User:Arunram

Knowledge (XXG)

Experience

This user has been on Knowledge (XXG) for 20 years, 2 months and 10 days.

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This user is participating in the #100wikidays challenge. (contribution)

Rights

This user has rollback rights on the English Knowledge (XXG). (verify)

Contributions

6,065+

This user has made 6,065+ edits to Knowledge (XXG).

54	This user has created 54 of Knowledge (XXG)'s 6,885,717 articles.

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This user has created 54 of the 6,885,717 articles on the English language Knowledge (XXG).

This user has rescued 4 articles by improving them in the face of pending deletion.

Tools

This user edits with the gadget wikEd.

Projects

This user is a participant in
WikiProject Karnataka.

This user is a participant in
WikiProject India.

This user is a member of the Museums WikiProject - You can help!

This user is interested in helping with GLAM projects.

This user is a member of GLAM National Museum, India

This user is a member of Wikimedia India.

This user participates in
WikiProject Chess.

Sister projects

This user has created a global account. Arunram's main account is on Knowledge (XXG) (in English).

This user has a userpage on Wikimedia Meta-Wiki.

This user contributes to Wikimedia Commons.

Babel

இந்தப் பயனரின் தாய்மொழி தமிழ் ஆகும்.

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This user can contribute with an advanced level of English.

hi-1

इस सदस्य को हिन्दी भाषा का प्रारम्भिक स्तर का ज्ञान है।

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Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français.

About me

I am User:Arunram, an Indian (male), originally from Chennai, living in Bangalore, India. I am an IT professional. I am interested in topics related to Indian topics, Museums, Biographies and topics related to the context I live in. I am focused on improving India-related topics, as a member of GLAM Karnataka, WikiProject Karnataka, WikiProject India. I can be reached via a message on my talk page or an e-mail.

I had started actively editing Knowledge (XXG) in November 2005. I have been helping organize Wikipedian meetups in Bangalore in the last five years.

GLAM World Tour!

Around the World in 100 GLAM days! The daily Museum article edit challenge.

GLAM 100 Day World Tour!

1	(23-Feb-2021) [Ethiopia: Addis Ababa: Ethnological Museum
2	(24-Feb-2021) Oman: Muscat: Currency Museum

3	(25-Feb-2021) Mali: Bomako: Muso Kunda Museum of Museum
4	(26-Feb-2021) Tanzania: Zanzibar:

100 wikidays

Attempt 2: The GLAM Global Tour

Day #	Date	Cluster	Article Title	Wikidata	Favourite Museum Object	Favourite Country picture	Country Museum article status
1	23-Feb	Cradle of Humanity	Ethnological Museum, Addis Ababa Ethiopia	Q6585314	Lion of Judah, a symbol of Ethiopian monarchy		List of museums in Ethiopia: 5 Commons category has 12 Museums with articles (3 / 5) Articles with infobox (? / 3) Articles with commons cat (? / 3) Added 1 museums
2	24-Feb	Middle East	Currency Museum, Muscat Oman	Q105706202	Gulf Rupee released by India in 1957 for the British protector states Oman	Dhow naval fleets powered thalassocractic Omani Empire upto Zanzibar	List of museums in Oman: 11 Commons category has 5 Museums with articles (11 / 11) Articles with infobox (? / 11) Articles with commons cat (5 / 11) Added 0 museums
3	25-Feb	Africa (Northern)	Muso Kunda Museum of Women Mali	Q105706883		Great Mosque of Djenné	List of museums in Mali: 6 Commons category has 2 Museums with articles (2 / 6) Articles with infobox (? / 2) Articles with commons cat (? / 2) Added 0 museums
4	26-Feb	Africa (Southern)	Princess Salme Museum, Zanzibar Tanzania	Q105707062	Book by Princess Salme.	Matemwe beach in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Pure bliss with nature.	List of museums in Tanzania: 20 Commons category has 6 Museums with articles (6 / 20) Articles with infobox (? / 6) Articles with commons cat (? / 6) Added 8 museums

My Sandbox

My Work in Progress (WIP) areas.

