Talk:Solapur

Stop hijacking of Solapur into Karnataka

Let's not put any controversial matter here. I can't see a reason neither I have seen any protests about Solapur's link to Karnataka. Also, who is the person who is putting pictures of solapur link in History section. Please put the same in External Links section

Solapur is very much part of Maharashtra !

I think, once and for all we should stop this issue. There was never a dispute, not even a single rally for demands of inclusion of Solapur in Karnataka. There has been enough agitations about Belgaum, never about Solapur. Please stop maligning the Solapur city by posting controversial matters. --Ninad 09:49, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Hi Guys. This article is just fabulous. It covers all necessary things about my town Solapur. The pictures are relevant and beautiful. Thanks mates.

Please stop posting controversial matters

Friends, There is never a demand of border dispute about solapur as it is with Belgaum. Please stop maligning Solapur by posting controversial matters. --Ninad 19:07, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

absolutely! mentions of kannada and karnataka are being made in article unnecessarily.

No Kannada mentions please

I request moderaters to stop kannadis posting irrelavant and fabricated history of Solapur.Akkalkot is very much part of Mharashtra and Marathi is the main language everywhere in Solapur.There was no issue of Solapur during creation of Maharashtra.

Please stop this kannada chauvinism.Solapur was never disputed region and is very much a part of Maharashtra.

To the Anon IP: Please read my message posted on the talk-page of another anon ip (possibly you). Note that the demand of "no Kannada mentions" is hardly feasible, since even the official Maharashtra government website mentions Kannada as being spoken in Solapur. Also refrain from derogation and abuse; the word for "Kannada person" is "Kannadiga," not "Kannadi" which is objectionable, as you are probably aware. Regards, ImpuMozhi 17:20, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Kannada chauvinism

I strongly object those who deliberately try to associate Maharashtra's regions into Karnataka.Akkalkot may have good no. of Kannadis but those areas were never disputed.Of course articles from deccan herald which cries foul are of no authentication. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but if some of u will demand to merge Maharashtra with karnataka,are you going to cite that too? I demand appointing a Maharshtrian editor to take care of this article. Raajiv

Reverts

The following sentences are being edited out by someone:

A melting pot with a confluence of Marathi, Telugu and Kannada languages

Should we not be proud of this diversity? Anyway, source is the Maharashtra government website, here.

The word "Kannada" in Kannada saint and revolutionary Basavanna

There can be no dispute about this, surely?? Just hatred for all things "Kannadi"?

Removal of Kannada, Telugu and Sanskrit from from sentence about Vrutta Darshan

Vrutta Darshan is a Marathi channel. Those people have the goodness, and also the good sense, to offer newscasts in various languages. This is a fact. What incomprehensible chauvinism demands that this fact be hidden? Same with theatres offering Telugu movies and newspapers in various languages.

Please understand that the (unintended) effect of all these chauvinist reverts is to suppress all the goodness of the Marathi people (and they are on the whole very, very good people) and cause the world to believe that they are all horrible chauvinists. Please also understand that mention of the existance of non-Marathi people is not laying the ground for break-up of Maharashtra. That cannot be. I have removed the sentence about Akkalkot because this page is not the one to mention all that. Please let the other sentences stand. Regards, ImpuMozhi 13:59, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Emphasis

Dear Imphu, What I object is there is kind of Kannada emphasis,or tendency to show that'Solapur is in Maharashtra but see the Kannada influence in it'.Solapur was never a big problem between Maharashtra and Karnataka.

Bidar,Bagalkot,Uttar Kanada(Karwar),Belgaum all are the melting pots of Marathi(Konkani) and Kannada.But this is not mentioned in any of the article.Whats so great about it?If you want to show up this in Solapur let others follow the same path. Basavanna is a great saint,again you tend to emphasise that he was a Kannada.Good that you are proud of it but why show up the pride every now and then in an article of a Maharashtrian city?

Vrutta Darshan is no big deal.Just say its there why do u emphasise it telecasts Kannada programmes also!!Zee Marathi,ETV Marathi and Sahyadri are surely more watched than Vrutta Darshan.

Theater names which show up Telugu movies are also shown up.Arent there any cinema halls which screen Marathi movies?Why just elaborate abt those cinema halls which screen telugu movies?

I dont hate anyone.But if Kannadigas are too much assertive about Belgaum ,why cant we?Please dont hijack our Maharashtrian cities.. (mahawiki 17:01, 30 May 2006 (UTC))

Hi, I just reinstated the link to the Kannada article on Solapur, that someone deleted. All controversy aside, I don't think there is any reason to delete the link to a Kannada article on this city. Interestingly, the user who deleted the Kannada article link retained the links to the German and Japanese articles on Solapur!

Sincerely, Gajamukhu 19:51, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

" Solapur has been a center of controversy between Karnataka and Maharashtra governments since the creation of both states in 1956. " This statement by you is factually incorrect. I have removed the same --Ninad 07:25, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Dear Coolninad, I did NOT insert the above statement into the page. My only edit on this page has been reverting the link to the Kannada article on Solapur. Please check the history of the page before making allegations like this. And please sign your name (by using four tildes) after posting messages on the discussion page, so you can be easily identified. Sincerely, Gajamukhu 05:06, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

I would like to clarify that my statement above was a response to Ninad's (or Coolninad's) incorrect allegation

Dear Gajamukhu, " Solapur has been a center of controversy between Karnataka and Maharashtra governments since the creation of both states in 1956. " This statement by you is factually incorrect. Please stop posting factually incorrect data.

Ninad altered the original statement by deleting my name from it after I posted the above response, so I posted his statement again to be clear. Thanks. Gajamukhu 23:51, 22 August 2006 (UTC)