User:Nvvchar in collaboration or otherwise with other users to produce a minimum of 2 DYKs for each State and Union Territory of India, and also GAs for the year 2015.
| States and union territories of India | Article names | Images | Collaborators | Did You Know that... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Vizianagaram fort,Bobbili Fort, |   |
... that the 18th-century Vizianagaram fort's Rajasthani style western gate (pictured) was traditionally used for removing dead bodies from the fort? ... that Tandra Paparayudu, who had rushed to the demolished Bobbili Fort to help his sister's family, killed the Raja of Vizianagaram and then committed suicide along with his accomplices? | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Malinithan |  |
... that the temple at Malinithan was built with granite stones under Aryan influence, unlike other Northeast India temples built with bricks? | |
| Assam | ||||
| Bihar | Chirand | ... that the archaeological finds reported from Chirand are from the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Iron Age periods, including a cache of 88 Kushan period coins? | ||
| Goa | ||||
| Himachal Pradesh | Chamba Rumal |  |
... that the brightly coloured Chamba Rumal (pictured) or "Chamba handkerchiefs", promoted by the former rulers of the Chamba kingdom, are a common gift in marriages? | |
| Gujarat | Shiva Temple, Kera,Sankheda furniture, [[Kutch Embroidery, Rudra Mahalaya Temple, Sidhpur, Jami Masjid, Khambhat]] |  , ,  , ,  |
... that in the 1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake, the Shiva Temple, Kera was substantially damaged, leaving only the main spire and inner sanctum in a good condition? ... that Gujarat's Sankheda furniture is named after the Sankheda village, where it is made with teak wood and lacquer and painted in traditional bright shades of maroon and gold? ... that cobblers known as Mochis were trained in the art form of Kutch Embroidery by the Muslim Sufi saints of Sindh? ... that the Rudra Mahalaya Temple, Sidhpur is an ancient ruined temple complex built to lavish proportions during the 12th century by the Jayasimha Siddharaja of the Solanki dynasty? ... that the interior of the Jami Masjid, Khambhat, (pictured) has an open courtyard with 100 columns built from ruins of Hindu and Jain temples? | |
| Haryana | ||||
| Jammu and Kahmir | Kashmir papier-mâché | _LACMA_M.89.160a-b.jpg) |
... that Kashmir papier-mâché (pictured), a colourful painted handicraft of Kashmir which was brought by Shia Muslims from Persia in the 15th century, is primarily based on paper pulp?| | |
| Karnataka | Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, Khedda,Mysore Sandalwood Oil. Navalgund Durries, Devanahalli pomelo, Badami cave temples, Yellamma Temple, Saundatti, Tarakeshwara Temple, Hangal |   ,  ,  , _(14146091479).jpg) ,  ,  ,  |
... that the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary is home to the grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura) (pictured), which is in the highly endangered category within Karnataka, India? ... that in Assam, which has the largest elephant population in India, the practice followed to trap them was the khedda system (pictured), also known as Mela Shikar? ... that sandalwood oil (pictured) is so important to the economy of Mysore, India, that it has been registered and trademarked? ... that the Navalgund Durries are a type of Indian rug with geometric patterns and designs of birds and animals? ... that the Devanahalli pomelo, grown only in and around Devanahalli, is said to be the largest citrus fruit in the world? ... that a pre-8th-century sculpture of a Tandava-dancing Shiva (pictured) can be found at the Badami cave temples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate? ... that the Government of Karnataka claims to have eliminated the ancient practice of dedicating girls to the Yellamma Temple? ...that the Tarakeshwara Temple in Hangal has an octagonal hall with a 20-foot (6 m) diameter lotus carving (pictured) as its roof? ... that the inner wall of the Kadisiddeshwara Temple in the Savadatti fort (entrance pictured) features a row of more than 200 carvings in geometric designs? | |
| Kerala | Vijaya Melnick, Kanhira Puzhan Dam |  |
... that speaking at the 2014 Conference on the Culture of Peace, Vijaya Melnick said that violence against women "continues to be our greatest shame and tragedy"? ... that the Kanhira Puzhan Dam reservoir (pictured) caused a village to be submerged, and its 44 tribal families to be moved? | |
| Madhya Pradesh | ||||
| Manipur | Meira Paibi,Shaphee Lanphee,Sacred Jackfruit Tree, Wangkhei Phee, Moirang Phee | .jpeg) |
