User talk:Dwaipayanc

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You do not own Wikipedia and what I do, whether correct or not is not of your concern. So please refrain from teling me what do do and what not to. I feel you should rather edit you own pages and stop prying in others. --Devanshi 11:36, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi - no, I didn't know about this bounty but obviously they must become FAs. Let's see what we can do. Rama's Arrow 16:39, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, are you from IIT Kharagpur? abhinav 20:09, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Dwaipayanc! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page. Xyrael ^T 08:53, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

First, locate the folder where you installed VandalProof 1.2.0; if you used the zip then this is probably C:\Program Files\VandalProof, which you can open by typing that into Start > Run. In there, delete the VandalProof executable, which is the one with the big eye as an icon. Then find where you downloaded the new 1.2.1 executable (better to grab this and not the new zip), and copy that into the folder. Rename it to the same name as the old one, and all your shortcuts should work. If you have any more problems, or this doesn't work, please don't hesitate to contact me. Thanks. --Xyrael ^T 09:42, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, I'm quite surprised that it did! ^_~ --Xyrael ^T 09:47, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I never thought I would get a "Your test has been reverted" message. After being on Wikipedia for years and an administrator for over a year I find it immensely amusing. :) And oh, the edit in question was my rollback of vandalism on National Football Museum which you reverted and I had to roll you back a second time. :) Inter\^Echo 10:02, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh don't worry about it. I found it hilarious. And overlaps happen. :) Inter\^Echo 10:10, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Keep up the good work man. Inter\^Echo 10:16, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mr.Dwaipayanc -- I create this picture(R.K.Merton)10:13, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Hi Mr.Dwaipayanc -- I think that this picture is realistic, not a vandalism.After starting an argument, I want you to carry out, supposing you have claimed.

Yes, I knew it was going to happen, since someone else contacted me about it. But at this point, I've recused myself from it, since it's all fate anyway. BTW, I hope Darjeeling is getting close to FAC. Thanks. Saravask 16:22, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was just feeling low with my recent lack of activity and the impending exams, and thought I'd get some feedback on what the community thinks of me. Could you please review me too?--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91(review me) 17:32, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Reply to your comments at Wikipedia:Editor review/Shreshth91.--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91^{(review me!)} 18:34, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It can be merged with/renamed as Civic services. =Nichalp «Talk»= 06:53, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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--Bhadani 07:28, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, thanks for those tips. I'm working on 'em. And yeah, I went through some of Nichalp's previous reviews. I was thinking of calling him after I get all these things cleared up. Thanks again, and I'm not cross with you — not yet anyway, and I'd like you to try even harder to make me. -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK} 09:55, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mr.Dwaipanc
My name is KIYONNE.キヨンネ

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This should take care of it — sorry for any inconvenience! Saravask 17:25, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Dwaipayan, I added CLR tags to the article to keep the images from overlapping onto the tables. Could you please check again and comment on the FLC? Thanks, Ganeshk (talk) 05:27, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

On your second point, I need advise on what do when direct reference is missing. I don't want to see the article not featured just for that issue. - Ganeshk (talk) 05:29, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your edit. More, after the 8th ? All the best.--BobClive 10:08, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In reply to your comment on my talk page, you're welcome. In fact, the anon just made those same changes again which I had to revert. The changes he makes, while they may be correct and properly referenced, deal mainly with the sufferings of Dalits which have very little relevance to the reservation issue. As long as its mentioned that Dalits had been deprived rights to education, that should be enough Historical Background. Anyway, thank you as well for your work on that article. Now about the additions you just made - "Political parties know reservations are no way to improve the lot of the poor and the backward. They support them because of self-interest of the “creamy layer”, who use the reservations to further their own family interests, and as a political flag of ‘achievement’ during election campaigns." Don't you think thats POV? The page you used as reference seems more of an Editorial than a news item. Regards, Bluerain 10:34, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I can't agree with you on that. It may be a reliable newspaper and the author may be well-known, but including comments given in Editorials or Op-Ed pages is not the same as a news item. Also, you haven't explicitly stated that its just one person's opinion on the issue, making it look like its a fact. We musn't forget that the media has been accused of being biased on this issue, and that statement only makes it seem more obvious. Besides, the line before it already mentions that the students think its 'vote-bank politics', so your addition is really unnecessary. Regards, Bluerain 16:05, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say a student leader's claim (or anyone associated with the protests) would make a better reference than an editor's. After all, the section is about the demands of the students, isn't it? I haven't really thought of making a User Page; might give it a try sometime. Anyway, for beginners, how do you link to your talk page next to your ID, the way yours is, not the way mine is at the end of this post? Bluerain 17:02, 5 June 2006 (UTC) (Talk)[reply]

