User:KNM/DYK

Articles User:KNM created/expanded-significantly that appeared on DYK  


 * ... that Shabdamanidarpana, a comprehensive and authoritative work on the Kannada grammar, was written in the 13th century by the Indian linguist and poet Kesiraja?


 * ...that the inscription eulogising Kappe Arabhatta, a 7th century Chalukya warrior, records the earliest example of Kannada poetry metre Tripadi?


 * ...that John William Hansen, a member of International Cricket Council's Code of Conduct Commission, is a New Zealand High Court justice?


 * ...that nearly 3 million rupees worth of property was stolen from the house of Kannada cinema actor Srinath on the day of his daughter's marriage in 2001?


 * ...that Tejashwini Sreeramesh, an Indian Member of Parliament from the Kanakapura constituency of Karnataka, was previously an anchor of a talk show on Udaya TV?


 * ...that Kannada cinema star Dr. Rajkumar was buried at Kanteerava Studios in Bangalore?


 * Congrats!!The above DYK is perhaps the best yet.Dineshkannambadi 01:31, 16 April 2007 (UTC)


 * ...that G. S. Shivarudrappa is only the third person to be named Rashtrakavi ("poet of the nation") by the Government of Karnataka?


 * ...that one of the earliest known references to Karnataka, the name of an Indian state, is found in the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata?


 * ...that the entire Kannada film industry lead by Dr.Rajkumar participated in the Gokak agitation to demand the first language status for Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka?


 * ...that J.C. Newman Cigar Company, founded in 1895, is America's oldest family-owned premium cigar maker?