User talk:Dineshkannambadi/Archive9

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Rastrakuta
I have added the web link for your convenience. Please check. Thanks. Praveen 16:57, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Dear Dinesh, I agree it is hard to see your work vandalized by other trolls. But I would suggest you that not to take this too seriously and get stressed in real life. I think we can remove the other citation (23) since this citation(24) is essentially the same. BTW: Awesome job... :) Praveen 17:09, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Rashtrakuta branches
You wrote: Malaiya, please dont add the Rashtrakuta branches to the main article "in a list". This will make the article FAIL featured article review. The idea is to create seperate articles for each branch/descendents. Please dont add the list. I have already mentined each branch in the last para of the History section. I will create subarticles for each branch in the near future.Thank you very much for your cooperation.Dineshkannambadi 00:49, 26 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I will agree only if you will create an article devoted to the branches of the Rashtrakutas, and place an appropriate link. Please don't delete the information. Why do you think it is not important? You had asked for citations, and I had put in citations. I apprecite your efforts, but please do acknowledge that one person's prespective is not the only important one.--Malaiya 00:55, 26 April 2007 (UTC)


 * You can create an article now on the Branches of the Rashtrakutas, and I will see. I don't want to forget about it, and I don't want to search for the information again.--Malaiya 01:14, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

My latest accusations have been deep-sixed
I can work on your pages again. Though please be forgiving of initial mistakes as I am seriously off balance from the recent bout of attack-induced stress. It will take me a while to get my groove back! Where would you like me to start? Sincerely, --Mattisse 17:44, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Karnataka topics
There is a discussion on Template_talk:Karnataka. Please provide your inputs. - KNM Talk 15:20, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Rastrkuta Empire map
Ive uploaded it as per your requirements (heopefully). Sorry for taking my time. If you need any other maps, just mail me a copy of the reference map --Plane Mad 07:19, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Tiger hunting
Any ideas of expanding my new article Tiger hunting? ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Expecting you" Contribs 17:55, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Rashtrakuta Dynasty --> FA
Dinesh, Rashtrakuta Dynasty has been promoted as a featured article. Yet another feather in your prestigious cap! Way to go!! Congratulations!!! - KNM Talk 05:54, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Hearty congratulations to the FA factory. Sarvagnya 06:43, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Great work, Dinesh. Hearty congrats -- Amarrg 13:25, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Congrats Dinesh. Excellent. Gnanapiti 06:52, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Great work Dineshk. Looking forward to more Indian history FAs --Plane Mad 07:02, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Excellent work Dineshkannambadi! Congratulations! --Aadal 23:26, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Congratulations Dinesh on yet another FA. -- Naveen  (talk) 13:30, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject_Karnataka/Collaboration
Please see WikiProject_Karnataka/Collaboration and the discussion page. Your inputs are much appreciated. Thanks - KNM Talk 07:37, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Rashtrakuta TFA Request
Dinesh, please create a request in WP:TFA page for Rashtrakuta Dynasty. So, now there would be 6 of your articles in the queue. Also, if your next article is ready, please proceed with subjecting it to the peer review. Thanks - KNM Talk 17:19, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Re: Gangas
As requested, cp edit done. Please check... -- Amarrg 16:21, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Kannada script
Add kannada script to your watch list.

I have in process of devloping a article for each kannada letter from brahmi to kadambas to chalukya to mysore wodeyars.

Please watch and correct those articles in case if there are any mistakes. Nrupatunga 06:18, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Re: Karnataka
Hi Dinesh, I have more or less completed the Flora and Fauna section. Can you please cp-edit it? Also please see if the images are proper, and if some more can be added or their locations need to be changed. It has become a mammoth section now, something may need to be done. It was quite an effort to get in that much content :) -- Amarrg 15:17, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Origin of Western Ganga Dynasty
Hi. Can you please run spellcheck on this article if and when you have time?

