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Dravidians as black people
An editor has added a gallery of images of Dravidians and other disparate populations to the black people article, arguing that they are all typically classified as "black people" based on their often-times dark skin coloration. I have argued that this is a fringe idea analogous to the Afrocentric "Africoid" concept and that the wikipage wasn't originally intended for this purpose. Input/feedback on this issue from members of this wikiproject and its sub-projects would be appreciated. Soupforone (talk) 02:53, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Kachi disambiguation
It seems to me that Kachi should be made into a disambiguation page, considering all the similarly-sounding entries. Of course, most of that is due to the problems inherent with transcribing South Asian languages into English. I'm not sure what most of the names involved are spelt like originally, but it appears that more than one of these terms reflects something like kacch-. I don't know if and how they relate to each other, though, for example if the Kachi Plain has any connection with Kutch, so I'm a bit lost here. --Florian Blaschke (talk) 18:08, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

RFC on Indo-Canadians in Vancouver
RFC at: Talk:Indo-Canadians: Should Indo-Canadians in British Columbia and Indo-Canadians in Greater Vancouver be separate or should the latter be merged into the former?

Another question: Would it count as WP:SYNTH to have a dedicated article on the Indo-Canadian population of Metro Vancouver? (Vancouver, Surrey, and other Vancouver suburbs) WhisperToMe (talk) 06:21, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject Asia/The 10,000 Challenge
Everyone is invited to the WikiProject Asia/The 10,000 Challenge. The editathon aims to create or improve 10,000 articles related to Asia. Pratyush (talk) 17:54, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

Media upload of historical photographs of various countries in South Asia
Dear editors,

I would like to draw your attention to a media upload that may be of relevance to this page:

The Temminck Groll Collection consists of 2,641 historical photographs taken by the Dutch architect and architectural historian Coen Temminck Groll (1925-2015). The photos were taken in regions with which the Dutch have had historical relations, including countries in Africa, South America and Southeast Asia (see the category description for a full listing). The photos were taken during Temminck Groll's travels and study of 'shared cultural heritage' (heritage of the Netherlands located outside the country’s borders) and mainly date to the 1960s and 1970s. The photographs were digitised by the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands and made available to Wikimedia Commons in the context of the project The Netherlands and the world. If you have any questions about this upload, or have other media requests regarding Dutch shared cultural heritage, don't hesitate to leave a message at the project page!

Kind regards, --AWossink (talk) 14:39, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

South Asia or Indian subcontinent as a description of location
Hi, I have been involved at a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Bengal#Indian_Subcontinent_or_South_Asia? discussion] with about the lede of our article on Bengal, and whether we should say that it's a region in South Asia, or in the Indian subcontinent. The page history shows that a number of editors have been reverting back and forth between the two phrases, with Highpeaks35 most recently changing it back to their preferred phrase and adding a note asking editors not to change it. To summarise the discussion, Highpeaks35 has argued that it's a historical region, so we should use the Indian subcontinent because it is a more historically valid description; I have argued that the article makes it clear that Bengal still exists as a region (albeit not a country), and so we should use modern parlance in the lede when describing where it is. My feeling is that South Asia would be the more commonly used term these days (and quick Google Scholar/Google Books searches seem to back that up), but I'd be grateful for others to give their thoughts on the talk page. Girth Summit  (blether) 12:57, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
 * This can probably be closed: I've proposed an alternative form of words that uses both terms, which seems (so far) to be acceptable to all parties. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:13, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Writing a New Article, Social Entrepreneurship in South Asia
Social entrepreneurship has become a buzzword in the United States and represents a growing movement of businesses that can capitalize on social good. While exciting to see here, I feel like we often don’t hear about its existence in other parts of the world. South Asian countries represent a rapidly developing market, where entrepreneurship, specifically social entrepreneurship, is being adopted in wide numbers. These social entrepreneurial businesses are focused on solving social problems in a meaningful way. They are also helping to catalyze a people-centric economy, focused on developing capabilities first before making a profit. South Asia is also not a newcomer to social entrepreneurship. Unbeknownst to a larger Western audience, the pioneer of microcredit, Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is from Bangladesh. Therefore, there is a lot of history in the region, and I’d like to explore that along with the current climate and the challenges of social entrepreneurship.

Key areas of my current proposal can be found on my Sandbox page.

Please give me your feedback!

Wickersong (talk) 15:58, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

History of Hindustani listed at Requested moves
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Indian subcontinent
A complex RfC is going on, after a long bout of edit war. Uninvolved editors needed at the discussion. Aditya (talk • contribs) 06:43, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Presidencies and provinces of British India listed at Requested moves
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Indian subcontinent
There is a discussion on the talk page about a disputed sentence. Is it possible for members of this project to make a comment there? Aditya (✉ • ⚒) 03:01, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Theravada listed at Requested moves
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Persian Language in the Indian subcontinent
Hey everyone! In the past few weeks I've made extensive edits to the page Persian language in the Indian subcontinent. I think it's an important topic in South Asia's medieval history. It's been a long time since it was assessed, and there are some banners for verification on the page. Hopefully some editors on this project would be interested in reassessing it. Feedback would be appreciated! Gowhk8 (talk) 17:57, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

New Page Patrol

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Use of Flag in Infobox (Afghanistan)
As the use of flags in the infobox seems to be causing some disagreement on this talk page I think it would be useful to reach a consensus specifically on this issue.

