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I am Amar and a native of the state of Karnataka , India . I am an Engineering Graduate in Computer Science and currently working in one of the IT companies in Bangalore . My main areas of interest in Wikipedia are articles related to Kannada and Karnataka .
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Barnstars and Medals
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Service Badge Awarded to Amarrg for contributions to DYK, particularly Karnataka articles.
Blnguyen (
bananabucket ) 02:31, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
I,
P.K.Niyogi , hereby award you with The 25 DYK Medal, in recognition of your over 25 contributions to the
Did you know? section, as featured on the
Main Page . Great job, go ahead to 100! Thank you for your contributions to the project.
For your fine effort in
Chikkamagaluru district and
Shivamogga District pages.
Dineshkannambadi 13:50, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Presented to
Amarrg for a great collection of DYKs!! Looking forward to many more. --
P.K.Niyogi 01:47, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar Amarrg, this one for your invaluable contributions to
Karnataka related articles. Thank you!
Sarvagnya 21:58, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar Amar, you've been awesome in articles related to
Karnataka . Keep up the good work.
Gnanapiti 17:47, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
I second that also. Your contribution to Karnataka is doing the state proud. Keep up the great work
♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Expecting you" Contribs 09:31, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
The DYK Medal Amar, this medal is well deserved by you and comes to you for all your DYK contributions so far. Much much appreciated, mate! Keep up the wonderful job you are doing. Thank you!!! -
KNM Talk 16:59, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar I
User:DaGizza , award Amarrg with the Special Barnstar for his almost instantaneous efforts in maintaining the referencing quality of the FA
Karnataka .
Gizza Discuss © 12:06, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar Awarded to Amarrg for his long term efforts at improving Karnataka articles and coverage -particularly DYK'S and the recent FA article Mysore (sounds really painful -perhaps you could lend some
Savlon ?). Keep up the good work!
♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ Talk? 19:04, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
The India Star I have decided to award you this for your contributions to
India related articles especially
Karnataka state . -
Tinucherian (
talk ) 11:56, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
DYK creations (count = 65)
Did you know...
...that the pen-name of the Kannada poet , Karnataka Ratna and Jnanpith Award winner Kuvempu , was derived from his full name "Ku ppalli Ven katappa Pu ttappa", Kuppalli 19 March 2007
world 's tallest statue of Hindu God Lord Shiva (pictured Murudeshwara Karnataka , India ? -- 29 March 2007 ...that the city of Mysore , in the Indian state of Karnataka , has been called the "Cultural Capital of Karnataka 9 April 2007
...that Ninasam Karnataka , India , had a project sponsored by the Ford Foundation of the United States ? -- 18 April 2007
...that Dr. H. Sudarshan Right Livelihood Award , also known as alternative Nobel Prize , for showing how tribal culture can help secure the basic rights and needs of indigenous people? -- 21 April 2007
...that Kannada poet and Indian political activist Kayyara Kinyanna Rai Susheela , at the age of 12? -- 22 April 2007
...that the 1934 film Sati Sulochana talkie produced in the Kannada language ? -- 25 April 2007
...that the women courtiers in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom were expected to be adept in 64 arts, with Kasuti 26 April 2007
...that the town of Channapatna in India is known as the "toy-town of Karnataka " due to the popularity of the wooden toys 26 April 2007
...that Chitrakala Parishat Bangalore , was the brainchild of famous Russian painter Svetoslav Roerich who used to reside in that city? -- 29 April 2007
...that in 1843 the German missionary Hermann Mögling newspaper in the Kannada language ? -- 6 May 2007
...that flora and fauna Indian state of Karnataka include a species of ant newly discovered on the campus of the Indian Institute of Science ? -- 11 May 2007
...that in the Indian Gaarudi Gombe ceremonial dance , dancers are required to wear full-body doll-suits made of bamboo sticks? -- 18 May 2007
...that the biggest walk-through aviary in India is located on the shore of the Karanji Lake Mysore ? -- 20 May 2007