... that Meira Paibi ("Women Torchbearers") is a women's social movement in Manipur known as the "guardians of civil society"? ... that Shaphee Lanphee, a traditional fabric of Manipur protected under the GI registration, was in the past used by the King to honour soldiers for their bravery? ... that one of the seven images of Krishna carved from the Sacred Jackfruit Tree is located in the Shree Govindajee Temple (pictured) in the palace at Imphal? >... that Wangkhei Phee, a fabric woven by women of Manipur, is made of fine white cotton yarn with a closely-woven texture and is totally transparent? ... that the Moirang Phee of Manipur has a specific design called the "MoirangPheejin" which is woven with cotton or silk threads sequentially on both longitudinal edges of the fabric? | |
| Maharashtra | Nashik valley wine,Wajida Tabassum |  |
... that Nashik is known as the "Wine Capital of India" due to the Nashik valley wine? ... that Wajida Tabassum's story Hand Me Downs, published in 1994, was made into a movie under the title Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love? | |
| Meghalaya | Matrilineal society of Meghalaya |  |
User:Rosiestep | ...that Meghalaya has one of the largest surviving matrilineal societies (Khasi women pictured)? |
| Mizoram | ||||
| Nagaland | Sekrenyi festival |  |
... that the Sekrenyi festival, known locally as Phousnyi, is held by the Angami Nagas as a purification festival? | |
| Orissa | Puri, Orissa Ikat |  , |
... that Puri hosts the famed Rath Yatra, attended by at least a million people every year? ... that the process of creating Orissa Ikat (pictured), a unique silk art in which the warp and weft threads are tie-dyed before weaving, has been termed "poetry on the loom"? | |
| Punjab | ||||
| Rajasthan | ||||
| Sikkim | Urgyen Tsomo |  |
... that Khandro Rinpoche (pictured) of the Mindrolling lineage is the present reincarnation of Urgyen Tsomo? | |
| Tamil Nadu | Katcheri,Thanjavur Art Plate, Toda Embroidery, Nachiarkoil lamps |  , ,  |
... that the modern format for the Katcheri, conceived by Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar in the 1930s, incorporated traditional Carnatic music rendered by the Trinity of Carnatic music?... that the Thanjavur Art Plate (pictured), introduced by Rajah Serfoji-II during the Maratha rule, was made as a gift item by the artisans of Thanjavur? ... that Toda Embroidery, made exclusively by women of the Toda pastoral community in the Nilgiri mountains, appears like a woven cloth? ... that Pathers use "vandal sand" to make moulds for Nachiarkoil lamps? | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Zahida Khatun Sherwani, Sajida, Zahida Zaidi | ... that Zahida Khatun Sherwani wrote poetry in Urdu under the pseudonyms "Zay Khay Sheen" and "Nuzhat", as the then-Muslim society did not permit women to write poetry or further women's ca ... that the poets [[Sajida Zaidi|Sajida], ] and Zahida Zaidi, professors at the Aligarh Muslim University, were known as the "Zaidi Sisters" in the literary community? ... that the poets Sajida and Zahida Zaidi, professors at the Aligarh Muslim University, were known as the "Zaidi Sisters" in the literary community? | ||
| West Bengal | 6 Ballygunge Place, Debopriya Chatterjee and Suchismita Chatterjee', Kaushiki Chakraborty, Subhra Guha,Santiniketan Leather Goods | ,  |
... that 6 Ballygunge Place, a restaurant chain in Kolkata, has a haath-pakha (hand fans) decor that conveys the elegance of a decorated Durga Puja hall or a setting for a period film?... that Kaushiki Chakraborty (pictured) sings khayals and thumris, which in Hindustani music are considered semi-classical or light classical?... that Subhra Guha, a vocal musician in the Indian Hindustani classical tradition, trained in Agra gharana, and has a singing repertoire in khayals, thumri and dadra?... that Debopriya Chatterjee and Suchismita Chatterjee, popularly known as "flute sisters", are Indian artists in the instrumental music of flute trained by guru Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia?... that Santiniketan Leather Goods (pencil boxes pictured) are generally made of East India Leather from sheepskin and goatskin? | |
| Anadmana and Nikobar Islands | ||||
| Delhi|Rathika Ramasamy |  |
... that Rathika Ramasamy's wildlife photographs (example pictured) were exhibited at the Clean Ganga Campaign held at the India International Centre in September 2005? | ||
| Lakshdweep | ||||
| Daman and Diu | ||||
| Delhi | Children's Museum, Siri Fort |  |
... that the Children's Museum, Siri Fort, has a sandstone sculpture of a woman in the buff? | |
| Upanishads | ||||
| Mantrika Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the Hindu text Mantrika Upanishad is one of the earliest Yoga Upanishads composed in the 1st millennium BCE? | |
