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B and C class articles created/significantly expanded by me (41)

Ananda Ranga Pillai (C-class)
Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar (B-class)
Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar (C-class)
Chintamani (1937 film) (C-class)
Coja Petrus Uscan (C-class)
Economy of Tiruchirappalli (C-class)
George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen (C-class)
Great Depression in India (C-class)
Higginbotham's (C-class)
Hindu Munnani (C-class)
History of Coimbatore (C-class)
History of the British salt tax in India (B-class)
John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland (C-class)
P. Kakkan (C-class)
T. Madhava Rao (C-class)
Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman (C-class)
Mayiladuthurai (B-class)
Melattur, Tamil Nadu (C-class)
B. Munuswamy Naidu (C-class)
S. Muthiah Mudaliar (C-class)
T. Muthuswamy Iyer (C-class)
C. Natesa Mudaliar (C-class)
Nathaniel Higginson (B-class)
Norman Marjoribanks (C-class)
Perungavur Rajagopalachari (C-class)
P. T. Rajan (C-class)
Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili (B-class)
C. P. Ramaswami Iyer (B-class)
V. Ramiengar (C-class)
A. Seshayya Sastri (C-class)
R. K. Shanmukham Chetty (C-class)
Statue of Thomas Munro (C-class)
P. Subbarayan (C-class)
Subrahmanya Temple, Saluvankuppam (B-class)
Vadama (B-class)
Virugambakkam (C-class)
William Gyfford (B-class)
Sir William Langhorne, 1st Baronet (B-class)
Yazdegerd I (C-class)
1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills Strike (C-class)
1928 South Indian Railway Strike (C-class)

My DYK Creations (100)

Note: This is a list of my DYK creations. A DYK article is one which is featured on the "Did you know" section on the main page. DYK articles ought to have a prosesize of over 1.5K and nominated within 5 days of creation.