This is the user sandbox of Arunram. A user sandbox is a subpage of the user's user page. It serves as a testing spot and page development space for the user and is not an encyclopedia article. Create or edit your own sandbox here.

Other sandboxes: Main sandbox | Template sandbox

Finished writing a draft article? Are you ready to request review of it by an experienced editor for possible inclusion in Knowledge (XXG)? Submit your draft for review!

Articles I am reviving from Afd:

User:Arunram/sandbox/S. Sadagopan

Articles I am working on:

Karnataka

Tamilnadu

Coimbatore Vizha

Tourism

Museums

Government Museum, Coimbatore

Articles I created that need further enhancement:

Articles I have made enhancements to, needing more work:

List of museums in India

Article creation

34+ Articles primarily in the scope of Wikiprojects India and Karnataka.

Articles I created along the way: (For a real time list see here)

List of museums in Bhutan - GLAM
Indian Business Museum - GLAM - WikiProject India
List of museums in Sri_Lanka - GLAM
List of museums in Yemen - GLAM
List of museums in Karnataka - GLAM - GLAM Karnataka
List of archives in India - GLAM - WikiProject India
Kempegowda Museum - GLAM - GLAM Karnataka
Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum - GLAM - WikiProject India
Government Museum (Bangalore) - GLAM - WikiProject Karnataka
Minister of Science and Technology_(India) - Government - WikiProject India
Sajibu Cheiraoba - Culture - WikiProject India
Javare Gowda - Literature - WikiProject Karnataka
HAL Aerospace Museum - GLAM - WikiProject Karnataka
L. Basavaraju - GLAM - WikiProject Karnataka
Varnashilpi Venkatappa Award - Awards - WikiProject Karnataka
Basava Puraskara - Awards - WikiProject Karnataka
Jakanachari Award - Awards - WikiProject Karnataka
Yogeshwar Dutt- Sports - WikiProject India
F-INSAS - Military - WikiProject India
Ahobila Mutt - Culture - WikiProject India
Arjun Munda - Politics - WikiProject India
N. Dharam Singh - Politics - WikiProject Karnataka
Gangubai Hangal - Music - WikiProject Karnataka
Mohammad Kaif - Sports - WikiProject India
Air India Express - Business - WikiProject Karnataka
Besant Nagar - Geography - WikiProject India
Chowdiah - Music - WikiProject Karnataka
Shankar Jaikishan - Music - WikiProject India
Kaifi Azmi - Literature - WikiProject India
Venu - Music - WikiProject India
Kanjira - Music - WikiProject India
Gottuvadhyam- Music - WikiProject India
Bismillah Khan- Music - WikiProject India
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore - Education - WikiProject Karnataka
Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on India - Events - WikiProject India

Book creation

7 Books primarily in the scope of Wikiprojects India, Karnataka & Chess.

Books created

Karnataka

Tamilnadu

Coimbatore

Chess

Indian chess players

Nagaland

Books under creation

Karnataka

Others

Western Australia

Books - Wishlist

Museum compendium of India
GLAM compendium of Karnataka
Karnataka Who's who
Cuisine of Karnataka
History of Karnataka
Architecture of Karnataka
Wildlife of Karnataka
Literature of Karnataka

GLAM Contributions

5 lists and 5 GLAM Articles created. Many page edits, Outreach.

My GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums) contributions.

Current projects

Edit contributions

Events

GLAM India 2011 - contributions and participation in the Bangalore events
WMI, Creative Commons Bangalore event at Chitra Kala Parishat art school.

Afd and Article rescue

Articles rescued after Afd nomination. Afd vote accuracy > 85%

I track and contribute to India Afd listings discussions. I try to maintain an accuracy of > 80% in my Afd votes. My Afd votes statistics tracker is here. I have helped rescue the following articles in the spirit of WP:HEY by improving them after their Afd nominations.

Karuvelam Pookkal (film), Afd page, Article impact (Before, After, Improvements)
Thirumalachari Ramasami, Afd page, Article impact (Before, After, Improvements), Note: includes edits by Selvakumar mallar

Featured contributions

None.

