User:Vibhijain/DYK

DYK entries which I created, substantially contribute to, or nominated.

Hook	Views
... that Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University in Uttar Pradesh, India, is the world's first university which is exclusively for the disabled?	1111
... that Bhaskaracharya Tripathi, a Sanskrit poet, won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit in 2003 for his poetry work Nirjharini?	781
... that the works of Jagadguru Rambhadracharya include more than 90 titles, including published books and unpublished manuscripts?	80
... that Gujarati poet Niranjan Bhagat won the 1999 Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati for his critic Gujarati Sahiyta-Purvardha Uttarardha?	460
... that the three-day Wiki Conference India (logo pictured) is running from 18 to 20 November at the University of Mumbai?	1969 (nominated)
... that the 2007 Morocco–Spain diplomatic conflict arose after the announcement of the impending visit of the King of Spain to the Spanish autonomous cities Ceuta and Melilla?	2116
... that Archboldomys kalinga, a rodent of the genus Archboldomys, is found throughout the Central Cordillera on the island of Luzon in the Philippines?	1055
... that Corsia is a genus of small plants which lack chlorophyll and parasitize fungi for nutrition?	2363
... that athletes from 17 of the 21 competing NPCs won at least one medal in the 1964 Summer Paralympics?	385
... that eight of Danish Kaneria's international cricket five-wicket hauls have come in victory for Pakistan, while three have been in defeats?	770
... that Rambhadracharya was deposed as an expert witness in the Ram Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid dispute in July 2003?	1647
... that a controversy arose over the Tulsi Peeth edition of the Ramcharitmanas, when the author Rambhadracharya was accused of tampering with the epic?	1229
... that sixteen of Harbhajan Singh's international cricket five-wicket hauls have come in victory for India, while five have been in defeats?	409
... that the main theme of the 1994 Asian Games was to promote peace and harmony among Asian nations, which was emphasized because the venue was the site of the first atomic bomb attack?	1449
... that Bangkok hosted the 1978 Asian Games after Singapore and Islamabad dropped their plans to host for financial and political reasons, respectively?	613
... that Rambhadracharya believes that Tulsi Peeth stands at the place where Rama gave his sandals to Bharata, as described in the Ramayana?	941
... that the Bangladesh delegation to the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games consisted of eight people, including four competitors?	513
... that Australia won the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup Final by 98 runs from India, clinching their fifth World Cup title?	508
... that Hindustan Zindabad, a nationalistic slogan, translates to "Long Live India"?	1206
... that three members of Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena assaulted Prashant Bhushan due to his controversial statement on the Kashmir issue?	1058
... that Kuldeep Joshi is a blind student who continuously played the tabla for twelve hours?	1192
... that Rambhadracharya has received awards from several personalities, including A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Somnath Chatterjee and Indira Gandhi?	216
... that cricketer Brad Hodge has the highest batting average and the best bowling average among Kochi Tuskers Kerala players?	473
... that as of the 2010 season, an Indian Premier League umpire receives ₹6 crore (US$750,000) as the salary for serving in one season?	1397
... that India ranked first in the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games medal table?	563
... that of the 54 cricketers who have appeared in Twenty20 cricket for the Delhi Daredevils, Virender Sehwag (pictured) has played the most matches?	455
... that a television station's sting operation led to the banning of five Indian Premier League cricketers?	1394
... that Sanjay Hazare is the first international cricket umpire from Vadodara, and second from Gujarat?	301
... that Shane Warne served both as a captain and a coach for Rajasthan Royals, and led his cricket team to win the 2008 Indian Premier League Final?	305
... that Shane Warne (pictured) has taken more wickets than any other Rajasthan Royals cricketer?	2271
... that the cricket team Chennai Super Kings of the Indian Premier League has received the Fly Kingfisher Fair Play Award three times out of five?	351
... that Katy Perry made her maiden performance in India at the 2012 Indian Premier League opening ceremony?	1151
... that Anil Kumble took the most economical five-wicket haul of the Indian Premier League in the 2009 season, and won the "Best breakthrough performance" award for it?	798
... that Rewa Prasad Dwivedi said that Rambhadracharya (pictured) is an encyclopedia of learning whose literature is like numerous Narmada rivers flowing out simultaneously?	579
... that cricketer Kevin Pietersen (pictured) joined the Delhi Daredevils in 2012?	849
... that out of thirty-one international cricket centuries scored by Aravinda de Silva, eleven were made against Pakistan?	467
... that India got their first Test cricket win against England in 1952 at the Madras Cricket Club Ground?	315
... that the only sides that have beaten England in women's Test cricket are Australia and India?	242
... that identified as "the outstanding Australian batsman of his generation", Greg Chappell scored 27 centuries in Test and One Day International cricket matches?	221
... that Javed Akhtar won the Filmfare Award and the Screen Award for writing the lyrics of the song Sandese Aate Hai, whereas its singer Sonu Nigam won the Zee Cine Award?	332
... that cricketer Tejashwi Yadav is one of the nine children of former chief ministers of Bihar Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi?	471
... that Narendra Modi is the longest-serving chief minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party?	479
... that Mahendra Singh Dhoni has played the most number of matches as a captain in the Indian Premier League?	449