...that Pratap Singh was the last ruler of Thanjavur to be officially referred to by the English East India Company as "His Majesty"?
...that Sir William Langhorne, 1st Baronet established the Madras Record Office, the oldest record office of the British East India Company and one of the oldest archival institutions in the world?
...that Audrey Stubbart worked until age 105, becoming the oldest verified full-time employee ever in the United States?
...that the Madras Bank, India's oldest Western-style banking institution, was established in 1683 by William Gyfford, the Agent of Madras at the time?
...that Nathaniel Higginson, the first Mayor of Madras city and the second American-born President of Madras, was the son of a Puritan minister, a leading investigator in the Salem witch trials?
...that A. V. Meiyappan produced India's first dubbed film, Harischandra, in 1944?
... that the first organized postal system in India was established between the British East India Company factories at Madras and Calcutta during the tenure of Edward Harrison?
... that the dialogues for the Tamil film Parasakthi were penned by M. Karunanidhi who later became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?
... that the Tamil film Thyagabhoomi is the only Indian film banned by the British Raj for propagating the cause of India's freedom struggle?
... that Kisan Kanya made by Ardeshir Irani in 1937 is India's first indigenously made color film?
... that S.A. Swaminatha Iyer protested the British salt tax in India at the first session of the Indian National Congress in 1885?
... that the Tamilfilm Nam Iruvar featured songs written by Indian nationalist Subramania Bharati?
... that the 1948 Tamil film Chandralekha had the longest sword-fight sequence in any Indian film?
... that the town of Melattur in Tamil Nadu, India is famous for its Bharatanatyam, a classic South Indian dance?
... that 1944 film Haridas was the last completed work of Kollywood icon M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar prior to his arrest in the Lakshmikanthan Murder Case?
... that caste-based communal reservations in Tamil Nadu were introduced by the government of the Raja of Panagal in August 1921?
... that the discovery of a stone celt with Indus script in Tamil Nadu in 2006 was regarded by Indian epigraphist Iravatham Mahadevan as the "greatest archaeological discovery of a century in Tamil Nadu"?
... that the Web Site Administration Tool simplifies the creation of an authentication and authorization system in an ASP.NET website?
... that the burial of John Mildenhall at Agra in 1614 is the oldest recorded burial of an Englishman in India?
... that the 5th-century Sassanian Emperor of Iran Yazdegerd I (pictured on coin) was given the epithets of Ramashtras ("the most quiet") as well as Al Khasha ("the harsh")?
... that the Hindu Munnani is a Hindu nationalist organization based in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu?
... that Dewan Seshayya Sastri ruled the kingdom of Pudukkottai as regent from 1886 to 1894?
... that T. Muthuswamy Iyer was the first Indian judge of the Madras High Court?
.. that the screenplay for the upcoming film Maya, starring Tamil actress Namitha, was written by Indian film historian Randor Guy?
... that the Narikuravas who reside in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu speak an Indo-Aryan language called Vagriboli?
... that Parithimar Kalaignar is best remembered for his sustained efforts to establish Tamil as a classical language?
... that Armenian merchant Coja Petrus Uscan built the first ever bridge across the Adyar River in Madras?
... that Iyothee Thass was a Dalit Buddhist leader from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu after whom a hospital was named?
... that Ananda Ranga Pillai (pictured), famous for his diaries which portray life in 18th-century India, was a dubash in the service of the French East India Company?
... that the Valluvars are the hereditary priests of the Pallars and Paraiyars of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu?
... that the Idangai or left-hand is the name of a faction of six castes which existed in Tamil society in ancient times?
... that the Pakistan Cricket Board accused Cricket Australia of double-standards when the latter expressed its willingness to tour India even while cancelling its tour to Pakistan earlier this year?
... that Rettamalai Srinivasan, Dalit leader from the Madras Presidency, was a brother-in-law of famous Dalit activist Iyothee Thass?
... that the 1937 film Chintamani was the first Tamil film to run for a year in a single theatre?
... that the 1937 Tamil film Ambikapathy starring M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar was made by American director Ellis R. Dungan?
... that P. Munuswamy Naidu, senior leader of the Justice Party in Madras Presidency, British India, supported the inclusion of Brahmins in the party?
... that the Higginbotham's, based in Chennai, is India's oldest bookstore in existence?
... that the Tamil film Meera based on the life of poetess-saint Mirabai was filmed at the actual places which Mirabai had visited on her pilgrimage?
... that Amrutanjan Healthcare Limited, an Indian pharmaceutical company specializing in Ayurvedic balm for headaches and cold, was founded by freedom fighter Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao?
... that P. T. Rajan, the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency from April 1936 to August 1936, was a graduate of Jesus College, Oxford?
... that Dr. T. M. Nair founded India's Justice Party along with Theagaroya Chetty?
... that Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty established the Crescent, the first Indian-owned newspaper in Madras Presidency in the year 1844?
... that in 1999, the government of India issued a postage stamp to commemorate Madras politician P. Kakkan?
... that India's Sir Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar was the first President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council?
... that Indian historian and Dravidologist K. A. Nilakanta Sastri served as the Director of UNESCO's Institute of Traditional Culture?
... that S. A. K. Durga is the first Asian to have written a book on ethnomusicology?
... that no member of the Indian National Congress political party has been elected as Chief Minister of Madras state since M. Bhaktavatsalam served from 1963 to 1967?
... that M. C. Rajah was the first member of the Dalit community to be elected to the Madras Legislative Council in India?
... that Indian historian V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar believed that ancient South Indians may have known of Australia and Polynesia before their discovery by Europeans?
... that A. P. Patro inaugurated the Loyola College in Chennai, India, in 1925?
... that Mohammad Usman was the first Indian to act as the Governor of Madras Presidency in British India?
... that industrialist S. Anantharamakrishnan became the first Indian director of the British-owned Simpson's group of companies of Madras in 1938?
... that the Chennai Book Fair is an annual event in Chennai, India, which takes place between the last week of December and the third week of January?