Thanks a ton, Dwaipayanc for your review of Ladakh. I've made some changes, planning to make some more when I get time, and for some other comments, I've posted some responses. Please check them out. Regards, deeptrivia (talk) 13:15, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Someone shifted the article from "Malwa" to "Malwa (Madhya Pradesh)" without taking care of all those links. (See Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Malwa) In fact, I don't know how to fix it. The tourism section is not supposed to function as a mini tourist-guide, but to discuss the phenomenon of tourism, how and why it has become so important to the region, etc. The relevance of such a section, of course, varies widely from region to region. Although, if strictly required we can merge tourism in various sections, I think having a separate section adds value to this article. This discussion brings us to the interesting question of how much uniformity across articles is practical, and how much diversity is tolerable. We can make all such article follow exactly the same pattern, but it can be discussed whether that will lead to the best treatment of material in individual articles. One thing is clear: not all regions are same, so for example, we can't help but say a lot more about geography in the Ladakh article than in Delhi article. Anyway, let's do what everyone thinks is most appropriate. deeptrivia (talk) 14:15, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Glad that the link problem's solved. Regarding the citation needed issue, let me try something. -- Sundar ^{\talk \contribs} 14:48, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Cygnus_hansa 02:05, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Dwaipayan, here's something fun from my call last night!
File:Coin in esophagus 2.jpg
It's out now! See Endoscopic foreign body retrieval for the details. Cheers and hope studying is well -- Samir धर्म 09:10, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are welocme to register and even make sporadic (or more ) contributions. Please also continue at Bangla wiki. Indian lang wikis are in no stand before European lang wikis. Unfortunately, a couple of users have consiederd these well-intentional messages I have sent as Spamming, and I am very offended about it. Cygnus_hansa 17:34, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I am sorry to say that my trip to Darjeeling has to be cancelled on account of my research internship. So couldn't get you the info. But whenever I go, I will get u stuff to keep you busy. --soum^সৌমোyasch 17:45, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, just wanted to inform you that I have started responding to msgs posted on my talk page only on my talk page. I am not ignoring your msgs - in case you did not see any response. Just check my talk page for the response :) --Blacksun 05:02, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thnx for your contribution on Khatri page.You have moved the article in right direction.Holywarrior 07:20, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, just a word to tell you that while completing the notes, I find it difficult to delete the old notes (2nd series, at present). Will you have a look at it after the 8th ? Also I have added a few new articles. All the best.--BobClive 07:48, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Dwaipayan,

Here is the exact shloka from Manusmriti for your reference. adhyaaya 10, verse 16

आयोगवश्च क्षत्ता च चण्डालश्चाधमो नृणाम.
प्रातिलोम्येन जायन्ते शूद्रादपसदास्त्रयः ||

in itrans it is:

aayogavashcha kshattaa cha chaNDaalashchaadhamo nR^iNaam.h |
praatilomyena jaayante shuudraadapasadaastrayaH ||

Note that the word is "क्षत्ता" and not "Khatri".

The rules of transformation from Sanskrit to Prakrit will not result in derivation of Khatri from Kshatta.--Vikramsingh 06:22, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for supporting my Request for Adminship! I appreciate it and will do my best to maintain the faith you have shown in me! – Ben W Bell talk 07:15, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have attached George Buhlar's Translation of Manushmriti as citation on Khatri page.Holywarrior 08:07, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

how do i move my article — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devanshi.shah (talk • contribs)

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The new tags look good! Thanks for updating them. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 18:11, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This article is required in Wikipedia. There's only an article Governors of West Bengal (list of two Governors). Good luck for the exams. --Victor.P.Das 21:00, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Ok, I'll give it a try, but I actually want an article on the Governor of West Bengal (his offcial role, etc). --Victor.P.Das 05:47, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. --Victor.P.Das 07:36, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I am in a process of linking other articles like Raj Bhavan (West Bengal), etc to it. --Victor.P.Das 08:08, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Dwaipayanc,