| Yoga-kundalini Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the Yoga-kundalini Upanishad is one of the most important texts on Kundalini yoga? | |
| Yogatattva Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the Hindu text Yogatattva Upanishad states in yoga, that of the ten restraints, moderate food is most important, and of the ten observances, non-violence is most important? GA under Philosophy and religion. | |
| Kali-Saṇṭāraṇa Upaniṣad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ||
| Jabala Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the nearly 2000-year-old Hindu text Jabala Upanishad discusses what makes Varanasi (pictured) holy? | |
| Kundika Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the ancient Sanskrit text Kundika Upanishad states a man should go visit sacred places in his retirement, and take his wife with him? | |
| Amritabindu Upanishad | |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the Hindu text Amritabindu Upanishad, composed before 300 CE, condemns "bookish learning" and emphasizes the practice of a six-limbed Yoga? | |
| Maha Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that a verse from the Hindu text Maha Upanishad which regards the entire world as a family is engraved in the hall of the Parliament of India? | |
| Maitreya Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that in the Maitreya Upanishad, Sakayanya expounds the nature of human life, stating that "Artha is Anartha", or "objects of senses are in truth worthless"? | |
| Yoga Yajnavalkya |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the Yoga Yajnavalkya is one of the texts on Asanas and meditation that dominated the Indian yoga scene before the 12th century? | |
| Yogashikha Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the Yogashikha Upanishad states there is no one greater in the universe than one's Guru? | |
| Avyakta Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the cosmology in the ancient Hindu text Avyakta Upanishad proposes that there was nothing, until light appeared consisting of knowledge and bliss, followed by the universe? | |
| Kathashruti Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the Hindu text Kathashruti Upanishad, composed before the 3rd-century CE, states a sannyasi should neither rejoice when someone praises him, nor curse when someone abuses him? | |
| Dhyanabindu Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the ancient Sanskrit text Dhyanabindu Upanishad states there is a soul in every living being just as there is fragrance in flowers and butter in milk? | |
| Tejobindu Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the ancient Indian text Tejobindu Upanishad describes a 15-limbed yoga system, including exercises, meditation and Samadhi? | |
| Shandilya Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the pre-3rd century CE Shandilya Upanishad text describes eight postures of Yoga to cleanse the body and two types of meditation? | |
| Nadabindu Upanishad | .jpg) |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the ancient Sanskrit text Nadabindu Upanishad rhetorically compares soul to a bird? | |
| Nirvana Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the ancient text Nirvana Upanishad is written in Sutra-style and states that a solitary place is a monastery of bliss for a Hindu monk? | |
| Sarvasara Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the Sarvasara Upanishad text is one of two dedicated glossaries embedded in the collection of ancient and medieval Upanishads of Hinduism? | |
| Paingala Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the Hindu text Paingala Upanishad compares the body to a horse-drawn car in a series of metaphors? | |
| Mahanarayana Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the pre-1st century text Mahanarayana Upanishad, literally "Great Vishnu Upanishad", glorifies not only Vishnu but also Shiva? | |
| Sarasvati-rahasya Upanishad | User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the medieval era text Sarasvati-rahasya Upanishad calls Sarasvati (pictured) the goddess of wisdom who manifests as syllables, words, sentences, and understanding? | ||
| Bahvricha Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the the medieval era Hindu text Bahvricha Upanishad states that the material cause of the universe is a Goddess? | |
| Vajrasuchi Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the Hindu text Vajrasuchi Upanishad questions social classes, and asserts that any human being can achieve the highest spiritual state of existence? | |
| Rama tapaniya Upanishad | .jpg) |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the Rama tapaniya Upanishad states that the Hindu god Rama is the same as the Atman (soul) and Brahman (ultimate reality)? | |
