User talk:Tvsinha

Welcome!

Welcome to Wikipedia, Tvsinha! My name is Ryan, aka Acetic Acid. I noticed that you were new and haven't received any messages yet. I just wanted to see how you were doing. Wikipedia can be a little intimidating at first, since it uses different formatting than other sites that use HTML and CSS. In the long run, though, you'll find that the WikiSyntax is a lot easier and faster than those other ways. Here are a few links to get you started:

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I hope you enjoy contributing to Wikipedia. We can use all the help we can get! Have a nice day. Sincerely, Ryan. 09:48, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

• You're welcome. Thanks for the message. It's good to see that you have already edited your user page and sent me a message. I guess I can infer that you've managed to find your way around. :) Keep up the good work. Ryan 10:16, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

Patna

It looks really good. I see you added a lot of information. I have just a few suggestions. First, you should add a few pictures of the city. I'm not an expert on uploading images, so you might need to ask someone else about that.

Second, the body of the article lacks a lot of internal links. Anyway can add those, even if they aren't familar with the subject.

Third, there aren't any sources cited through the article. In addition to the external links at the bottom, it is a good idea to place links right next to the information.

Hope this helped. Ryan 05:02, August 2, 2005 (UTC)

Its informative but still can do with more information. Some sections are very small while the history section is too large. Move the history info to History of Patna and summarise the same on this page. An infobox is needed. I wonder if you know about the Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities. I'm sure that will help you get it up to Featured status. You also have to add references to your work. Where did you get the info? Add those websites/nespapers/books. See Wikipedia:Cite your sources. Lastly some images are needed. I took out a photo of the station last year, I'll try and upload it soon. I hope you have plans to try and feature the article, I'll guide you along the way if needed. =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:52, August 2, 2005 (UTC)

Dear Sinhajee, firstly, I welcome you to the wiki-community. I am sure you shall enjoy the experience. As regards Patna, I will once read the fresh edits carefully, and then surely try to give my suggestions. In the meantime, please try to edit on the lines suggested by User:Nichalp. Happy aboard the wikipedia. Cheers!--Bhadani 18:48, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

Dear Mr. Sinha, I have gone through the article carefully and suggest re-wording of some portions to avoid copyright issues as indicated on the article's talk page. If necessary, I will surely do that. Your edits are really fine. I am sure, with a little more, you may make this article as a Featured Article. As suggested by Nichalp, I am commencing another page as History of Patna. Happy editing. Cheers!--Bhadani 15:52, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

Sorry. I have not been surfing for sometime. Incidentally, this text has been taken from The Hindu, not the website you have mentioned, which itself appears to have taken it from the said Hindu article. I did a quick reword of the same. I will try to locate the name of the author, a muslim gentleman, and the date of its publication, most probably early 2001 - someone had forwarded the article to me as a document. --TV 11:12, August 16, 2005 (UTC)

India related links

Hi. I thought you might be interested in these links.

--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91($ |-| r 3 $ |-| t |-|) 16:02, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

Agam Kuan

Hello Mr Sinha, nice edits. Please continue the good work. I have also a suggestion: as and when you edit any page related to Bihar, please put a category at the last like Category:Bihar within [[ ]]. And, thanks for putting an image in the article Golghar. All the best and happy editing.--Bhadani 13:45, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

Rajgir

Your edits look okay to me. I don't have any particular knowledge of the subject area, just edited some of the things I do know. Your additions need some cleanup, but getting the information in there is important as well. As you get more used to Wikipedia editing, some of those things will get easier. Somebody will probably tweak your wording (hoary isn't quite right, has more of a negative connotation), but that's no big problem. I've also cleaned up by using digits for 46 and removing the ampersand. I wish there were a better link for various "baths" than the bathing article. Gene Nygaard 17:56, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

You need to explain the term "the-then" or make it "the then-_____" in "Jarasandh, the-then of Rajgir". Gene Nygaard 18:01, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

Divisions of Bihar

hi, nice that you created the above page - actually, I was searching for these information for quite some time. Thanks. I shall be doing very minor changes to these pages. --Bhadani 14:03, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

I received your message, good that you also have roots in Bihar / Jharkhand, my home states. We shall surely cover all aspects of both the states in wikipedia. Actually, we require more of original photographs. By the way, User:Nichalp is in the race for being elevated to a higher position in wikipedia so that he may serve the wiki-community better. In case, you want to participate, please go to his page and follow the link: Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship/Nichalp. Thanks. --Bhadani 16:32, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

Hello dear TVS, I saw your recent message about Cuisine of Bihar and about editing the wikipedia. I will suggest while editing you should be bold - only information you are giving should be correct and relevant. So please do not worry about this factor - everyone was new "once upon a time". As regards, comments by others, it is a community - so that is OK, several type of comments shall always be there. Wish you all the best and happy editings.--Bhadani 13:56, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the thanks, on my copyedit. The Bihar page is very interesting -- makes me want to get on a plane -- I can practically smell & taste the "local sweets".

--Kessler 00:49, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

Hello

• Where are you? Please send some messages sometimes. You may also e-mail me, as and when you find time. We should do something together about several topics related to Bihar and Jharkhand. Thanks. --Bhadani 15:37, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
• Your congrats are not belated – I accept your congratulation with a sense of happiness. Let us continue to build the wiki project as the best encyclopedia of the world. Thanks. --Bhadani 07:15, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

more indic scripting ...

needed at Harivanshrai Bachchan. in particular, titles of works and quote. do you feel like it? thanks, Doldrums 10:36, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Wishes

I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. --Bhadani 15:31, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

Where are you? Holi greetings. --Bhadani 15:06, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Assistance Requested

Dear Tvsinha,

I am requesting your assistance as a eurocentric user is taking an obsolete colonial view of indian history and biasing indian articles. The worst example is on the indo greek page where that user knitted together 3 maps (2 of which are inaccurate and mischaracterized) and stated that it was representative of the Indo Greeks[[1]]. He is commandeering indian history and aggrandizing greek influence.

• He created a map showing all of northern India (upto maharashtra and as far as bengal) under the Indo greeks.
• He has wrongly credited foreign influences ranging from astronomy (he originally wrote that the greeks gave india astronomy) to mahayana buddhism
• He wrote that the greeks helped chandragupta conquer the nandas (contradicted by eminent scholars)
• He has routinely committed original research by interpreting primary sources as he sees fit (i.e. kushan empire map)[[2]]
• He attacks users who try to reason with him and violates agreements

I do not want a biased indian nationalist version of history. I want a fair treatment of it that is representative of mainstream views--something which is difficult considering the colonial views that have impacted it (AIT, etc). As such, I have appealed to wikipedia administration. Please consider adding to the indo greek talk page as a show of support. Users vastu, pavanapuram,windy city dude, and mahitgar have already called that contributor's practices into question. Your assistance and voice would be welcome. Thank you for your time.

Regards,

Devanampriya 20:21, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Invite to WikiConference India 2011

Hi Tvsinha, The First WikiConference India is being organized in Mumbai and will take place on 18-20 November 2011. You can see our Official website, the Facebook event and our Scholarship form. But the activities start now with the 100 day long WikiOutreach. As you are part of WikiProject India community we invite you to be there for conference and share your experience. Thank you for your contributions. We look forward to see you at Mumbai on 18-20 November 2011

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Hi,
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Women in Red World Contest

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