Thanks for the congrats. :) Cheers. —Khoikhoi 23:17, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dwaipayan! Yes, it's been quite interesting and funny at times :) Studying going OK? Nice to see that Idleguy's back at full strength. Take care -- Samir धर्म 04:41, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I note that you *definitely* pass the Diablo test! When is your Rfa going to be? -- Samir धर्म 04:42, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's five languages if you count Punjabi and Urdu which I can get through verbally but cannot read. Six if you count a few words of Guj. BTW, this is how we speak in hospitals in Toronto. -- Samir धर्म 04:47, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good luck with the exam!! I fly to the north of Canada to provide some emergency medical services this weekend so it will be busy. Wikipedia is great for stress relief though! My big exam is my final Royal College exam in September... (and thanks for all of your support and kind words BTW) -- Samir धर्म 04:58, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Birbal would be a great one to build up. So would Sultana Razia. I fly to northern Canada whenever they call for an emergency. I feel bad if I have a weekend off and there's no internist in an area with little service. A lot of it is Third World like, unfortunately. (And the kind words have been plentiful!) -- Samir धर्म 05:09, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Do not mess in mine I will not mess in your articles — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devanshi.shah (talk • contribs)

Hello, Dwaipayanc, and thank you for voting on my recent RfA! With a final vote of 84/1/4, I have now been entrusted with the mop, bucket and keys. I will be slowly acclimating myself to my new tools over the next months, but welcome any and all feedback and suggestions on how I might be able to use them to help the project. Thanks again! Kukini 05:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I am from there. Studied upto Classs 12 there. I am going there after 2 years on July 9, 2006, stay there till July 19, 2006. So I'll watch the FIFA World Cup 2006 finals there. And about articles on Tripura/Agartala, its very difficult to verify them without sources. I've added an infobox to Tripura Engineering College, but got no website for Tripura University. --Victor.P.Das 18:43, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey. Thanks for adding the cats. Knew I was forgetting something. Hope you liked the article. - Aksi_great (talk) 18:59, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dwaipayanc. Regarding licensing of images in the Ladakh article, how do I know which images are "Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0". All I can see on Flickr is a cc mark, so I don't know how to distinguish cc-by-sa 2.5 from other cc images. We have plenty of Ladakh images, they can be easily replaced. deeptrivia (talk) 16:18, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I figured it out. Thanks! deeptrivia (talk) 16:20, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dwaipayanc! Here are a few photos from Darjeeling with the right license: [8]. deeptrivia (talk) 03:33, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Na=98! Confirmed x 3 (101, 98, 100), will take up most of my night (3 AM here). Keep up the answers on PINQ! Gives me a good chuckle!! Take care -- Samir धर्म 07:11, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide and lots of water, I think -- Samir धर्म 07:33, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

Thank you for supporting the recent FAC of United States, but unfortunately it failed to pass. However, I hope you will vote again in the future. In the mean time, please accept this Mooncake as a token of my gratitude.--Ryz05 _t 15:45, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

hey thanks for replying. I know a guy with the same name here in kgp so i thought you were him. abhinav 17:49, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You voted for Islam in India, this week's Indian Colloboration of the Week. Please come and help it become a featured-standard article. - Ganeshk (talk) 23:44, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I went through the article, and couldn't think of much to comment about. Some sections could probably be expanded a bit, but I'll have to think a lot more to give more useful suggestions, which I'll do asap. Thanks, deeptrivia (talk) 23:30, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'll head over to Darjelling today itself. Now that I'm armed with all the tips that you gave me, let me see what can be done. I've currently put Kochi on a diet. Needs to trim it up a bit, per Nichalp. ;-) -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK}05:40, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, and because of that I was contemplating if it was better to go for a good article nomination before FAC. And as tintin points out, we do have a few good copyeditors.

I soo agree. :)) ;-) -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK}06:45, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Dwaipayanc, de-personalisation was really effective, and the history section at Ladakh is much more trimmed now (probably not enough though.) Do you have any suggestions about how to trim the geography section? deeptrivia (talk) 04:38, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I made a map of the region, which was essential because there are so many geographical entities in the region. I'll do a major copyedit soon. deeptrivia (talk) 14:03, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Dwaipayan, I can't thank you enough for your support during my recent request for adminship, and thanks for your notes of congratulation. When is your Rfa coming, my friend? Look forward to many more collaborations. Take care -- Samir धर्म 04:56, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a new initiative for our project. You are recieving this as you have at some point signed up as a "member" of the project. Have a look at the newsletter via the link and see what you think. The June 2006 issue of the Novels WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 08:51, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dwaipayanc, Sorry for being so late in thanking you for your support on my RFA. Please let me know if you need help with anything. - Ganeshk (talk) 05:43, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Do u want to do the peer review sometime soon?--ppm 19:13, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'd rather wait, cause I'll need you to bring in enough reviewers. July is fine--ppm 18:05, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You voted for Independence Day (India), this week's Indian Colloboration of the Week. Please come and help it become a featured-standard article. - Ganeshk (talk) 06:27, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As you may have gathered, discussions have been raging for about a week on the Esperanza talk page as to the future direction of Esperanza. Some of these are still ongoing and warrant more input (such as the idea to scrap the members list altogether). However, some decisions have been made and the charter has hence been amended. See what happened. Basically, the whole leadership has had a reshuffle, so please review the new, improved charter.