ThanksDineshkannambadi 22:49, 6 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Sure thing. I've spellchecked it now. Cheers, CmdrObot 00:54, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Origin of the Western Ganga Dynasty, was selected for DYK!
Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 00:34, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

DYK Nom on Flora and fauna of Karnataka
I have nominated the article for DYK as:

Did you know...
 * ...that among the species of flora and fauna newly discovered in the Indian state of Karnataka, is an ant Dilobocondyla bangalorica which was found in the campus of the Indian Institute of Science at Bangalore?

-- Amarrg 04:35, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

KA nap
Hi Dinesh, ive changed the color to green, hope its ok. I will be busy till the end of the month with my university exams, so can only do the maps after that--Plane Mad 10:16, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Sir, enough of ur kannadi marketing everywhere. Yadavas of Devagiri are Marathi rulers and their roots of being kannadi is disputed. Plz add back the tags and dont play dirty games with the help of ur friends and admins.This is the only request i am going to make. And one more thing, the books like that of kamath have no place in articles related to maharashtra and marathi history.

Sarvabhaum
No problem, Dinesh. Keep up the great work writing FAs and DYK items. I was actually considering nominating you for adminship, but I didn't see much experience with admin-related activities here, so if you're interested, participate in those in the upcoming future and I'll drop by later on. :) Nishkid64 (talk)  00:41, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Hello
So, I was reading your articles and I must say you have been doing a really good job at not only writing them but also connecting them. I was wondering how would you feel about tackling something bit out of your "comfort zone" of Kannada history and into something like Maratha or Sikh empire (or both?). I think it would be a fitting continuation of your work till now in terms of greater Indian history. Not to mention, lot of people (including Indians) do not realize that their were other empires between Mughal empire and British occupation. --Blacksun 09:29, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Re: Flora and fauna of Karnataka
Dinesh, forgot to reply on this. I would always prefer an in-the-wild image of the tiger to the one at the zoo. The picture in the wild currently taken by you is a rare picture (I am still disappointed of not having seen a tiger in the wild) but the face unfortunately is messed up by foliage. When I saw this zoo picture, I was really impressed by the quality and the features in the face. I was really in a dilemma on whether this picture should replace the one in the wild. I took the call based on a reasoning that a good picture of a tiger is of paramount importance to this article because of it being an extremely important fauna in Karnataka and hence reluctantly made the replacement. However, I have decided to replace the zoo picture with a good in-the-wild picture of tiger as soon as some one is grateful enough to upload a good one. Please let me know your thoughts... Thanks -- Amarrg 16:00, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Re: Ganga
Hi Dinesh, I have done cp edit of the history section. According to my POV :), I have also created sub-sections for better readability. Please feel free to remove/modify the sub-sections according to your POV :), Thanks -- Amarrg 16:00, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Help needed
Hi, I have created a article named Mohanatarangini.Can you please help me in cleanigng the article as i see that the lines seemed to extended horizontally over a page.Also please tell me how you clean such things. Nrupatunga 14:12, 13 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Dinesh, I think Rathi is Manmatha's wife/lover in mythology. But I agree, Nrupatunga needs to pack some holes in the story.  Once that is done, I think this can be a good article and perhaps dyk.  Sarvagnya 00:09, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Maps
I am not visiting wikipedia regularly now a days and so missed again. Send me by mail the source map and I could draw maps for you. mlpkr 22:53, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

User:Vimalkalyan
no probs .. i bought it offline because the volume of discussions were huge. that was the reason, i provided link to the talk page also. Kalyan 05:00, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Political history of medieval Karnataka
When we have space to write about Pulakesi's victories, we should be able to find space for writing his defeats too. BTW: I have added the reference in reference section tooPraveen 16:38, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
 * PR archived.Probably I won't be able to comment in this FAC. I am extremely busy next 2 weeks. Sorry. Best of luck.--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:05, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

mohanatarangini
I really dont know what sandhi is.BTW,can i upload any image from internet. Nrupatunga 03:53, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