| Tripura Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the Tripura Upanishad is a Hindu text notable as a complete introduction to the Shakta Tantra tradition? | |
| Pancabrahma Upanishad | 
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User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the text Pancabrahma Upanishad, composed before 7th-century CE, discusses the symbolism behind the many faces of the Hindu god Shiva? | |
| Subala Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the medieval era text Subala Upanishad influenced the development of the qualified monism school of Hindu philosophy called Vishishtadvaita? | |
| Varaha Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the medieval era Varaha Upanishad describes moksha as the state when a man does not shrink from fear of the world, nor the world shrink from fear of the man? | |
| Rama Rahasya Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the Rama Rahasya Upanishad (Rama in the heart of Hanuman pictured) presents a goddess as the cause of creation, a god as the soul, and both together as the source of all existence? | |
| Niralamba Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the medieval era text Niralamba Upanishad states that happiness is realizing one's innate bliss, experiencing satcitananda | |
| Tarasara Upanishad | .jpg) |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the Sanskrit text Tarasara Upanishad states that the Om mantra is about Ātman (soul), and meditating on Om helps one cross from the mundane into the spiritual world? | |
| Annapurna Upanishad | User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the Annapurna Upanishad states a Yogi with self-knowledge beholds all living beings as his own self, fears no one, and treats people's possessions as meaningless? | ||
| Trishikhibrahmana Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the ancient Trishikhibrahmana Upanishad text asserts the theory that living beings originate by four means, through an egg, through seeds, through a womb, or through sweat? | |
| Mahavakya Upanishad |  |
User:Ms Sarah Welch | ... that the ideas in the pre-4th-century Indian text Mahavakya Upanishad are similar to Neoplatonic Greek philosophy presented by Proclus in the 5th century? | |
| Turiyatitavadhuta Upanishad |  |
... that the Turiyatitavadhuta Upanishad of Hinduism states the liberated person lives by the divine secret and ancient value that "there is no one different from me"? | ||
| India | ||||
| Lopamudra |  |
... that the legend of Lopamudra in Mahabharata is said to be "the glorification of domestic life and family and demonstrates the incompleteness of a life based solely on asceticism"? | ||
| Kalpavriksha |  |
Kalpavriksha has been listed as a Philosophy and religion good article under the good article criteria | ||
| hors d'oeuvre |  |
User:Northamerica1000 | ... that hors d'oeuvre trays (pictured) served on a table may be referred to as buffet-style, while those held and passed by servers are part of butler-style service or butlered hors d'oeuvres? | |
| Christ, the Messenger |  |
User:Tito Dutta | ... that in Christ, the Messenger, Swami Vivekananda attempted to analyze the life and messages of Jesus through Vedanta? | |
| Manasollasa | User:Ms Sarah Welch| | ... that the Sanskrit text Manasollasa is a 12th-century encyclopedia covering topics such as garden design, cuisine recipes, veterinary medicine, jewelry, painting, music, and dance? | ||
| Areca nut production in India |  |
... that areca nut production in India accounts for 75% of world output? | ||
| Fenugreek production in India |  |
... that most of the fenugreek produced in India is grown in Rajasthan? | ||
| Other countries | ||||
| Chowder |  |
User:Northamerica1000 | ... that chowder (example pictured) originated as a shipboard dish, and was thickened with hardtack? | |
| Pakistan | Ranikot Fort, Pakistan, Najma Sadeque, Roya Sadat, Alka Sadat |  |
... that the Ranikot Fort (pictured), also known as the Great Wall of Sindh, is believed to be one of the world's largest forts, and has been compared to the Great Wall of China? ... that in 1975 Najma Sadeque and seven others perturbed by human rights violations in Pakistan established a NGO called Shirkat Gah?... that Roya Sadat and her sister Alka Sadat, directors of feature films and documentaries in the post Taliban regime in Afghanistan, established the Roya Film House? | |
| Africa | Monarchies in Africa |  |
User:Northamerica1000 | ... that Lesotho is a monarchy in Africa presently ruled by King Letsie III? |
| England | Sarah Tenant-Flowers | ... that Sarah Tenant-Flowers has worked as an administrator for the Choir of the Year and as General Manager of "The Sixteen"? | ||