As a result, we are electing 4 people this month. They will replace JoanneB and Pschemp and form a new tranche A, serving until December. Elections will begin on 2006-07-02 and last until 2006-07-09. If you wish to run for a Council position, add your name to the list before 2006-07-02. For more details, see Wikipedia:Esperanza/June 2006 elections.

Thanks and kind, Esperanzial regards, —Celestianpower ^háblame 16:00, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kolkata will be on mainpage. Congratulations! Rama's Arrow 05:34, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Woo-hoo!!! Well done Dwaipayan, great to see Kolkata on the Main page! Hope studies are well -- Samir धर्म 13:34, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dwaipayan,

I just wanted to thank you for your wonderful comments on my editor review. I feel you're right about the exam blues part, and I have come to realize that editing Wikipedia during breaks between editing is the best policy. Cheers and thanks again!--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91^{(review me!)} 20:14, 1 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, where have you been? (or is it that I don't watch the pages you edit these days?). Anyway, how was your exam? --Ragib 00:07, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Seems like you have gone on an extended wiki-break. The Kochi article is awaiting your final reviews before going to FAC. -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK}10:49, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey! I see you are back and wikiing. Though I'm a couple of 1000 kilometers away from Kolkata, I see you still heard my call. ;) -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK}

Here is the new edition of our monthly newsletter. The July 2006 issue of the Novels WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 13:41, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thsnks for ur message. However, I find that the topic I created "Kaliprasanna Singha" is not pointing out to Wikipedia on google search. Could u help on this?

Biswa roop 14:22, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I have begun a peer review for Myanmar. Please express your opinions at Wikipedia:Peer review/Myanmar. Thank you. Hintha 21:41, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You voted for AIDS in India, this week's Indian Colloboration of the Week. Please come and help it become a featured-standard article. - Ganeshk (talk) 00:49, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi - do check out Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's FAC. This Fire Burns.....Always 19:40, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Are you back? Whenever you are, let me know, and we can start a peer review.--ppm 03:43, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dwaipaywan, if you are coming back on the 15th, please check out bn wiki too. In your absense, we've gone past 3000 articles ... --Ragib 07:09, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

hi.. got ur message.. sorry but i am on vacations.. so dont have really lot of time to visit wikipedia.. takecare iquadri 22:23, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I got Nichalp and Sundar to copyedit the Kochi article. So its in quite good shape now. The lead section needs a rewrite. I plan to work on it this week, and hopefully get it into FAC by the latter part of the week.
How did your vaccation go? Btw, my review of Darjeeling was more of a joke, actually – I just shot back all the suggestions you threw at me, lol. -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK}15:37, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was reading the lead section of the Kolkata article. What amazed me was that I could easily replace Kolkata there with Kochi, and it would fit absolutely perfectly. Aint it amazing how two states (West Bengal and Kerala) so far apart can share so many striking similarities? ;-) -- thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK}09:01, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The pic situation for Ray is pretty bad. I'm not sure to solve this situation.--ppm 04:21, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you have an idea abt the template, pls feel free to implement it.--ppm 22:53, 19 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe ony a few films should be in the template, with a link to "Filmography of Satyajit Ray". I am damned if I know which of these marvelous films to select, and which to leave out, so I'll let you make the hard decision :)--ppm 18:24, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Go ahead and put in the template, let's see what happens. thanks--ppm 17:38, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The template looks all fine to me. Btw, I'll be working on the "middle period" for a while, so if you have any ideas abt other parts, just go ahead. thanks.--ppm 19:34, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yeah there is a bunch of irrelevant stuff there. I was just trying to fix the outline. Move stuff as u feel fit.--ppm 20:02, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

Can you please revert all linkspams added by User:203.199.60.3 (see his contribs). I am unable to do it as the net is painfully slow (and practically down) and every page takes nearly 3~4 minutes to load. Also, please leave him a message asking him to stop. Thanks, — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 11:45, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the help. The internet during daytime is painfully slow nowadays. — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 16:11, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Great to have you back. I'm fine too. I was retracting my name from any/all groups I've joined here, coz I wasn't really active there nor liked the way they worked. Not just history, but politics, India, Esperanza, Concordia, all that stuff. If I haven't, and the group doesn't interact so regularly as a group, I don't quite see the point of it. This Fire Burns Always 18:33, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I am asking your opinion on this festering dispute that has developed between myself and Satbir Singh since the past few days.

