DYKs
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Creation or expansion
editOn 2 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article First Assembly of Madras State, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the first Legislative Assembly of Madras State was constituted in May 1952? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/First Assembly of Madras State. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 12 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fourth Assembly of Madras State, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that on 18 July 1967, the Fourth Legislative Assembly of Madras state unanimously adopted a resolution to change the name of the state to Tamil Nadu? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fourth Assembly of Madras State. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 3 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article P. Sathasivam, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the current Chief Justice of India, P. Sathasivam, was the first law graduate in his family and his entire village? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 14 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (India), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), is 45 percent female? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (India). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 22 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 2008 Karnataka-Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after 180 people died from drinking moonshine in 2008, the state of Tamil Nadu considered introducing prohibition? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2008 Karnataka-Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 24 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Disqualification of convicted representatives in India, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that three members of the Indian Parliament have been removed from office because of criminal convictions? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Disqualification of convicted representatives in India. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 4 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Joe D'Cruz, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Joe D'Cruz won the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel Korkai, which is based on history and the lives of Parathavars? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Joe D'Cruz. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 13 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Karnataka Lokayukta, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 2011, a report of the Karnataka Lokayukta exposed the biggest mining scam in India? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Karnataka Lokayukta. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 20 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mehdi Jomaa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Tunisia's new interim prime minister, Mehdi Jomaa, is trained as an engineer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mehdi Jomaa. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 25 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Samanar Hills, which you created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Samanar Hills. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 29 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Annamalai Varadaraja Perumal, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Varadaraja Perumal, the first Chief Minister of North Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, declared independence for Eelam before his self-exile? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Annamalai Varadaraja Perumal. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 10 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Yanaimalai, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that India's Yanaimalai (Elephant Hill) got its name because it looks like an elephant sitting down? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yanaimalai. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 20 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Armamalai Cave, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Armamalai Cave has cave paintings which are similar in technique to those of Sittanavasal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Armamalai Cave. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it may be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 26 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Why I am an Atheist, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bhagat Singh wrote Why I am an Atheist as a reply to a religious man who thought Singh had become an atheist because of his vanity? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Why I am an Atheist. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it may be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 1 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mangulam, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the inscriptions discovered in Mangulam are the earliest Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mangulam. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On 18 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Krishnan-Panju, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Parasakthi, directed by Krishnan-Panju, influenced the emergence of the regional party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, as a political force in Tamil Nadu? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Krishnan-Panju. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On 23 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kudi Arasu, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in an editorial in Kudi Arasu, Periyar criticised Mahatma Gandhi for Bhagat Singh's death? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kudi Arasu. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On 4 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Keelavalavu, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Madras High Court banned quarrying activities on or near a hill in Keelavalavu because it contains a monument of archaeological importance? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Keelavalavu. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On 7 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mahad Satyagraha, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that B. R. Ambedkar led the Mahad Satyagraha to assert the rights of Dalits to use a public water tank in Mahad? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mahad Satyagraha. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On 14 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 1957, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the first assembly election in Kerala led to the formation of the first democratically elected communist government in India? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 1957. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On 1 May 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pappa Umanath, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Pappa Umanath was not allowed by prison authorities to attend her mother's funeral because she refused to quit the Communist Party of India? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pappa Umanath. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On 10 May 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Annihilation of Caste, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that B. R. Ambedkar published Annihilation of Caste, his speech intended for an anti-caste conference, after his invitation to present it was withdrawn? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On 11 May 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Harijan Sevak Sangh, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Mahatma Gandhi founded the Harijan Sevak Sangh to remove untouchability from Indian society? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Harijan Sevak Sangh. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On 23 May 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after Tamil regions of Travancore merged with Tamil Nadu, the leaders of Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress joined with Congress? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On 1 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited produces currencies and coins for India? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On 11 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article N. M. R. Subbaraman, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Indian freedom fighter and politician N. M. R. Subbaraman was known as "Madurai Gandhi"? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On 22 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kilvenmani massacre, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that 44 Dalits were burned to death in a hut in Kizhavenmani village of Tamil Nadu in 1968? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kilvenmani massacre. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On 23 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony (pictured) was the first for an Indian Prime Minister to which the head-of-government of every SAARC country was invited? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On 10 January 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1981 Meenakshipuram conversion, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that around 800 Hindu Dalits of a village converted to Islam over caste discrimination in India in 1981? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1981 Meenakshipuram conversion. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On 13 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kamban Kazhagam, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Saw Ganesan founded the Kamban Kazhagam to promote the epic poem Kamba Ranayanam, written by the medieval Tamil poet Kambar? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kamban Kazhagam. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Kamban Kazhagam), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 2 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sankaralinganar, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sankaralinganar died after fasting for 76 days while demanding that the name of Madras State be changed to Tamil Nadu? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sankaralinganar. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sankaralinganar), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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editOn 10 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article India-Ethiopia relations, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that in 1950 India and Ethiopia formalised their diplomatic ties, and India's first Ambassador to Ethiopia was appointed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/India-Ethiopia relations. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 10 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 2013 Tiananmen Square attack, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the 28 October 2013 attack in Tiananmen Square is described as the first terror attack in Beijing in recent history? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 3 December 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India lowered the voting age in the country from 21 years to 18 years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 16 December 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cobrapost, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Cobrapost conducted a sting operation which led to the expulsion of eleven MPs from the Parliament of India? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cobrapost. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 31 December 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Raheel Sharif, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Pakistan Army Chief Raheel Sharif is the brother of Major Shabbir Sharif who died in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and received the Nishan-e-Haider? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Raheel Sharif. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 11 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article INSV Mhadei, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Abhilash Tomy, the first Indian to complete a solo, non-stop circumnavigation under sail, used the INSV Mhadei for his voyage? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/INSV Mhadei. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 18 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kerala Soil Museum, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Kerala Soil Museum in India, which opened on January 1, has been described as the world's largest soil museum? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kerala Soil Museum. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 9 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Sri Lankan Tamils commemorate 18 May, the day when the civil war ended, as Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On 3 January 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Uma Maheswaran, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Sri Lankan militant leader Uma Maheswaran was involved in the 1988 Maldives coup? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Uma Maheswaran. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |