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Martial arts
Hi, thanks for your message. I checked Dravidian martial arts, but it looks to me like Category:Indian martial arts is the most appropriate category for it at this time. Do you disagree? --Elonka 09:51, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Hello Elonka. Thanks for the reply. Well, I would have to partially agree and disagree. While Tamil martial arts which is also classified as Dravidian martial arts have been practiced in India for times history, these combative arts have been practiced in Sri lanka too. Actually, before the arrival of the British, Sri Lanka and India were not the names of this part of the world at one time. There were many kingdoms and even nations such as the Cholas, Cheras, and Pandyas of the Tamils. Pallavas of the Telugus, the Kingdoms of Kandy and Kotte of the Sinhalese, and so forth... The Tamil kingdoms were in both Southern India and Northeastern Sri Lanka respectively. So, I feel that the category Dravidian martial arts would be an appropriate classification since these arts cross borders. Lastly, I plan to expand on the Dravidian martial arts and to find more from other Dravidian groups such as the Kanaddigas, Telugus, and the Tulus. Much Regards.	Wiki Raja 10:43, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, there's nothing that says that an article can only have one category. Feel free to add as many others as you feel are appropriate.  :) --Elonka 10:48, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Martial Arts
Raja,

OK Fine. :) Do let me know if and when I can be of some help.-- &#2384; Kris ( talk | contribs) 21:36, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

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Re:On Yakshagana
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Talk:Dravidian people.
Re. ARYAN818's talk page indicates that he's causing a lot of trouble. You can request help at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents, asking an administrator to look at User:ARYAN818's edit to Talk:Dravidian_people. -- Jeandré, 2006-12-29t08:15z
 * See this is why I cant say anything.....This user is saying that my page shows that im causing alot of problems.....no thats not true....im debating people....and alot of wiki people cant handle debates and because of that they report me.....plus.....my name itself leads some idiots to believe that im a hitler nazi or something when im not.....so....please dont write something stupd like my page indicates that i cause alot of problems ARYAN818 23:28, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

$$Insert formula here$$==Theres no such thing as a Dravidian race ==

The term Dravidian is a racist term that was made up by Europeans who beleived in an Aryan invasion theory.....An Aryan does exist lol....Its written about in Vedic literature and Indian history......It was termed Aryan or ARYA or ARYA PUT.....BUt the term Dravidian is made up.....thers no such thing as a Dravidian.....U asked me if I consider the Punjabis & Tamils the same group of people.....today no.....In the bigger picture....yes...they are the same ARYAN818 23:33, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Then you haven't read Tamil literature which talks about Tamilakkam or the Tamil country of present day Southern India. After all, isn't Dravidian a Sanskrit or Greek term for Damila = Tamilian? If you are saying that there is no such thing as a Dravidian, you are saying that there is no such thing as an Indian. Can you tell me in which ancient literature (Sanskrit, Tamil, Kanadda, Bengali, etc.) which mentions the word "Indian" or "India"? The word India itself is a derivation of the Greek term Indica, which was derived from the Persian or Indo-Iranian word for the Indus Valley or Hindu. Otherwise there was really no India. I unerstand that the original name for "India" was Bharat which consisted of 16 Mahajanapadas or republics. But, that only consisted of present day North India, Pakistan, part of Afghanistan and part of Central India. As for the Dravidian South, or Tamilakkam if you may, it was its own separate entity with its own kingdoms. Even in Asoka's rock inscriptions III. and IV. It mentions of the boundaries of his empire, and states that the kingdoms of Chera, Chola, and Pandya (Tamilakkam) were outside his realm. The whole sub-continent became united under one administration during the 1700s.

I will admit that the term Dravidian was invented by an outside source to describe the Tamilians and their sister groups such as the Telugus, and Kannadigas. Correct me if I am wrong, but in Vedic literature, do they not mention of Damilas, or Dravidas? How about the Indian national anthem? We can learn a lot from each other. Anyways, I would like to have contructive historical and cultural discussions with you instead of arguements. My olive branch to you: Can we work together collectively and humanely? Regards.