... that C. Natesa Mudaliar was responsible for bringing bitter rivals Theagaroya Chetty and Dr. T. M. Nair together and is remembered as one of the founders of India's Justice Party?
... that in December 1955, India became the first country outside the Eastern bloc to establish diplomatic relations with Mongolia?
... that Barashnûm is a Zoroastrian purification ritual in which a "defiled" person is confined to a corner of the house called Armêsht-gah for a period of nine nights?
... that George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen was the acting Viceroy of India from June 1929 to April 1931?
... that historian P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar believed that Kanchipuram was the southernmost outpost of Sanskrit culture during the pre-Pallava period?
... that British economist Gilbert Slater suggested in the Madras Legislative Council that a committee be appointed to investigate the introduction of a common script for the Madras Presidency?
... that S. Muthiah Mudaliar spent Rs. 4 lakhs on a propaganda campaign against consumption of liquor in the late 1920s?
... that the zamindar of the estate of Ramnad held the title "Sethupathi" or "protector of the bridge"?
... that in his later years, Indian journalist C. Karunakara Menon was detested by the extremists of the Indian independence movement as well as the Government of British India?
... that Tamil devotional song "Kurai Onrum Illai" was composed by Indian statesman and Governor-General, C. Rajagopalachari?
... that the title of Rao Bahadur was bestowed upon Indian historian S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar?
... that Indian film actors M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and N. S. Krishnan spent 30 months in jail in connection with the Lakshmikanthan Murder Case before being acquitted?
... that in 1915, T. V. Seshagiri Iyer founded the Indian Boat Club at Kodaikanal in response to discrimination against Indians at the English Boat Club?
... that India's imports fell by 47% and exports by 49% between 1929 and 1932 due to the Great Depression?
... that the Governor of Madras from 1912 to 1919, John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland, recommended that an extensive survey of Rameswaram island and its environs be made by the Archaeological Survey of India?
... that India's government launched a programme in 2001 to provide employment for poor people living in rural areas?
... that Norman Marjoribanks, civil servant and later, acting Governor of Madras headed a commission that investigated the plight of indentured Tamil labourers who were working on plantations in Ceylon?
... that Avadhanum Paupiah, Indian dubash of the British East India Company was convicted in 1792 of forging evidence against David Haliburton on behalf of the Holland brothers?
... that Yakub Hasan Sait, who served as the Minister of Public Works for the Madras Presidency from 1937 to 1939, was a native of Nagpur and a former member of the All India Muslim League?
... that Indian freedom fighter T. S. S. Rajan practised as a doctor in Burma and England before being appointed as the Minister for Health and Religious Endowments of the Madras Presidency?
... that T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar was responsible for the creation of the first encyclopedia in Tamil?
... that six idols from the Sivagurunathaswamy temple in Sivapuram, India, were secretly smuggled out of the country in the 1950s?
... that Indian National Congress politician and member of Indian parliament P. Thanulinga Nadar was a leader of Hindu nationalist organisation Hindu Munnani in his later years?
... that British lawyer and activist of the Indian independence movement Eardley Norton was instrumental in establishing an UK-chapter of the Indian National Congress?
... that Allah Bux Soomro, Premier of Sindh, renounced his OBE and the title of Khan Bahadur and resigned his membership in the National Defence Council of India during the Quit India Movement?
... that India's S. Srinivasa Iyengar resigned as Advocate-General of Madras Presidency and returned his Order of the Indian Empire in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
... that the Database Console Commands are a set of Transact-SQL statements used to check the consistency of a Microsoft SQL Server database?
... that Indian historian V. Kanakasabhai, who was the first to attempt a systematic chronology of Tamils, was of Sri Lankan Tamil ancestry?
... that Indian social worker and 2009 Padma Bhushan awardee, Sarojini Varadappan is a daughter of former Chief Minister of Madras, M. Bhaktavatsalam?
... that Indian independence activist and Managing-Director of The Hindu from 1905 to 1923, Kasturi Ranga Iyengar, was a brother of Anglophile Indian civil servant S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar?
... that Mahatma Gandhi stayed at the house of publisher and journalist G. A. Natesan during his first visit to Madras on returning from South Africa in 1915?
... that Muhammad Habibullah was India's delegate to the first session of the League of Nations in 1919?
... that Parvathi is said to have worshipped Shiva while in the form of a peahen at the Mayuranathaswami Temple in Mayiladuthurai?
... that Mani Nagappa, who sculpted the statue of Thiruvalluvar near Halasuru Lake, Bangalore, was the son of Rao Bahadur M. S. Nagappa, who made statues of British governors and administrators?
... that the Chennakesava Perumal Temple in Chennai, India, is dedicated to Chennakesava Perumal, the patron deity of the city?
... that the Indian astronomer Chinthamani Ragoonatha Chary discovered the variable star R Reticuli in 1867?
... that Indian businessman and builder T. Namberumal Chetty is said to have owned 99 residences in a neighbourhood of Chennai, but would not purchase a 100th for astrological reasons?
... that E. W. Middlemast wrote a letter recommending Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan for a job?
... that one of the peculiarities of the statue of Thomas Munro (pictured) in The Island, Chennai, is the absence of stirrups?
... that the city of Coimbatore in India was constructed by a 9th century Irula chieftain named Covan?
... that both the Justice Party and the Indian National Congress lent their support to the 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills Strike?
... that the town of Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu, India, was submerged during a 1964 cyclone and has not been resettled since?
... that Tamil writer Bama had served as a Roman Catholic nun for seven years?
... that Hugh Carless, who accompanied travel writer Eric Newby on an expedition to Northern Afghanistan in 1956, later served as the British ambassador to Venezuela?
... that the Medieval Chola king Rajendra Chola I sent a naval expedition to South-East Asia in 1025?
... that the Chola expedition to North India between 1019 and 1024 was precipitated by a succession dispute in the Eastern Chalukya kingdom?
... that the Buryat people use the alcoholic beverage tarasun in their religious ceremonies?