Bookmarks

GLAM India links

GLAM coordination in India
Project: Cataloging museums in India
Libraries:Open Access Knowledge (XXG) Challenge
Museums: →
WikiProject Museums
Infobox museum
Commons: Museums in India
List of museums in India Galleries: →
Category:Art museums and galleries in India
Category:Contemporary art galleries in India Libraries: →
List of libraries
List of library associations in India Archives: →
Category:Archives in India
National Archives of India

Karnataka links

India links

Knowledge (XXG) schooling

Knowledge (XXG) research

Misc links

To do

To-do list

	edit -history - watch - refresh
	GLAM India ~~Add images to List of museums In India~~ Addition to list Add missing states to List of museums In India Improve Bangalore Museum articles HAL Aerospace Museum Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum Create Bangalore Museum articles Karnataka Folks Museum Gandhi Bhavan Philately Museum Legends Motorcycle Museum Venkatappa Art Gallery NGMA Create Wikiproject GLAM India Crafts museum Crafts Museum − page on wikimedia.In Crafts Museum − core team meeting Crafts Museum − scope and goals Crafts Museum − Governance call Meeting with Government Museum QR codes for planetarium Book: Museums of Bangalore − by 28-Feb-2013 Celebrate International Museum Day(18 May) with national events. Connect with ICOM,web India members Work to bring Indian galleries to top 100 list WikiProject India Afd tracking Improve Afd articles that were rescued Prepare list of history articles for Univ initiative.
	edit -history -watch - refresh
	Bangalore meetups Announce no further meetups in Bangalore for 2012 Decide on Jan meetup Invite @notconfusing for wiki meetup WikiProject Karnataka Revamp WikiProject site Integrate mainpage members and sub page members Create automated task dashboard (investigate why bot doesn't work). Further Karnataka 1000 Spruce efforts for "needed images" initiative Identify photo organisations to partner with Enable popular pages for Karnataka Commons and Category sync

Project Alerts

India project

Article alerts for WikiProject India

Did you know

11 Sep 2024 – Pabhāvatī (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Hteiktinhein (t · c); see discussion
03 Sep 2024 – Svayamvara (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Seyamar (t · c); see discussion
02 Sep 2024 – Haravijaya (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by TryKid (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

21 Sep 2024 – Uplers (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sirocco745 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
19 Sep 2024 – Agam Manohar Pandit (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dclemens1971 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
19 Sep 2024 – Sonmati (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Boleyn (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
19 Sep 2024 – Socialist Party (India) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Janhrach (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
19 Sep 2024 – Saquib Rizvi Memorial Marathon (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by TheLongTone (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
19 Sep 2024 – Karmaanya (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Wikishovel (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
19 Sep 2024 – Navaratnalu (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Thewikizoomer (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
18 Sep 2024 – 2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Vestrian24Bio (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
18 Sep 2024 – 2022 Tamil Nadu Premier League (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Vestrian24Bio (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
18 Sep 2024 – 2019 Tamil Nadu Premier League (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Vestrian24Bio (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)

(110 more...)

Proposed deletions

20 Sep 2024 – Shree Siddheshwar Mandir, Balni Karwar (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by JoeNMLC (t · c): concern
18 Sep 2024 – Kallakurichi Division (Highways) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Dan arndt (t · c): concern
18 Sep 2024 – Thiruvannamalai Division (Highways) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Dan arndt (t · c): concern
18 Sep 2024 – Vaniyambadi Division (Highways) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Dan arndt (t · c): concern
18 Sep 2024 – Cheyyar Division (Highways) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Dan arndt (t · c): concern
18 Sep 2024 – Cuddalore Division (Highways) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Dan arndt (t · c): concern
18 Sep 2024 – Trichy Division (Highways) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Dan arndt (t · c): concern
18 Sep 2024 – Pudukottai Division (Highways) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Dan arndt (t · c): concern
17 Sep 2024 – Morarji Desai Residential Schools for Minorities (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by LibStar (t · c): concern
17 Sep 2024 – National Hill View Public School (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by LibStar (t · c): concern

(20 more...)

Categories for discussion

13 Sep 2024 – Category:Organizations that oppose LGBT rights in India (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT rights in India (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT rights in India by state (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT political advocacy groups in India (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT organisations based in India (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT in India (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT in Chennai (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT history in Chennai (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT film festivals in India (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT festivals in India (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion

(43 more...)

Templates for discussion

15 Sep 2024 – Template:Kerala Cricket League (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Vestrian24Bio (t · c); see discussion
15 Sep 2024 – Template:Andhra Premier League (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Vestrian24Bio (t · c); see discussion
14 Sep 2024 – Template:India FIFA World Cup record (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion
14 Sep 2024 – Template:Jaipur-Jodhpur Railway Line (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion
14 Sep 2024 – Template:Indian religions (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

19 Sep 2024 – Baba Saheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (talk · edit · hist) →Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
19 Sep 2024 – Amu TV (talk · edit · hist) →Aligarh Muslim University was RfDed by Kingsmasher678 (t · c); see discussion
17 Sep 2024 – The greatest star cast ever assembled– the greatest story ever told (talk · edit · hist) →Sholay was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
17 Sep 2024 – The Greatest Of All Time (Upcoming film) (talk · edit · hist) →The Greatest of All Time was RfDed by Kailash29792 (t · c); see discussion
undated – 2022 Surat building collapse (talk · edit · hist) →2024 Surat building collapse was RfDed

Miscellany for deletion

14 Sep 2024 – Draft:Mrigendra Bharti (talk · edit · hist) was MfDed by Snowman304 (t · c); see discussion

Awards

Barnstars and other awards

Some peer appreciation I have received from other Wikimedians:

I present this Barnstar to Arunram for his dedicated work on India-related articles, esp. for gettting the Indian collaboration of the week and Wikiportal India started. --utcursch 11:48, Feb 13, 2005 (UTC)

I endorse this barnstar. Great work on Wikiportal India. Keep it up :) --Just my 2 cents -- Hemanshu 14:44, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

*I award you this barnstar for your untiring efforts in setting up a collaboration of Indian editors and Indian themed portals. Nichalp 19:48, Feb 18, 2005 (UTC)*.

		The Barnstar of National Merit
		For creating the article Government Museum (Bangalore)! A much needed fillip to GLAM in India!
		_{this WikiAward was given to Arunram by AshLin (talk) on 4 December 2012 (UTC)}

Press

Press mention

Staff reporter, Knowledge (XXG) turns 11 today, The Hindu, 15 January, 2012
Renuka Phadnis, India is No.6 in donating to Knowledge (XXG), The Hindu, 19 March, 2011
Deepa Kurup, Can Knowledge (XXG) fuel growth of vernacular content online? , The Hindu, 17 January 2012
Renuka Phadnis, World heritage site tag sought for Knowledge (XXG), The Hindu, 7, June, 2011
Staff reporter, Knowledge (XXG) to push vernacular content, Times of India, 16th January, 2011
Prerna Raturi, Regional play, Business Standard, 15 January, 2011
Staff reporter, Knowledge (XXG) turns to India; to set up office, The Hindu, 2 November, 2010
B Pradeep Nair, Wiki training academies, Times of India, 29th March 2010
NT Balanarayan, Knowledge (XXG) hits a sixer this year, DNA, 15 January, 2010
Staff reporter, Indian Wikipedians meet in Bangalore, Headlines India, 13 July, 2009

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About me

GLAM World Tour!

100 wikidays

Attempt 2: The GLAM Global Tour

My Sandbox

Article creation

Book creation

Books created

Karnataka

Tamilnadu

Chess

Nagaland

Books under creation

Karnataka

Others

Books - Wishlist

GLAM Contributions

Current projects

Lists created

Lists maintained

Pages created

Edit contributions

Events

Afd and Article rescue

Featured contributions

Bookmarks

To do

GLAM India

WikiProject India

Bangalore meetups

WikiProject Karnataka

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