Wiki Raja 02:43, 30 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Talking about Tamilakkam or the Tamil country of present day Southern India doesnt mean theres a race of people known as Dravidians......And what do u mean if theres no such thing as a Dravidian theres no such thing as Indian?.....Being Indian (Brrruah) is a nationality....So I dont understand your logic on that one.....and....Another thing.....when....when...when....did i ever say that any Sanskrit literature had the word Indian in it?....I never said that......Raj....buddy....im not sure what kinda arguments ur giving me here ARYAN818 04:09, 1 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Sorry if I sounded a little confusing, but what I meant to explain was that the terminology Dravidian is a classification or name of a family of simliar ethnic groups. While the terminology India was given as a name given for the country itself. So, in reality, both the terms India and Dravidian do exist. Furthermore, both names Dravidian and India have been given by the early Europeans. Did you know that the terms Australia and aborigine were names given by Europeans, Greek to be exact? Furthermore, a separate and distinct group of ethnicities do exist in Southern India whom are categorized as Dravidians. Lastly, please use a little more civility while posting discussions or engaging in debate on wikipedia. Thank you and Happy New Year. Wiki Raja 04:41, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I have something about this topic for you in Aryan's talk page. Aupmanyav 07:12, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Since this topic concerns both of us, so I thought it better to post on your page. Aryan, of course, is welcome to join us, if he so desires. Here is what I would like to add. You said on Aryan's page that Aryans (and Greeks) called South Indians Dravida, it may or may not be true. There might have been people who called themselves Dravida. The writers of Vishnu Purana and Padma Purana might have picked up the name by which these people knew themselves, e.g., Marwari for those who lived in the earstwhile state of Jodhpur and Mewari for those who lived in the state of Udaipur. I will also contest your view that Bharatvarsha was only North India, otherwise Kalidasa's Meghdoot would not have taken the trouble to travel all the way from Kanyakumari to Himalaya, travelling from Vindhyas would have been enough. And if Dravidians signifies aboriginals then those in the South India are not the only ones, you have other aboriginals in UP, Bihar, Bengal, and Orissa. So all aboriginals of India cannot be termed as Dravidas. This was the real mischief done by christian missionaries, they turned the name of a people into a race and separate from Aryans. Aupmanyav 12:26, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Well anything can be an ethnic group....But Indians are not Dravidian....Nobody calls themself Dravidian...And some probably dont even know what it means....And again....Why do u keep telling me about the word India?....I never disputed who coined the name India....BUt I dont understand why u keep telling me about India......And I have been very civil what are u talking about?......Bottom line....THere is an Aryan heriatge....but not a Dravidian heritage....ARYAN818 07:18, 4 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Why should we tolerate mischief, whether Christian or Hindu? What proof would you offer to say that 'the aboriginals, tribals, backwards castes, and untouchables throughout the whole of India (with the exception of Eastern India) are ethnically related to Dravidians (we are still debating as to who the Dravidians are?) of South India'? Language is not the tool to find about people. Do you mean that Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttarkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Bengal, and Assam, where the languages are influenced by Sanskrit, are all Aryans? That way, even Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and even Tamil carries the Sanskrit influence. Dravida is not a term to classify the non-Aryans of India. That is the mischief. It was the name of a particular people. Of course, non-Aryans were a majority in India. A small number of Aryans came, brought a strong language, brought a wise book, and mingled among the non-Aryans. In the end, they nearly forgot about their Gods and took up the worship of the local Gods, Shiva, Vishnu, Shakti, and a host of other local deities. Hindus did remember some things from the Aryan wise book. It was a give and take. Both prospered. The Aryan ways were saved only in India and hinduism got a wider perspective. The indigenous heritage is just as strong as ever. Aupmanyav 18:13, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
 * A people loose their heritage and culture when they take up foreign Gods. Look at Europeans. A large number of them are looking for their pagan past after 1500 years of christianity. They do not remember their Gods, they do not remember the ways of their forefathers. Look at the africans taking up Islam in America in search of their heritage. These are the lost people. Aupmanyav 02:02, 5 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I will ask you one more time to please be mindful of others faiths. What exactly is the "wise book" and what makes Sanskrit superior to other languages? The way your message sounds like is that before the arrival of the Indo-Aryans the indigenous people spoke a backward language and had not brains. In regards to religion, people are free to choose who they want to follow and whom to worship. Generalizing a whole group of people is wrong. Please use a little more caution an courtesy in regards to to other religious and ethnic groups. Thank you. Wiki Raja 02:44, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * The wise book, of course, the Vedas. Is Sanskrit superior to other languages? A counter question - Why is that a huge percentage of people in the world use IE derived languages? Yes, it sure had something for it to be taken up by people from England to India. Historical circumstances also helped. The indigenous people had enough brains to make the Aryans and many other people from different cultures to accept our ways. Yes, everyone is free to choose his/her belief. But people should not promote untruth and distort history for their belief. I might add, that in our rather unpleasant exchange, we have forgotten the topic of discussion, i.e., who are the Dravidas. Of course, Tamils have the best claim, but what is the proof? I am an Indian, if Hindi is my mother, then Tamil is my mother's sister. Perhaps, you do not understand this. Aupmanyav 18:20, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Please refrain from personal attacks on myself and on other peoples faiths and ethnicities. This is my last request from you. Thank you. Wiki Raja 23:03, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Strategy Games
Hi Wiki Raja! I was wondering, looking at your userpage, if you would like to join WikiProject Strategy Games. If you would, just sign up on the page. Happy New Year! | A ndonic O  Talk 16:55, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to VandalProof!
Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Wiki Raja! 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. Prodego talk  02:26, 3 January 2007 (UTC)