Option A Continue using the flag of the Taliban

Option B Return to the tricolour of the deposed republic

Option C Use both

Option D Use neither

Note: This discussion has been going on for a while but now seems to be roughly half and half split between those supporting option A and those suggesting another option so additional comments would be helpful.

--Llewee (talk) 16:13, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

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Discussion at Talk:Oriental studies § Proposed merge of Asian studies with Oriental studies
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Oriental studies § Proposed merge of Asian studies with Oriental studies. &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 18:13, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

Requesting some article expansion help
Greetings,

Hi, I am User:Bookku, I find information and knowledge gaps create Drafts, try to recruit draft expanding editors and promote drafts articles for further expansion.

Requesting your visit to following drafts pertaining to South Asia and help expand the same if any of these interests you.
 * Draft:Aurat (word)
 * Draft:Pawri Ho Rahi Hai
 * Draft:Love in Pakistan
 * Draft:Aroosa Alam
 * Draft:Muslim and Islamic Feminism in India
 * User:Bookku/Muslim women in India
 * Draft:2021 Minar-e-Pakistan mass sexual assault
 * Draft:Forced conversion to Islam in Pakistan


 * Still to be initiated.
 * Draft:My Choice (2015) a March 2015  short film featuring, Deepika Padukone
 * Draft:Sexual politics in south Asia
 * Draft:Urdu feminist literature

Thanks and warm regards &#32;Bookku, &#39;Encyclopedias &#61; expanding information &#38; knowledge&#39; (talk) 08:45, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

FAR for Durian
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Jat people listed at Requested moves
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Theravada listed at Requested moves
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Malaysian Telugu listed at Requested moves
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Malaysian Malayali listed at Requested moves
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Barelvi listed at Requested moves
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Deobandi listed at Requested moves
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GAR notice
Uttarakhand has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 21:35, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Discussion at WP:AN § Procedural quirk in WP:GS/CASTE
You are invited to join the discussion at WP:AN § Procedural quirk in WP:GS/CASTE. -- Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 20:29, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Project-independent quality assessments
Quality assessments by Wikipedia editors rate articles in terms of completeness, organization, prose quality, sourcing, etc. Most wikiprojects follow the general guidelines at Content assessment, but some have specialized assessment guidelines. A recent Village pump proposal was approved and has been implemented to add a class parameter to WikiProject banner shell, which can display a general quality assessment for an article, and to let project banner templates "inherit" this assessment.

No action is required if your wikiproject follows the standard assessment approach. Over time, quality assessments will be migrated up to WikiProject banner shell, and your project banner will automatically "inherit" any changes to the general assessments for the purpose of assigning categories.

However, if your project has decided to "opt out" and follow a non-standard quality assessment approach, all you have to do is modify your wikiproject banner template to pass WPBannerMeta a new custom parameter. If this is done, changes to the general quality assessment will be ignored, and your project-level assessment will be displayed and used to create categories, as at present. Aymatth2 (talk) 14:25, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

Help needed on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Sanket_Goel
Hey, I've been working on Draft:Sanket Goel and needed some help with the draft. Any suggestions? Shashy 922 (talk) 11:00, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

Afghanistan conflict (1978–present) move discussion
Please see here for more details: Talk:Afghanistan_conflict_(1978–present) FOARP (talk) 08:53, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Romani people listed at Requested moves
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Azad Kashmir listed at Requested moves
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Kerala listed at Requested moves
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Women in Green's 5th Edit-a-thon
 Hello WikiProject South Asia:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a  month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in October 2023!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2023, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Around the World in 31 Days! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 countries (or broader international articles) by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there! Grnrchst (talk) 14:07, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Punjab, India listed at Requested moves
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Requested move at Talk:Punjab, India
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Ram Mandir listed at Requested moves
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Developing Countries WikiContest
Starting this July, we will see a new contest on the scene - the Developing Countries WikiContest (WP:DCWC)! Think of it as a WikiCup but only for articles and media on developing countries.

Competitors may submit GAs, GTs, FAs, FTs, FLs, FPs, and DYK and ITN entries from/on developing countries to gain points and proceed to further rounds. Points are also awarded to those who review GAs, FAs and FLs.

Articles on all South Asian countries are eligible to be submitted for points. Additionally, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh are listed as least-developed countries, and articles related to them are eligible for a 1.5x points multiplier. I encourage everyone here to sign up and compete with editors from around the world to create high-quality content!

Append your name to the DCWC signup page today!

Best wishes, Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI ( talk to me!/my edits ) 11:20, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Hun clan listed at Requested moves
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Piracy in India listed at Requested moves
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Piracy in India listed at Requested moves
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