St. Philomena's Church pictured Mysore in India was built in Neo Gothic style drawing inspiration from the Cologne Cathedral in Germany ? -- 27 May 2007 ...that Saalumarada Thimmakka banyan trees along an Indian highway ? -- 28 May 2007
...that Trivikrama Mahadeva funerals of over 42,000 people? -- 3 June 2007
...that Handigodu Syndrome osteoarthritic disorder endemic to the Malnad region in Karnataka , India ? -- 4 June 2007
...that in a few of the international cricket matches played by India in the 1990s, more than half of the players in the Indian team belonged to the state of Karnataka 9 June 2007
...that the first private radio station in India was Akashvani which was set up in 1935 in Mysore , Karnataka 12 June 2007
..that Narayana Hrudayalaya Bangalore , India and one of the largest pediatric heart hospitals in the world, offers a telemedicine service for free? -- 17 June 2007
...that Vishvakannada.com was the first Internet magazine in Kannada website in an Indian language to use dynamic fonts ? -- 19 June 2007
...that the Bangalore based SELCO solar power in rural India , has twice won an Ashden Award ? -- 28 June 2007
...that one of the largest rainwater harvesting projects in the world is being implemented in the rural areas of the state of Karnataka India ? -- 30 June 2007
...that the Kannada film Shanti 4 July 2007
...that the poet Dinakara Desai Chutuka Brahma chutukas ) because he invented a four-line limerick form of Kannada poetry known as chutuka ? -- 4 July 2007
...that Y. G. Parameshwara blind Indian to qualify as a doctor? -- 9 July 2007
...that the Narasinganavar family Indian state of Karnataka is one of the largest undivided families in the world? -- 14 July 2007
...that oleoresin extracted from Byadgi chilli nail polish and lipstick ? -- 29 July 2007
...that Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar , king of Mysore , set up a factory to manufacture Mysore Sandal Soap World War I prevented any export of sandalwood ? -- 6 August 2007
...that Hutti Gold Mines Limited Karnataka , is the only company in India that produces gold by mining and extracting it from its ore? -- 6 August 2007
...that the motorcycle racing couple of Jagat and Anita Nanjappa rally in which Anita sat on the bike's petrol tank to reduce the weight on the flat rear tyre? -- 10 August 2007
...that the Kannada film Samskara President 's Gold Medal for the Best Indian Film of 1971? -- 12 August 2007
...that Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha Hubli , is the only unit in India authorised to manufacture and supply the national flag ? -- 14 August 2007
...that Prabhat Kalavidaru theatre group based in Bangalore has performed the fairytale , Cinderella over 1000 times since 1977 and that few artists have acted in each of those performances? -- 16 August 2007
...that Vasanta Habba Nrityagram in Bangalore , is considered to be the classical Woodstock of India ? -- 17 August 2007
...that St. Mary's Basilica church in Bangalore and the only basilica in the Indian state of Karnataka ? -- 21 August 2007
...that 62 people died in a fire on the sets of the TV serial The Sword of Tipu Sultan Mysore , India ? -- 21 August 2007
...that while Sanskrit is the liturgical language for many Indian religions, only one daily newspaper, the Sudharma 21 August 2007
...the oldest stud farm in India , Kunigal stud farm Tipu Sultan for breeding horses for cavalry regiments to fight the British? -- 26 August 2007
...that the Markonahalli Dam across the River Shimsha India had to be partly demolished in order to prevent excess water from flooding the villages? -- 30 August 2007
...that though the Indian rivers , Tunga and Bhadra originate at Gangamoola Koodli to form the River Tungabhadra ? -- 1 September 2007
...that centenarian Nittoor Srinivasa Rau Central Vigilance Commission of India and also the first to translate Mahatama Gandhi's autobiography to Kannada ? -- 6 September 2007
...that Keremane Shivarama Heggade , the founder of folk-art troupe Idagunji Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali Yakshagana artist in India to receive the Rashtrapati Award ? -- 11 September 2007
...that the Plaza film theatre Bangalore , India was modeled after the Piccadilly Circus in London ? -- 16 September 2007
...that Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited India authorised to manufacture the indelible ink used to prevent fraudulent voting ? -- 21 September 2007
...that the photographer duo of Krupakar-Senani were kidnapped by the bandit Veerappan , while filming the movie Wild Dog Diaries India ? -- 25 September 2007
...that Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar Mysore kingdom in India , was also a collector and an inventor of board games ? -- 13 October 2007
