Reiterating as much for myself as for others that for the next several months I shall be working on three articles,
Mandell Creighton,
Company rule in India, and
History of English grammars. They have been on my backburner far too long. My time for all other activities on Wikipedia will be severely restricted.
This user is aware of the designation of the following topics as
contentious topics:
This page has archives. Sections older than 10 days may be automatically archived by Lowercase sigmabot III.
India-related FPs I
Indian vultures, (Gyps indicus), in a nest on the tower of the
Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh. The vulture became nearly extinct in India in the 1990s from having ingested the carrion of
diclofenac-laced cattle.
The
bank myna is indigenous to the Indian subcontinent.
The vulnerable
Malabar frog is endemic to the Western Ghats.
The endangered
Nilgiri tahr is endemic to the
Western Ghats. Shown here is a female in a national park in Kerala.
India-related FPs II
The
brahminy kite (Haliastur indus) hunts for fish and other prey near the coasts and around inland wetlands.
The
lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is the Indian national flower. Hindus and Buddhists regard it as a sacred symbol of enlightenment.
The
Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is the Indian national bird. It roosts in moist and dry-deciduous forests, cultivated areas, and village precincts.
Large Gautama Buddha statue in Buddha Park of Ravangla, Sikkim
A Jain woman washes the feet of
Bahubali Gomateswara at
Shravanabelagola,
Karnataka. The Bahubali idol is 18 metres (58 ft) high and is carved out of a single rock on top of a hill.
A Chola bronze depicting
Nataraja, who is seen as a cosmic "Lord of the Dance" and representative of
Shiva
A sixteenth century rendering of a scene from the
Ramayana, an ancient Sanskrit epic.
A beach off the
Arabian Sea in
Puvar,
Kerala. The Arabian Sea is the northwestern region of the Indian Ocean, bounded by the
Arabian and
Indian peninsulas.
Flowing through its rocky terrain near
Hampi is the
Tungabhadra river, the major right bank tributary of the
Krishna river, a peninsular river, which empties into the
Bay of Bengal. The
coracles, made of wicker, are traditionally covered with hide, their circular shape preventing them from overturning in rivers with rocky outcrops.
India-related FPs VI
The recycling industry in India, a Varanasi paper bag seller
An example of the
Chinese fishing nets of
Cochin.
Fisheries in India is a major industry in its coastal states, employing over 14 million people. The annual catch doubled between 1990 and 2010.
A tea garden in Sikkim. India, the world's second largest-producer of tea, is a nation of one billion tea drinkers, who consume 70% of India's tea output.
A daily wage worker in a salt field. The average minimum wage of daily labourers is around Rs.100 per day
A farmer in
Rajasthan milks his cow. Milk is India's
largest crop by economic value. Worldwide, as of 2011, India had the largest herds of buffalo and cattle, and was the largest producer of milk.
Indian agriculture dates from the period 7,000–6,000 BCE, employs two thirds of the national workforce, and is second in farm output worldwide. Above, a farmer works an ox-drawn plow in Kadmati, West Bengal.
Battered religious figures stand watch on a hill above a tattered valley. Nagasaki, Japan. September 24, 1945
17th century Painting on cloth of of Buddha Shakyamuni as Lord of the Munis with Bodhisatvas in background.
The Gathering of Four Buddhas. 1562 CE, National Museum of Art, Korea.
Two women walk past the huge cavity where one of the ancient
Buddhas of Bamiyan used to stand, June 17, 2012. The monumental statues were built in A.D. 507 and 554
Buddha related FPs II
Monk walks in the morning after the rain in front of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), part of the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand.
Buddha Amitabha in His Pure Land of Suvakti, Central Tibet. 18th century; Ground mineral pigment on cotton
English: Shakyamuni Buddha with Avadana Legend Scenes. Tibet. Date 19th century
Chiang Mai, Thailand: Buddhist Manuscript Library and Museum
Start something on the Ethnic fermented foods and beverages of the Darjeeling Hills, using
Thapa, Namrata;
Tamang, Jyoti Prakash (2020), "Ethnic Fermented Foods and Beverages of Sikkim and Darjeeling Hills (Gorkhaland Territorial Administration)", in Tamang, Jyoti Prakash (ed.), Ethnic Fermented Foods and Beverages of India: Science History and Culture, Singapore: Springer Nature,
ISBN978-981-15-1485-2 and
Tamang, Jyoti P.; Sarkar, Prabir K; Hesseltine, Clifford W (1988). "Traditional Fermented Foods and Beverages of Darjeeling". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 44 (4): 375–385.
doi:
10.1002/jsfa.2740440410.
Add something on Tibetan refugees in Darjeeling.
