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== WikiProject India Newsletter Volume V, Issue no. 1 - (June 2010)==

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WP:IND Newsletter is back! It's been nearly a year since the last edition, but we hope to bring out issues on a more regular basis now. The India Wikiproject was set up to increasing coverage of India-related topics on Wikipedia, and over the past few months the focus has been on improving [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/Assessment|article quality]]. A number of the project's [[WP:FA|featured articles]] underwent [[WP:FAR|featured article reviews]] over the past year. Of these, [[Darjeeling]] and [[Flag of India]] survived the review process, while the rest were demoted. During the same period, [[Gangtok]], [[Harbhajan Singh]], Darjeeling and [[Mysore]] were featured on the main page respectively on August 20, September 17, November 6 and December 29, 2009. Meanwhile, articles on topics as diverse as [[Political history of Mysore and Coorg (1565–1760)]], [[Marwari horse]] and [[Iravan]] were promoted as featured articles, and respectively appeared on the main page on March 25, May 17 and May 28, 2010. Consequently, the number of FA-class articles under the project's scope dropped from 67 in August 2009 to 63 in June 2010. The number of [[WP:GA|good articles]], however, saw a more than 40% increase, from 91 to 130 during the same period, while the number of [[WP:FL|featured lists]] saw a 33% increase from 12 to 16.

Due to the recent policy changes regarding unreferenced [[CAT:BLP|Biographies of Living People]] (BLPs), an effort was started in January 2010 to source all unreferenced BLPs coming under Wikiproject India. 1200 such articles were identified initially and more were added to the list later. Due to the sourcing effort, the number of Indian unreferenced BLPs is down to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/DashBot Unreferenced BLPs|565]] currently. During February-April 2010, There was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3ANoticeboard_for_India-related_topics&action=historysubmit&diff=361437108&oldid=361415052 large scale disruption] of [[Kerala]] related articles by a [[Thrissur]] based IP vandal. Editing from a dynamic IP [[BSNL]] connection, the vandal changed dates of birth, death and ages of a number of [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil]] film actors. Later he added a few international biographies to his list. He also marked some living people like [[Arvind Swamy]] as dead. A month long range block was imposed on his IP range two times and each time he came back to vandalise dates once the block expired. Currently the range has been blocked for three months till September 11, 2010.
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*Three members of the project, [[User:Abecedare|Abecedare]], [[User:Tinucherian|Tinu Cherian]] and [[User:SpacemanSpiff|SpacemanSpiff]] received their [[Wikipedia:Administrators|sysop mops]] in October-December 2009. Congratulations!
*[[File:Sikh pilgrim at the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) in Amritsar, India.jpg|thumb|450px|left|This picture, shot in India, won the [[Commons:Picture of the Year]] contest 2009. Translations of the description in Indian languages are solicited.]]
*Wikipedians in Bangalore have been organising [[WP:MBL|periodic meetups]] over the past year, in collaboration with the [http://www.cis-india.org Centre for Internet and Society]. The '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore16|next meetup]]''' is scheduled for July 18, 2010. Indian and other Wikipedians from all Wikipedias in various languages are welcome to attend.
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*'''Please add [[Wikipedia talk:Noticeboard for India-related topics]] to your watchlist in order to stay updated with the latest discussions regarding various aspects of the project.'''

*A discussion is underway [[Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_(dates_and_numbers)#Indian_number_names|here]] to reach a consensus regarding the use of Indian number names (''lakh'', ''crore'' etc.) in Wikipedia articles. Please participate and add your comments.

*Join the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/DashBot Unreferenced BLPs|effort to source]] and save unreferenced Indian BLPs.

*Some unintended vandalism is going on at the Assamese Wikipedia by the [[:as:বিশেষ:অৱদানবোৰ/Anshuman.jrt|sole active editor]]. This is a request for Assamese-conversant Wikipedians to [[Wikipedia_talk:Noticeboard_for_India-related_topics/Archive_43#Large_scale_misspelling_in_Assamese_wikipedia|help resolve the issue]].

*A discussion is in progress [[Talk:List_of_art_music_traditions#Move_proposal|here]] in order to determine whether non-Western (including Indian) forms of classical music should be referred to by the nomenclature of ''art music'' instead of ''classical music''. Please participate and add your comments.

* Watchlist the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/India| Articles for Deletions page]] for India related discussions. Opinions from more Indian Wikipedians are required in many of the discussions.

*The [[World Classical Tamil Conference 2010]] is at present underway in [[Coimbatore]], and the Tamil Wikipedia is actively involved at the event. A detailed report will follow in the next issue.

*[[Wikimania#Wikimania_2010|Wikimania 2010]] is happening in Poland from July 7-11. Indian Wikipedians attending include [[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]], [[:ml:user:Shijualex|Shiju Alex]], [[:ta:user:Ravidreams|Ravidreams]] , [[:ml:User:Santhosh.thottingal|Santhosh Thottingal]], [[User:Tinucherian|Tinu Cherian]], WMF Board member [[Bishakha Datta]] and Advisory Board member Achal Prabala. We wish them all the best! More on their experiences in the next issue.

If you've just joined, add your name to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/Members|Members section of WikiProject India]]. You'll get a mention in the next issue of the Newsletter and get it delivered as desired. Also, please include your own promotions and awards in future issues. Don't be shy!