The facts of the matter are like this:

I created a template called Castes and Tribes of the Punjab with a view to studying the caste and tribal groups that exist in what was the ancient Punjab region (Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab (India), Haryana and Himachal Pradesh). My intention, unlike any Ibbetsons, Todds or Cunninghams was to study these groups from a purely anthropological perspective sans any controversy so that people visiting this portal would get to know about the huge mosaic that my province (I am a Punjabi) is.

I started with a few groups. But soon enough the groups began to increase. For the sake of brevity, I grouped them under Categories. As the template evolved, I learnt not to name any category speculatively.

The final categories were:

Brahmin groups. Dalit groups. Jat clans. Khatris and other groups. Rajput clans. Shaikhs and other groups. Tarkhans and other groups. Others (groups to which i could not attribute any specific status). In the last (Others), I also included groups such as Kamboj, Khasa, Ahir and Gujjar. However, Satbir Singh separated them and bunched them under a new category called "Surviving Ancient Kshatriya Tribes".

Since that day, a revert war has been on between the two of us. According to Satbir, these groups such as the Ahirs (the ancient Abhiras), the Gujjars (Gurjaras), the Khas (the Khasas), the Kamboj (Kambojas) and Yadav (Yadavas) are ancient Kshatriya tribes mentioned in a number of ancient Sanskrit texts.

My own personal opinion is that all this is true. However, some points must be noted:

The Varna System is a topic subject to a lot of controversy and dispute. I have been noticing this in recent weeks. Pages such as Khatri, Rajput, Kayastha and Bhumihar have been vandalised because many people don't agree with the Varna status of these groups. If the Ahirs, the Gujjars, the Khasaa, the Kambojas and the Yadavas are Kshatriya groups, then so are the Rajputs, Jats, Khatris, Tarkhans et al. I did not create a category entitled "Kshatriya groups" in the first place because I knew I was treading on soft ground. All the above mentioned castes claim Kshatriya status. But we all know, how disputable these claims are. The rigmarole that is the Varna System is known to us all. For example, the Jats, who in the Vedic and Mythological periods were workers should be placed in the Shudra Category under the Varna System. But many Jats clans consider themselves the equal and perhaps the superior of Rajputs as adhrents of Kshatriya Dharma. My own caste, the Khatris and related groups such as Aroras claim Kshatriya status. But we have seen on the Khatri page as to what became of that claim. Ahirs, Gujjars and Yadavs are considered to be OBCs in most Indian states inspite of their being the descendants of ancient Abhiras, Gurjaras and Yadus. There is a controversy raging on the Yadav page presently if I am not wrong, on the status of the caste. Taking all these points into consideration and being aware of the fact that there are users (say Sanjay Mohan and Holywarrior, who have caused great disputes on various caste pages, I proposed categories such as "Kambojs and related groups" (Kamboj, Kamboja, Kamboh and Khasa) and "Gujjars and realted groups" (Ahirs, Gujjars, Dhangars and Bakarwals). But Satbir Singh and another user named Sze cavalry01 objected to it. They returned to "Ancient Kshatriya Tribes". I did a little compromise by making it "Ancient Warrior Tribes", which I later realised would also be POV. Therefore, I changed it to just "Ancient Tribes" - A completely unspeculative term.

However, Satbir Singh does not agree. He calls it a "gross suppression of known historical facts", "a crime against history" and "a political agenda" and has termed me a "Vandal". I have put forward my points. But both of us are yet to agree.

I have fighting a revert war with him for almost a week now. Have a look at the template's history page and Satbir Singh's talk page to get a complete idea of the whole fracas.

This fight has become downright silly. I surely don't expect myself to spend my time, money and energy on such a silly matter. And I am sure neither does the other party.

As of now, Administrator Shresth has protected the page on my request. He has also asked that the dispute be discussed on the talk page of the template and a consensus be reached. Yourself and anybody else you know who has an interest in the Punjab, please come and express your opinion on the talk page. Even if the Punjab is not an area of interest for you, This is still an NPOV dispute. So please express your thoughts. Regards. Rajatjghai 21:07, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]