 * You are going to need to clarify. Does the "Verify Authorization" button light up after you type your username in? Or does it remain greyed out? Prodego  talk  20:47, 3 January 2007 (UTC)


 * It remains greyed out. But it works now. Thanks. Wiki Raja 21:40, 3 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, VandalProof will highlight diffs with User:Lupin/badwords in it in bold when you use the Recent Changes feature (note the recent changes feature defaults to manual updating). Prodego  talk  00:01, 4 January 2007 (UTC)


 * What kind of error message? Prodego  talk  03:17, 4 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Hmm, that is odd, you may want to ask AmiDaniel about that, I have not heard that one. Prodego  talk  20:02, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Spelling British Isles
Thanks for checking the spelling on British Isles but note that the error is followed by the (sic) comment; the misspeling is deliberatly and knowlingly repeated from the source, in order to allow accurate reporting of the quote! --Robdurbar 10:33, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

ARYAN818
I moved this to User talk:Wiki Raja/ARYAN818. The admin noticeboard is not really the place, it's too long and too detailed. I think what you need is dispute resolution. As far as I can see ARYAN818 is just a bit over-enthusiastic, he's not been attacking people or making threats. You may find that mediation is the best approach. Guy (Help!) 10:43, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Lupin III userbox
Just reminding you that there is now an official Lupin III userbox in the gallery. - 上村七美 | talk 16:30, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Dravidian WikiProject
Hi Wiki Raja,
 * I saw the Dravidian (South Indian) template you created. It came as a pleasant surprise to me since I am planning on forming a Dravidian Wiki Project''. Would you be interested in participating? ...

Thanks for your intriguing message. I'm not Dravidian topics' creator – the history indicates User:Madhava 1947 – so there's another person to try contacting (as they as well as yourself will know far more about Dravidian topics than me!) As you may've seen already, I've also tried another and hopefully more effective format for the template. The image you found is definitely an improvement; I wonder if there's a version with lighter colors...?

Re creating (and maintaining) a WikiProject: I confess I have no experience here! My instincts, however, led me here, where the links in the #Creating and maintaining section look like the place to start.

I haven't visited southern India (yet) and only spent a day in Sri Lanka between flights (but a fascinating day!) so my experience of native Dravidian life and culture is also tiny, but if/when you or anyone else in the WikiProject needs non-native help, I'll try to help.