My DYK nominations (16)

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On 27 October, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article History of Kodaikanal, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thank you for your nomination! - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 10:54, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

On 1 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Yellowspotted trevally, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Royal broil 20:07, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

On 3 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kaal (2007 film), which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:34, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

On 6 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mafia Raj, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Congratulations, and thank you for your nomination. – RyanCross (talk) 07:20, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

On 10 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Phebe Gibbes, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 06:38, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

On 17 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tata Corus acquisition, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 08:07, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

On 26 January, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Australian contribution to the Allied Intervention in Russia 1918–1919, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Dravecky (talk) 22:41, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

On 27 January, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mariya Petrovykh, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Dravecky (talk) 04:33, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

On 29 January, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Coffee production in El Salvador, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Dravecky (talk) 21:10, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

On 30 January, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Agriculture in Guyana, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Dravecky (talk) 08:49, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

On 3 February, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gory, Mali, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Dravecky (talk) 07:17, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

On 12 February, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tsarong Dzasa, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass 21:17, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

On 13 February, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fishing industry in the Maldives, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Dravecky (talk) 14:57, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

On 17 March, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Charles Rufus Morey, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 23:42, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

On 28 March, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Charnockite, St. Thomas Mount, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Shubinator (talk) 15:46, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

On 6 April, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Dravecky (talk) 06:53, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

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Barnstars and Awards

		The DYK Medal
		I noticed that you are doing a great job with all the DYKs. Keep up the good work! Wiki San Roze ^†αLҝ 00:15, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

		The 25 DYK Medal
		A medal which had been due for a while now for you to have crossed 25 DYKs. Excellent work mate Wiki San Roze ^†αLҝ 20:20, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		You have outstanding in all aspects may it be Vandal fighting ,article writing,civility and helpful .You are true Wikipedian Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 10:43, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

		Rajaraja Chola Award
		Hi Ravichandar. Just to say you've done a wonderful job with your edits to Tamil related articles over the past few months.Arulmozhivarman smiles in delight.Taprobanus (talk) 03:02, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

		The India Star
		Awarded to Ravichandar84 for his contributions to India related content to DYKs. Keep up the good work ! -- *Tinu* *Cherian* - 08:42, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

		The Epic Barnstar
		For his excellent contributions to Madras Presidency, I, Fowler&fowler, award Ravichandar84 this Epic Barnstar. Congratulations!

		The 50 DYK Medal
		You have been a great contributor and this crossing the 50 DYK mark is just one more evidence of it. Wiki San Roze ^†αLҝ 12:17, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

		The Indian Barnstar of National Merit
		Awarded to Ravichandar84, one of the most prolific editors from India. We are proud of you ! -- *Tinu* *Cherian* - 05:12, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

		The Editor's Barnstar
		I, KnowledgeHegemony am extremely happy to award Ravichandar The Editor's Barnstar for his immense contribution to Wikipedia's coverage of Indian history. Regards, --KnowledgeHegemony ^talk 07:24, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

	The Working Man's Barnstar
	I award you this Working Man's Barnstar for your contributions to Tamil Nadu-related articles, in general, and to Raja of Panagal in particular. May you create many more good articles. Sundar ^{\talk \contribs} 11:41, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

		The 100 DYK Medal
		100 articles at DYK is no mean feat. Thank you Victuallers (talk) 18:07, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

		The India Star
		Thank goodness that your articles don't need to be deleted, and are well-written when created. :-) I dream of horses (talk) 02:41, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

For your contributions to India-related articles as a whole and for improving and building V. S. Srinivasa Sastri and Kumbakonam articles in particular. Kudos. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 06:56, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		wow, you are awesome. cant help but appreciate your endurance. Thanks for all your work and specifically your ongoing effort to changing the names in this article to blue. --Car Tick 18:16, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

	The Special Barnstar
	I, Joyson Noel, award Ravichandar84 for his impressive and prolific work on South India articles! P.S: I thoroughly enjoyed reading your Opinion piece in The Hindu. Cheers, buddy! :-) Joyson Noel ^{Holla at me!} 18:05, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

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