political history of medeival karnataka
no probs man. i found the article in FA candidature list and since it was indian article, i ended up taking special interest in the article. as stated in the FAC reviews, i think the article is well-written and well-quoted. i would love to see that the article is expanded on either ends and converted into the history of the state of karnataka. but thatz your call. also i was a little disappointed with the amount of friction that folks from K'taka and TN share in even these forums. if educated people have so much tension, i am not stunned to see the craziness amongst others. i wish the Kar, AP, TN forums (and this is a generic comment not intended at any one person) are more collaborative and help each other rather the current situation. Do buzz me as you take articles to PR and FAC. Kalyan 11:41, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Re:
Thanks for the suggestions on the new articles Dinesh. Have been busy with some personal work and have not been able to concentrate on Wikipedia. Let me see if I can work on some of them. -- Amarrg 06:10, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Timeline of Karnatakas History
I am sorry,it was supposed to be timeline of karnataka literature history.I felt a need of such chronology for kannada literature. Nrupatunga 06:26, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

BTW,how can i change thename of that article.

It should be something like "chronology of karnataka literature".Even i am trying to concentrate on kannada classics.But the books which i have dont have sufficient data to create a article's.It may take some time.BTW,For a time I will concentrate on few famous personalities and their works.Like kanakadasa himself and next being purandaradasa. Then I will take up some major classics.I think that will help me in not loosing sight in the vast literature.

Nrupatunga 07:17, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Re: Images of Ganga temples
Dinesh, I should have some images of the temple at Nandi Hills, I will check and upload -- Amarrg 06:53, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Sudi
Not sure whether you have seen the photos in the Sudi article, I think you may find it interesting to include them in some of your history articles -- Amarrg 17:12, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Tuluva
First of all no Sir! Second. I agree with you that Tulu Nadu is not a defiente political entity. But even as a etheral entity it is strongly connected with the tulu language and defines the native Tulu speaking areas. Costal Karnataka consists of three districts whereas Tulunadu consist of 2 dist. Thats why I removed Costal karnataka from the box. Again some definations of Tulunadu also include parts of Kasargod dist. --Deepak D'Souza (talk • contribs) 13:50, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Also please see Konkani language. The region is defined as Konkan,but the administrative Konkan devision is a smaller part of the etheral Konkan and has fewer Konkani speakers than the areas outside it. The defination of Konkani itsef changes according to the context it is spoken in. Yet it is used in the Konkani Language article. So why should it be a problem to define the region for Tulu as Tulunadu? --Deepak D'Souza (talk • contribs) 13:55, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I dont see any problem in keeping it as Konkan. After all the template mentions "region" not state or province. A region can be a part of a political entity or encpomass multiple countries(Iberia, Scandinavia or parts of countries eg Kurdistan. A person can click on the article and find its relevant meaning rather than have it clarified up front. --Deepak D'Souza (talk • contribs) 12:56, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

copy-editors
Hi, although a bit of my editing was on the basis of personal preference, most of it wasn't. There are tons of India-related FAs. Research the edit-history pages of these, and even less closely related topics. From the edit summaries and edit comparisons, identify the good copy-editors. Familiarise yourself with their work, and when you ask them for a favour, show them that you've done so (it’s a form of flattery). This is a valuable investment in a collaborative framework that will serve you well in your future development of FA nominations. Tony 14:26, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * WikiProject League of Copyeditors =Nichalp   «Talk»=  15:40, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Maps of Chalukya Empire
I recieved only one map request for badami chalukya empire. I am drawing it now and will send you in couple of hours. Did you send more requests? mlpkr 20:09, 26 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I comepleted badami chalukay empire, and before uploading I got doubt. I drew western chalukya empire in January for you. Are western Chalukyas are not same as badami chalukyas? I also recieved western ganga and Sultanate maps today.  mlpkr 22:13, 26 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I corrected chalukya empire map. Please take look again. mlpkr 22:51, 27 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I added picture to Chalukya dynasty and please take a look. I will send other two pictures tonight or tomorrow.


