased. I think that China and Pakistan occupied Kashmir should be labled as such. Also, the disputed mark for Arunachal Pradesh should be removed because no country other than China sees it that way. Plus, the whole state is under Indian rule. This article is about India, and it should be written from an Indian perspective, not in an American perspective. -From amitroy5

No, it's written from a neutral perspective. Mark 00:41, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

-From amitroy5 At lesat if we want to be neutral, we should clearly label on the map what is POK and China-occupied Kashmir. Also, for Arunachal Pradesh, that is Chinese perspective, not neutral.

No. The Chinese perspective is that AP belongs to China, not that ownership is disputed. That ownership is disputed is a neutral fact. Mark 00:50, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Please give any document that Arunachal Pradesh as a "disputed" territory is neutral. At least we shoud write on the map that it is Indian territory and claimed by China, not the other way around.

A google search will throw up the relevent results. The map, supported by the footnotes and the appripriate colouring is perfectly fine. =Nichalp «Talk»= 04:13, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Aryan Invasion

 -Key parts of Indian history, the Aryan invasion, the invasion of the Persian Empire, and the arrival of Alexander the Great are left out of the history section. The Persian Empire isnt even in the History article. As key periods of India's history, these should be included. Every time I add them, they get erased. I dont care what some fucked up Hindu nationalists think, an Aryan invasion did happen, they did not brind Hinduism with them, they made it with the Dravidians once they settled down. Theres genetics to prove. Give me a break.

-a historian

Please see Misplaced Pages:Neutral point of view. -- ran (talk) 03:04, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Please see the footnote at the bottom of the page. =Nichalp «Talk»= 04:03, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Agnotheism

What is the percentage of the non-religious of India's population?

--204.60.171.230 17:33, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Most people in India who do classify themselves as atheists generally put down the religion they were born to during the census. The exact breakup though is not available from the Indian census site. It seems to be classified under "others'. =Nichalp «Talk»= 04:40, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

wiping with left

anyone know the significance in wiping their bum with their left hand only?

A Call To Arms

Friends, there is a swiss-german admin of wikipedia called Dbachmann User: Dbachmann who holds deep hatred of Hindus and Indians in his psyche, for reasons best known to him only. He has been vandalizing any good article edits which even mildly favorable to Hindus. In place of that he spreads lies like Bhagvad-Geeta was written after Jesus christ's times and so on.

He was unknown to most Indian wikipedians till he tried to mess up the Rajput article. A cursory glance of his contributions on wikipedia convinced us to report this guy to other admins. He deserves to be banned from wikipedia altogether, and at the very least his admin previledges needs to be revoked. We have filed a complained against him. Here is a link to that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Dbachmann_%282%29

All self respecting Indians are called upon to go to this link and sign the petition. A complete list of charges against this user can be found in the petition.

Thanks everybody Sisodia

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