...that one of the first discoveries of atmospheric neutrinos was made at India 's Kolar Gold Fields 16 October 2007
...that before the launch of a satellite , a group of scientists from ISRO's Master Control Facility at Hassan temple in Dharmasthala ? -- 21 October 2007
...that nine workers died at India 's Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited steel ? -- 26 October 2007
...that the Indian novelist M. K. Indira 1 December 2007
...that K. Chidananda Gowda Vice-chancellor of the Kuvempu University in India , is the son-in-law of the Kannada playwright Kuvempu , the university's namesake? -- 3 December 2007
...that Deepak Chougule cricketer from the Indian state of Karnataka , created a junior world record for maximum runs scored in a single day of a cricket match when he scored 400 runs in a day? -- 28 January 2008
...that the United Breweries ' chairman Vijay Mallya , named his Bangalore Royal Challengers Indian Premier League cricket team, after his liquor brand? -- 25 February 2008
...that the railcar that ran on the Shimoga-Talaguppa railway India had to be reversed on a turntable , so that it could start its return journey? -- 25 February 2008
...that the Kannada writer Kirtinath Kurtakoti cardiac arrest just hours after his wife's death? -- 10 March 2008
...that Nalknad Palace Indian state of Karnataka was the final refuge of Chikka Veerarajendra , the last king of Kodagu ? -- 12 March 2008
...that Epigraphia Carnatica Benjamin L. Rice , contains a study of about 9000 inscriptions found in the Old Mysore region of India ? -- 12 March 2008
...that excavations at Chandravalli Indian state of Karnataka have unearthed coins of Roman emperor Augustus and Chinese Han emperor Wu Ti ? -- 16 March 2008
...that rock edicts of Emperor Ashoka , found at Brahmagiri Karnataka state of India , indicated the southernmost extent of the Mauryan Empire ? -- 19 March 2008
...that the discovery of horse bones at the archaeological site of Hallur India refuted the theory that horses were introduced to this region as part of the Indo-Aryan migration ? -- 21 March 2008
...that a rock edict of Emperor Ashoka found at Maski Indian State of Karnataka in 1915, was the first one to refer him by the name Asoka ? -- 25 March 2008
...that the discovery of antennae swords at Kallur Indian state of Karnataka , was the first instance of the Copper Hoard culture being found in South India ? -- 25 March 2008
... that inscriptions found on a stone pillar in the village of Talagunda India describe the rise of the Kadamba dynasty? -- 7 May 2008
DYK expansions (count = 12)
Did you know...
...that the creation of Kannada Sahitya Parishat Indian non-profit organization to promote the Kannada language , was first initiated by Bharat Ratna Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah , the Diwan of the Mysore Kingdom ? -- 4 May 2007
...that Romulus Whitaker won the Whitley Award for establishing a rainforest research station at Agumbe India to conserve King Cobras ? -- 22 May 2007
...that Batasio sharavatiensis , a species of bagrid catfish discovered near Jog Falls in India , is named after the Sharavathi river 26 May 2007
...that the state of Karnataka , particularly the region belonging to the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi , is known as the cradle of banking India ? -- 24 June 2007
...that Gubbi Veeranna 'theatre company was the first one in the state of Karnataka , India to employ female artists to portray female characters on the stage? -- 24 June 2007
...that the Kodava Hockey Festival Kodagu district of the Indian state of Karnataka is one of the largest field hockey tournaments in the world? -- 25 June 2007
...that the Bangalore Palace India , which was built to resemble Windsor Castle in England , has hosted music concerts of bands like Aerosmith , Rolling Stones and Deep Purple ? -- 2 July 2007
public interest litigation case to be heard in the Karnataka High Court pictured ) in India was to prevent the demolition of the very building from which it was functioning? -- 14 September 2007 Legislative Council of Mysore State in India was held in the Jaganmohan Palace pictured ) in July 1907? -- 26 September 2007 ...that Prema Karanth direct a Kannada film? -- 04 November 2007
...that the Raichur Thermal Power Station thermal power plant to be set up in the Indian state of Karnataka and accounts for about 40% of the total power generated in the state? -- 05 November 2007
...that the Brindavan Gardens Karnataka is a Mughal style garden having a design similar to that of Shalimar Gardens in Kashmir ? -- 02 March 2008
DYK nominations (count = 5)