 * Question about ganga kingdom: There are some regions with vertical stripes and some horizontal stripes in ganga region. There are also some regions that are neither vertically striped or horizontally striped, so do they mean they are striped with both horizontal and vertical lines, or with no lines at all? mlpkr 22:53, 26 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I did not yet understand whether I should include area that is neither vertical or nor horizontal, but shaded in the picture in ganga kingdom. mlpkr 07:22, 27 May 2007 (UTC)


 * That clears up the confusion. Thanks for that. Another question: Should I include stripes in map or just plain picture? mlpkr 22:30, 27 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I added picture, and take a look. Meanwhile I added double shade for feadatories. I could remove it, if you do not like it. Please let me know. mlpkr 00:32, 28 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I deleted extra shade now. mlpkr 00:48, 28 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I added maps to Bahamani Sultanate and Bijapur Sultanate also. mlpkr 10:36, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Added page numbers to Western Chalukya maps. mlpkr 00:48, 28 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Could you comment on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Indian maps now?

Gangas, Western Gangas, Eastern Gangas, Gangas of Talkad
Dinesh, I have moved Gangas to Western Ganga Dynasty. I have also redirected Ganga Dynasty of Talkad to Western Ganga Dynasty. However, my feeling is that Gangas should be a disambig page where both Western and Eastern Ganga articles should be linked. ie., imo Gangas should be like this page. In other words, I'd like to move Ganga dynasty to Gangas. What do you feel? Sarvagnya 10:58, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Comments about Maps
Some maps like kadamba are drawn on top India locator map and do not have capitals. Some maps like Hoyasala map have red color instead of orange color. What is your take on becoming uniform standard? I will drop message to nichalp. mlpkr 01:22, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Geneologies of various kannada dynasties
My brother has prepared the sketches of various kannada dynasty geneologies.Shall I add them in those articles(Ex : kadamba, rashtrakuta).

Nrupatunga 03:36, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Sharavathi River
Thanks for the kind words on my talk page. It was pleasure editing the Sharavathi River article. By the way, the beautiful image of Jog Falls on that page is courtesy Gnanapiti. -- Amarrg 07:06, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Map
I suggest you get hold of inkscape and download the map. It should be easy to create the capital. This way you would be waiting to get maps changed. It's not too difficult to create maps now that we have base maps. =Nichalp  «Talk»=  17:10, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Tulunadu
I think it is a rather straight forward point : How do you expect a demand for a small state to have national sancion. And as far as political partices are concerned they are only interesred in votes and notes. There are states smaller than Tulunadu which have recied saction only because it was politically viable and not out of any rational basis. Personal opinions apart I thin that facts are important. and there is a suffecianet undercurrent for Tulunadu within the people of the region. I have been hearign about it from my Tulu friends since school days and remeber seing posters of it in Mangalore right from my childhood. it isnt the whim of a few people.

The comment about composite culture wasnt mine and it made rather silly assertions like "Kannada has been influenced by Konkani"--Deepak D'Souza (talk • contribs) 07:11, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Re:Haridasa
I'll work on that. Thanks for informing. Gnanapiti 15:56, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Yes. I agree we have been putting it off too long now. Okay.. I will start working on it again. Sarvagnya 23:36, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Dinesh, I have taken some liberty in doing modifications to the Haridasa article. Please let me know if it has come out OK. -- Amarrg 10:39, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Have added Kannada transliteration, done some cp edit and removed the "Famous composition" section as it was written in non-wiki language and largely irrelevant in the larger context of Dasa sahitya -- Amarrg 15:56, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Re:Need to deal with this user
I have blocked the IP for six months, because the IP belongs to Vishal1976. I have also tagged the IP's userpage with Template:IPsock. Thanks, Nishkid64 (talk)  20:04, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations!!
This is getting routine and tiring now :) .. Congratulations!! PHMK is featured! Hats off to you, Dinesh.  Sarvagnya 01:11, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations from me too! Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:58, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations! What's next ... or is it too soon to ask ? :-) Abecedare 02:09, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Oh! Wow! Yet another feather in your cap, Dinesh! Over the days and months, you have become one of the most prolific FA writers. Awesome job. Wish you all the best for your future "feature"s. - KNM Talk 02:54, 5 June 2007 (UTC)




