Talk:Sheila Dikshit

Victory?
What about recent new of her winning the last assembly polls in 2004, Her issues with the internal party and curbing of powers. (lemme get the facts.. I might add it up :-) ) viyyer 05:01, 8 May 2005 (UTC)

life story
I think the page would look much better if we reversed the chronological order. Say we introduce her as CM; then we can go to early life and upbringing, education and so on right up to what she was doing before CM. ? Autumnleaf 22:53, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
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Stament removed after a year with no reference
In early 1970s, she was chairperson of the Young Women's Association and was instrumental in the setting up two hostels for working women in Delhi.

Please do not return this information without a citation.-- Birgitte SB  19:34, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

WP:INDIA Banner/Delhi Addition
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Honorific
Is the Smt. really necessary? Since we're already using Dr., isn't it redundant, or is it standard to use multiple honorifics in India? --Dante Alighieri | Talk 17:06, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

NPOV
Phrases like "complete failure" strike me as problematic. However, since I have zero information on the issues involved, I must leave it up to more informed Wikicitizens to figure out what to change. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 17:07, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Pronunciation
Is someone able to provide the correct pronunciation for her name and include it? I don't know the correct IPA spelling, but I understand the h is silent or at least it doesn't make the "sh" sound. If pronounced how it looks... it's just bad. -Eaglescout1984 17:33, 8 October 2010 (GMT) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eaglescout1984 (talk • contribs)
 * Why is it bad? Only from your point of view. For all you know your name could sound like all kinds of things in different languages. 82.32.184.4 (talk) 02:45, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
 * English is a de facto universal language, not to mention the secondary official language of India. To imply otherwise with rhetoric like "only from your point of view" is silly.137.165.171.208 (talk) 04:41, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Some comment should be made about how she had a huge cry because somebody mispronounced her name? Doesn't she have anything better to do? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.195.118.43 (talk) 00:24, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure enough I see from your IP address that you're in New Zealand (hello to everyone at the Victoria University of Wellington). The actual story is that somebody had a big laugh at her name, with a racist tinge (saying it was "appropriate because she's Indian"), and this person has a record of making racially charged remarks about people. No doubt she has plenty better to do than deal with the kind of inane abuse her name gets her. 82.32.184.4 (talk) 02:45, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Mrs. Dikshit made a statement that she was not upset about this, but the issue became a minor national political issue in India because of perceived prejudice. Her name (शीला दीक्षित) is not pronounceable by people who only speak English, but for those who want to try, the "sh" sound is actually a retroflex "s."  "Dikshit" is how it is transliterated but most English speakers would better pronounce it "Deexit."  Blue Rasberry  15:00, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

I've had a go using IPA, and come up with (try pasting each word at the IPA Reader website). As for an easy approximation: Sheila is almost correct, but with a thinner sh; Dikshit can be deciphered by breaking it into two parts: Deek (rhymes with peek); and shith (like Sith, but with a sh). Thus, we get Deek-shith. Hope all that makes sense! Alexanderino (talk) 12:28, 22 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Audio file of name pronunciation created, uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, and added to the wiki page. Alexanderino (talk) 07:36, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Spelling
Just wanted to let you guys know that her name is "Dixit" not "Dikshit" please correct the spelling thanks! 222.152.107.68 (talk) 10:38, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Her name is pronounced "Dixit" but spelt "Dikshit". Thanks, Stickee (talk)  12:07, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

TO Clear things up: IT IS PRONOUNCED "DIXIT" not "DICKSHIT" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.29.115.113 (talk) 20:57, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

It IS pronounced Dik-Shit, there is a video clip of her saying her own name and its is Dik-Shit, So its pronounced, and spelt, Dikshit. Funnyfela (talk) 07:26, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Such an unfortunate name with respect to Anglophones. 64.255.164.53 (talk) 05:05, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Both spellings are used. So both should be mentioned in the article. --91.55.141.80 (talk) 05:48, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

Dixit spelling is only used because we live in a too PC world that can accept the spelling and pronunciation is also funny in the english language. It is Dikshit, and pronounced as it looks, dik-sh-it Funnyfela (talk) 10:24, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

I think you just intentionally repeated that for fun. LOL. --223.133.121.173 (talk) 15:31, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Figures quoted in India articles
I am not against using India numbering systems, but since this is in English shouldn't crore/lakh figures be at least translated into English numbers for the vast readership outside of India? I know what it means, but other articles use the English system of thousands and millions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.73.22.113 (talk) 05:08, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

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Information needed (1958 to 1984)
This wiki is conspicuously deficient in Shiela Dixit's life (professional) from 1958 to 1978. The wiki starts rather abruptly in 1978 when she was more than 40 years old.

Can someone please add information on her life prior to that to make this wiki better? Naturally, supported by reliable citations. Thanks Notthebestusername (talk) 04:48, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

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 * The Chief Minister of Delhi Smt. Sheila Dikshit handing over the Olympic Torch to the President.jpg