Best wishes, David Kernow (talk) 17:22, 6 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Hello David,


 * Both native and non-native help will be needed:) Not everybody knows about the Dravidian family of ethnicities and languages. Unfortunately, we pretty much hear one sided stories from those who are in the habit of revising history and culture. But, I think that is not new to the rest of the globe. Anyway, since you are an administrator, it will even be of bigger help to the Dravidian Wiki Project since you have more knowledge on how to go about forming a Project on wikipedia and more. Also, another thing is that on Dravidian people and Talk:Dravidian people there have been some vandals and other users changing the info and inserting their POVs on the page. So much so, the Dravidian people page tends to talk more about another family group of ethnicities called the Indo-Arayas. It is sad, why people would do this, also that page has been turned into a propogand page discrediting the Dravidian people's existence. I have added a map and some pictures of indigenous Dravidian Veddas and Australian aboriginals to show the similarities of the two. On the talk page, I have been accused of being an Afro-Centric? My pics were taken off. Instead, someone put a pic of a totally different culture not related to the Dravidian topic with a statement of an ancient Indo-Arya Swastika. Anyways, your help would be of merit. Regards.


 * Wiki Raja 22:55, 6 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Something you might try is to present your ideas on a page of your own (User:Wiki Raja/Name of page here) and invite people to visit it via a link on the talk page or talk pages concerned; I reckon there'd then be far stronger grounds to censure anyone who came along and messed about with it (the page itself, I mean, not its own talk page) as it'd be in your userspace. Meanwhile, if it's well-referenced/cited elsewhere that "Indo-Arayans" aren't the same as Dravidians, or that there's a contentious theory that "Indo-Arayans" and Dravidians are "the same", then add and use these references in the article and/or talk page.
 * Re the Dravidian topics template:
 * ''...I just added a dance section to the list. Also, one more pic has been added. Please let me know if you think that this would be too many picutres, or should we just stick with two pics. Perhaps one pic as an icon?
 * I reckon two larger-sized pictures (as with the Meenakshi temple and Dravidian map) or four smaller-sized pictures, so long as their combined height isn't greater than the text beside them. At present, the combined height of the temple and dancer pics does look more than the text here (even with the extra string of dance-related links; good addition!) so I'd try reducing the pics' size (and adding a fourth one of similar shape) or, if they start looking too small, return to a two-picture format. Four smaller pics might also make the template look cluttered and/or draw too much attention away from the links – but perhaps not... Since the third picture is already in place, I guess you could find and add a fourth, then consider the result... Yours, David (talk) 02:35, 7 January 2007 (UTC)


 * ''...I have just added martial arts to the list of Dravidian topics on the template. Do you think that this would be too much to have for a template already?
 * Looks like another good addition to me. I also see you've returned to the two-picture format; now that there's another line of links, I wonder if there might be a more effective layout... I need to work away from the computer for a while now, but when I return I'll look at it again and see what my first thought is! Thanks for your work, David (talk) 04:27, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
 * PS Earlier, I wandered past the Carnatic music article and noticed it didn't include a "listen to" link to an excerpt; plenty seem to be available via the external links, but I don't know who/what might be a good, representative example for a Wikipedia excerpt... Any ideas? (Is there a Carnatic "Mozart" or "Beethoven"...?)

ARYAN818
Unless he can give a convincing reason for his name, he will be blocked. User:Zoe|(talk) 23:27, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I am shocked by very little these days (I can't see the Chicago Tribune article, you have to register). He's going to be blocked within a week. User:Zoe|(talk) 19:54, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

User:Wiki Raja/WikiProject Dravidian Civilizations
Hi Wiki Raja,
 * ''I have just created this link. Please let me know if I did this correctly or not. Thanks.
 * ''User:Wiki Raja/WikiProject Dravidian Civilizations

The link and the page look fine; I've added my name to the member list. Since Wikipedia tends to use sentence-casing (see WP:MoS), I suggest the project's name becomes "WikiProject Dravidian civilizations" – or maybe "WikiProject Dravidian civilization", unless there will be distinctions made and kept between various civilizations. (Or have there been two or more distinct Dravidian civilizations separated in time...?) Yours, David (talk) 12:15, 8 January 2007 (UTC)