 * Great work, Dinesh!!! Expecting many more FA's from you -- Amarrg 03:54, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Karnataka
Please comment on my query on the Karnataka article here, Thanks -- Amarrg 16:51, 6 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Lets then wait for the FA review. By the way, I have been doing lots of edits to the Karnataka article in the last few days. If you have time, can you pls cp edit my changes, thanks -- Amarrg 16:57, 6 June 2007 (UTC)


 * We have to write the media section in the article from scratch and also check on the citations once more. We also need to add few images. After these are done and a couple of cp edits from us, I think the article is good to go for PR. -- Amarrg 17:05, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Western Ganga Dynasty
Hi. Could you run spell check on this article when you have time. It is almost ready for peer review.thank a lotDineshkannambadi 21:39, 7 June 2007 (UTC)


 * OK, I just finished spellchecking. I hope the peer review goes well. Cheers, CmdrObot 22:12, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Appreciation
Dinesh, the article on Karnataka is getting better and better. The efforts by you and Amar is paying off. Thanks.Kanchanamala 23:43, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Karnataka
Dinesh, Can you pls cp edit my additions to the media section of the Karnataka article, thanks -- Amarrg 08:26, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Mangalore
Sir,

Iam not trying to establish that Malayalam is the official language of Mangalore.As a person born in Karnataka, yet a semi Malayalee,I respect the culture of Karnataka.Also to navigate through Mangalore, till now , I did not use Kannada language.Malayalam language was sufficient.I see that you live in Bangalore.Once you come to Mangalore you will see that almost all the people in the city can converse Malayalam.Also Malayalees call the city by the name Mangalapuram.So little bit of Malayalam script in the city page will not eat Kannada culture or prestige.So please be more considerate and let malayalee name for Mangalore remain.

Pls reply...

Cyclone 007 12:03, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Re:Cyclone 007
Sir,

In that case, how come Malayalee wikipedians tolerate Kannada name for Kasaragod and Bekal Fort? A user called ARUNKUMAR P.R deleted those Kannada names B'cos he found Malayalee name was not accepted in Mangalore page(see page history of both pages).

Also, a user called Tulu War is forcing the Mangalore page as a forum for a new state Tulunadu.He thinks Kannadigas to be outsiders.Will this agitation ever stop?

Pls reply...

Cyclone 007 13:09, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Karnataka: What next?
I think we have brought this article to some good shape. I know there is one section (Tourism) that still needs our attention. But can we discuss and chalk out our next steps? I am new to FA business and we may need your help -- Amarrg 14:37, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

A new language
Sir,

Few months ago, when i was in Kasaragod, I heard news of a new language which was a mixture of Malayalam, Kannada and Tulu.The script was also different.What about making a new article relating this topic?

