User talk:Joseph Thampuraan

Violin edits
Hi, Joseph Thampuraan. Thanks for supplying sources other than Wikipedia for the claim that the violin is a modern descendant of the Ravanahatha or Ravanastron. If you look at the latter article, you'll see that I've edited it, quite severely. My reasons for doing so are the same as the reasons given in my edit summaries. I should also point out that at least one of your sources (the older of the two 19th century sources), actually argues against the proposal, on the quite reasonable (imho) grounds that if the musical bow was indeed used or developed in India some 5,000 years ago, it would have been dispersed along trade routes far earlier than circa 1000 AD. Essentially, the claim that the Ravanahatha is the "Mother of the Violin" (so to speak) is based on the simplicity of the basic instrument, and even more so on its naming in Hindu tradition and myth - not on history or archaeology, or any other speciality amenable to scientific analysis. Even more to the point, most modern scholarship seems to favour a likely origin of bowed instruments among the horse-cultures of the Asian Steppes. Anyway, perhaps you'd like to argue your case, with supporting sources, at the article talk-page; but please note that the Violin article already carries the sourced statement that "Similar and variant types were probably disseminated along East-West trading routes from Asia into the Middle East." These might well have included the Ravanahatha/Ravanastron, of course. Regards, Haploidavey (talk) 10:51, 1 July 2017 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, Joseph Thampuraan, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, your edit to Violin does not conform to Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View policy (NPOV). The balance of scholarly opinion does not favour the ancestor of the Violin as the Ravanastron.

There's a page about the NPOV policy that has tips on how to effectively write about disparate points of view without compromising the NPOV status of the article as a whole. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, to ask for help on your talk page, and a volunteer should respond shortly. Below are a few other good links for newcomers: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Haploidavey (talk) 10:55, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
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