Lastly, this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Outreach/(July 2010) Newsletter|next issue]] (Issue 2 – (July 2010)). Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!
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'''[[Wikipedia:Requested articles|Requests]]:'''
[[Counterfeiting of currency notes in India]],
[[Swami Bhaskaranand Saraswati]],
[[Akhand Pratap Singh]],
[[ Ravindra Gujjula]]
[[Irrigation in India]],
[[Asura (band)]],
[[Asian Variety Show]],
[[Cultural liberalism in India]],
[[India Export Tax]],
[[India Import Tax]],
[[Grand Hyatt Hotel, Mumbai]],
''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Requested articles|More...]]''</li>
<li>'''[[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|NPOV]]:'''
[[Greater Nepal]]
[[Rajneesh]],
[[Ranjit Lal Jetley]]
[[K.B. Hedgewar|Hedgewar]],
[[Puttanna Kanagal]],
[[Bride burning]],
[[Sonia Gandhi]]
[[:Category:NPOV disputes|More...]]
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<li>'''[[Wikify#Wiki markup|Wikify]]:'''
[[List of railway stations in India|Railway stations]],
[[Mahavidwan R. Raghava Iyengar]],
[[Silk in the Indian subcontinent]],
[[IDBI Bank]]
''[[:Category:Articles that need to be wikified|More...]]''
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<li>'''[[Wikipedia:Cleanup|Cleanup]]:'''
[[:Category:Indian caste system|articles on castes]],
[[Rampur]],
[[Tav-Prasad Savaiye]],
[[Shipping Corporation of India]],
[[Velama]],
[[Bangaru Adigalar]],
[[Medical college (India)]],
''[[:Category:Cleanup by month|More...]]''
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<li>'''[[Wikipedia:Duplicate articles|Merge]]:'''
[[Raghava Rama]],[[Sammar Bahisht]],[[Sathya Sai Baba movement]],''[[:Category:Articles to be merged|More...]]''
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<li>'''Expand:'''
[[Prime Minister of India]],
[[Krishna district]],
[[List of railway stations in India]],
[[Swaraj]],
[[Ashoka Kumar Thakur vs. Union of India (Supreme Court Case)]],
[[Barak Missile Deal Scandal]],
[[14th Lok Sabha]],
[[Adithada]],
[[Ali Sardar Jafri]],
[[Bandhani work]],
[[Bhaiband]],
[[But Marma Atti]],
[[Chikan (embroidery)]],
[[China Town, Kolkata]],
Dr. [[Rahi Masoom Raza]],
[[Energy policy of India]],
[[Essar Shipping]],
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Fair use|Fair use]],
[[Hinduism in India]],
[[Imperial Bank of India|Imperial Bank]],
[[Inbuan Wrestling]],
[[Integral humanism]],
[[Iran-India relations]],
[[Islam in India]],
[[Arjuna award]],
[[Sunil Mittal]],
[[Save Indian Family]],
[[Anjana Sukhani]],
[[Rajendra K. Pachauri]]
''[[:Category:Articles to be expanded|More...]]''
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<li>'''[[Wikipedia:Find or fix a stub|Stubs]]:'''
[[Anand Math]],
[[Andhra Bank]],
[[A R Antule]],
[[Arjuna award]],
[[Army of India]],
[[Bapudeva Sastri]],
[[Bombay Dyeing]],
[[Indian Copyright Act]],
[[Marimallappa]],
[[Mumbai Skywalk]],
''[[:Category:India stubs|More...]]''
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<li>'''[[Wikipedia:Translation into English|Translate]]:'''
[[:te:|Telugu Wikipedia]] articles,
[[:mr:|Marathi Wikipedia]] articles,
[[:hi:|Hindi Wikipedia]] articles,
[[:sa:|Sanskrit Wikipedia]] articles,
[[:ta:|Tamil Wikipedia]] articles
[[:kn:|Kannada Wikipedia]] articles
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<li>'''[[Template:Resources for collaboration|Collaborate]]:'''
[[WP:INCOTM|Collaborations of the Month]],
[[Wikipedia:Notice board for India-related topics|Notice board]],
[[Wikipedia:Notice board for India-related topics/Category Adoptions|Category Adoptions]]
[[Wikipedia:Notice board for India-related topics/to do|To do]],
[[Wikipedia:Notice board for India-related topics/Version 1.0 assesment|Version 1.0 assesment]],
[[Portal:India|India Portal]],
[[Template:Life in India|Life in India]],
[[Template:India quick links|India quick links]]
[[:Category:Indian Wikipedians|Indian Wikipedians]],
[[Template:Active Wiki Fixup Projects|More...]]
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<li>'''[[Wikipedia:Requested pictures|Requested images]]:'''
[[Ilaiyaraaja]], [[M. S. Subbulakshmi]], [[R. K. Narayan]],
[[Wikipedia:Public domain image resources|Free image]] of [[Aarti Chhabria]]
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<li>'''Other requests:'''
**Add maps from [[commons:Category:WikiProject_India_Maps|WikiProject India Maps]] to articles of Indian regions found at [[List of regions in India]]
**Create links/categories to <nowiki>{{Elections in India}}</nowiki> template
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