Books & Bytes – Issue 62
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 62, March – April 2024
Reiterating as much for myself as for others that for the next several months I shall be working on three articles,
Mandell Creighton,
Company rule in India, and
History of English grammars. They have been on my backburner far too long. My time for all other activities on Wikipedia will be severely restricted.
This user is aware of the designation of the following topics as
contentious topics:
This page has archives. Sections older than 10 days may be automatically archived by Lowercase sigmabot III.
India-related FPs I
Indian vultures, (Gyps indicus), in a nest on the tower of the
Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh. The vulture became nearly extinct in India in the 1990s from having ingested the carrion of
diclofenac-laced cattle.
The
bank myna is indigenous to the Indian subcontinent.
The vulnerable
Malabar frog is endemic to the Western Ghats.
The endangered
Nilgiri tahr is endemic to the
Western Ghats. Shown here is a female in a national park in Kerala.
India-related FPs II
The
brahminy kite (Haliastur indus) hunts for fish and other prey near the coasts and around inland wetlands.
The
lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is the Indian national flower. Hindus and Buddhists regard it as a sacred symbol of enlightenment.
The
Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is the Indian national bird. It roosts in moist and dry-deciduous forests, cultivated areas, and village precincts.
Large Gautama Buddha statue in Buddha Park of Ravangla, Sikkim
A Jain woman washes the feet of
Bahubali Gomateswara at
Shravanabelagola,
Karnataka. The Bahubali idol is 18 metres (58 ft) high and is carved out of a single rock on top of a hill.
A Chola bronze depicting
Nataraja, who is seen as a cosmic "Lord of the Dance" and representative of
Shiva
A sixteenth century rendering of a scene from the
Ramayana, an ancient Sanskrit epic.
A beach off the
Arabian Sea in
Puvar,
Kerala. The Arabian Sea is the northwestern region of the Indian Ocean, bounded by the
Arabian and
Indian peninsulas.
Flowing through its rocky terrain near
Hampi is the
Tungabhadra river, the major right bank tributary of the
Krishna river, a peninsular river, which empties into the
Bay of Bengal. The
coracles, made of wicker, are traditionally covered with hide, their circular shape preventing them from overturning in rivers with rocky outcrops.
India-related FPs VI
The recycling industry in India, a Varanasi paper bag seller
An example of the
Chinese fishing nets of
Cochin.
Fisheries in India is a major industry in its coastal states, employing over 14 million people. The annual catch doubled between 1990 and 2010.
A tea garden in Sikkim. India, the world's second largest-producer of tea, is a nation of one billion tea drinkers, who consume 70% of India's tea output.
A daily wage worker in a salt field. The average minimum wage of daily labourers is around Rs.100 per day
A farmer in
Rajasthan milks his cow. Milk is India's
largest crop by economic value. Worldwide, as of 2011, India had the largest herds of buffalo and cattle, and was the largest producer of milk.
Indian agriculture dates from the period 7,000–6,000 BCE, employs two thirds of the national workforce, and is second in farm output worldwide. Above, a farmer works an ox-drawn plow in Kadmati, West Bengal.
Battered religious figures stand watch on a hill above a tattered valley. Nagasaki, Japan. September 24, 1945
17th century Painting on cloth of of Buddha Shakyamuni as Lord of the Munis with Bodhisatvas in background.
The Gathering of Four Buddhas. 1562 CE, National Museum of Art, Korea.
Two women walk past the huge cavity where one of the ancient
Buddhas of Bamiyan used to stand, June 17, 2012. The monumental statues were built in A.D. 507 and 554
Buddha related FPs II
Monk walks in the morning after the rain in front of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), part of the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand.
Buddha Amitabha in His Pure Land of Suvakti, Central Tibet. 18th century; Ground mineral pigment on cotton
English: Shakyamuni Buddha with Avadana Legend Scenes. Tibet. Date 19th century
Chiang Mai, Thailand: Buddhist Manuscript Library and Museum
Start something on the Ethnic fermented foods and beverages of the Darjeeling Hills, using
Thapa, Namrata;
Tamang, Jyoti Prakash (2020), "Ethnic Fermented Foods and Beverages of Sikkim and Darjeeling Hills (Gorkhaland Territorial Administration)", in Tamang, Jyoti Prakash (ed.), Ethnic Fermented Foods and Beverages of India: Science History and Culture, Singapore: Springer Nature,
ISBN978-981-15-1485-2 and
Tamang, Jyoti P.; Sarkar, Prabir K; Hesseltine, Clifford W (1988). "Traditional Fermented Foods and Beverages of Darjeeling". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 44 (4): 375–385.
doi:
10.1002/jsfa.2740440410.
Add something on Tibetan refugees in Darjeeling.
Books & Bytes – Issue 62
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 62, March – April 2024