Cyclone 007 11:03, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Feel free. I have not heard of any such language.Dineshkannambadi 13:33, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Karnataka
Hi Dinesh, I had actually put bar charts for the demography stats, I replaced them with pie-charts based on Sarvagnya's feedback. I also feel that the pie-charts add value to the article. BTW, the Karnataka article now looks good for a PR. What do you feel? Should we take the plunge? -- Amarrg 02:54, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Western Ganga
Yes. I also feel that the economy and admin sections are a little longish. You could probably reduce its length(maybe by half or atleast a third) and move it to dedicated articles. Sarvagnya 03:51, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Airline image
Dinesh, I found this Air Deccan image in commons: Image:Interior_of_Air_Deccan_Airbus_A320.JPG, do you think it is a good image to include in the Karnataka article? -- Amarrg 17:03, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Felt the same, wanted a second opinion -- Amarrg 17:06, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * We have this and this image of Infy available in Wiki. We can use either of them. I'll try to find other two images. Gnanapiti 17:12, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I was able to find images of Anil Kumble over the net. I really want to upload those images to Wikimedia commons as Anil is known in many countries. Doing that requires author of the image to release those images for commercial use. But that person is not ready to do that. I'm trying to negotiate. Author of Kingfisher Airlines image is not responding to my mail. Gnanapiti 17:38, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Re:Hi
Hi! How are you? Anything on India with a whiff of FAC... and I am on (if I get time, that is). Please don't forget to go for a peer review before FAC. The article is still far from FA, needs lot of modification. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 20:11, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Re:Ganga
Actually now the templates look disarranged. I tried in both IE and Firefox, same result. We have to know how other users see them. Gnanapiti 02:33, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Telugu-Kannada script
There are no conjectures. I have cited an authoritative reference and pointed out the figures given in the article. It is not fair to ignore the facts and make innuendos. It is absolutely clear from the Figures T1a and T1b in the reference(http://www.engr.mun.ca/~adluri/telugu/language/script/script1d.html) how Telugu-Kannada script evolved from Asokan Brahmi script of Bhattiprolu. Kadamba scipt or "old Kannada script" are the names given by Kannada historians to Telugu-Kannada script. You are free to use 'Old Kannada' in Kannada articles. Kumarrao 06:02, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Double standards
I am certain you did not read the article (http://www.engr.mun.ca/~adluri/telugu/language/script/script1d.html) carefully.

It seems there are certain standards for Kannada-speaking Wiki users and others for different users. You brand 'Adluri's web reference as a blog site and at the same time defend 'Old Kannada' origin by citing the same reference. Try to recollect your umpteen contributions to Wiki where you cited innumerable blogs and web pages in addition to a handful of books published by Kannada enthusiasts to show "Kannada empire" extended upto Gujarat and Bihar. For you, all south Indian dynasties were Kannada empires. You have perpetrated this perfidy in many articles related to Andhra and Maharashtra history. Now you say Kannada was spoken upto Godavari. I would like to see those sentences from Pampa's works. Cite them.

Pampa was a Telugu Brahmin from ancient Kammanadu (Guntur dt) who adopted Jainism and was patronized by Vemulavada Telugu Chalukyan King Arikesari.

Please read the webpage (http://www.engr.mun.ca/~adluri/telugu/language/script/script1d.html)critically and learn how to write history impartially and dispassionately. The article has a true historical account of Pampa, Chalukyans, Renati Cholas etc., Do not think medieval Cholas and Chalukyas had your hyper-enthusiastic outlook about language.

Vijayanagar empire had the capital in Hampi which is now located in a region that comes under "Karnataka". That does not mean it was Kannada empire. It was historically known as "Karnata Rajya". Even Telugu poets mentioned so. There is a clear distinction between "Karnata empire" and "Kannada empire". I think all Kannada Wiki users ignore this subtle difference. Andhra Satavahanas ruled almost entire South India, Western India and, at one point of time, upto Bihar. That would not make it Telugu or Maharashtrian empire. No Telugu historian ever lost this sense of proportion.

I have been waging a war with a couple of Kannada Wiki users to defend a historical truth about Telugu script and Telugu language. A reference I cited becomes a blog to ignore my input but the same reference becomes invaluable and handy to silence me. What kind of logic, rationale, and reason are present in these acts?

I am being collectively browbeaten. My edits are reverted without citing any reason. On the other hand, I am forced to give lengthy explanations which are ignored and branded as conjectures. I cannot imagine how a script can travel to South East Asia from Karnataka? Did it fly over Telugu and Tamil regions?Kumarrao 18:51, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Logical
That is exactly the reason I said that the matter is controversial. Your edit is quite reasonable. Although I may not necessarily agree with some of the authors you quoted, I rest the matter as it sounds logical now. I hope your fellow Kannadiga users also follow similar logic. Policy of coexistance is what the example of Vijayanagar teaches us. All the best. Kumarrao 18:02, 16 June 2007 (UTC)