| China | Deng Yuzhi | ... that while still in school, Chinese social and Christian activist Deng Yuzhi decided to be an independent woman, remain unmarried, and live the life of a "new woman"? | ||
| Egypt | Engy Ghozlan |  |
... that Engy Ghozlan is known as the "voice and face" of efforts to eradicate sexual harassment of women in Egypt? | |
| Sri Lanka | Anil de Silva | ... that in 1958 Anil de Silva planned an all-woman expedition to China to study the cave paintings in Dunhuang and Maijishan in the Gansu province? | ||
| Iran | Shamsi Hekmat | ... that Shamsi Hekmat was a founder of the Jewish Ladies' Organization of Iran and the Iranian Jewish Women's Organization of Southern California? | ||
| China | Wu Qing | ... that Wu Qing won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in 2001, the first Chinese woman to receive the honour? | ||
| Malayasia | Nisha Ayub | ... that Nisha Ayub has said she could be stripped naked and killed, but her transgender identity could not be taken from her? | ||
| Fiji | Subhashni Raj | ... that Subhashni Raj of Fiji participated in the protests at the 2009 United Nations Climate Talks in Copenhagen? | ||
| Australia | Rosemary Edna Sinclair | ... that environmental and children's rights activist Rosemary Edna Sinclair was named Miss Australia 1960?[[ | ||
| Nigeria | Minna Salami | ... that Minna Salami, a woman journalist of Nigeria, is actively participating on African women's issues through her award-winning blog called MsAfropolitan? | ||
| Poland | Bogna Burska |  |
... that Bogna Burska's initial painting compositions were narratives of congealed blood forms made with red paints applied by fingers on walls, canvas, and glass? | |
| Bulgaria | Museum of Socialist Art, Shumen fortress, Dorkovo Museum, Gold wreaths from Thrace, Shumen Plateau Nature Park` |  ,  ,  ,  ,  |
... that the Museum of Socialist Art was established in Sofia in 2011 amidst a controversy over its name, which was initially proposed as "Museum of Totalitarian Art"? ... that the Shumen fortress (pictured) was destroyed in 1444 after the battle between Władysław III of Poland and the Ottomans? ... that the domed wooden Dorkovo Museum displays fossils from the Pliocene era, including a life-size model of a mastodon (pictured)? ... that a golden wreath (pictured) found in 2005 in the tomb of a Thracian ruler in Southeastern Bulgaria was dated to the mid-4th century BC? ... that the Shumen Plateau Nature Park (pictured) in Bulgaria is located on the highest plateau of the Danubian Plain? | |
| South Africa | Ina Plug | .jpg) |
... that Ina Plug's research work on fossils from a site of an Early Iron Age settlement in the farm "Diamant" near Ellisr in South Africa was of domestic dogs dated to 570 AD? | |
| France | Gaëlle Ghesquière | ... that Gaëlle Ghesquière (pictured), French photographer, journalist and author, achieved fame photographing pop-rock artists on stage, such as Madonna, and Mick Jagger | ||
| Canada | Elizabeth Caskey | ... that Canadian classical scholar Elizabeth Caskey supervised and summarised annual archaeological trench excavations in Greece? | ||
| United States | Vijaya Melnick, Helen Matusevich Oujesky, Grace Banker |  |
... that, speaking at the 2014 Conference on the Culture of Peace, Vijaya Melnick said that violence against women "continues to be our greatest shame and tragedy"? ... that Helen Matusevich Oujesky pursued environmental research on pollution of soil and water, particularly of toxic wastes? ... that Grace Banker and her team of telephone operators reported for work wearing helmets and gas masks? | |
| Israel | Lili Almog | ... that Lili Almog exhibited a photographic series titled "Perfect Intimacy" in 2006, specifically made by her in three Carmel monasteries in Haifa, Bethlehem, and Port Tobacco? | ||
| Austria | Birgit Jürgenssen | File:BirgitJürgenssen.jpg | ... that Birgit Jürgenssen, an Austrian photographer, painter, graphic artist, curator and teacher, was acclaimed as one of the "outstanding international representatives of the feminist avant-garde"? | |
| Netherlands | Maria Antonia Merkelbach | .jpg) |
... that Maria Antonia Merkelbach (pictured) and her husband took many portrait pictures of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, one of which was chosen as the state photograph? | |
| Russia | Nina Alovert | ... that ballet photographer Nina Alovert's subjects have included Mikhail Baryshnikov, Vladimir Malakhov, and Yulia Makhalina? | ||
| Canada | Michelle Tisseyre |  |
... that in 1941 Michelle Tisseyre (pictured) was the first woman to present a 15-minute newsletter broadcast in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's French services? | |
| Germany | Gerd Neggo |  |
... that Gerd Neggo trained with Rudolf von Laban in Hamburg, Germany, established her dance studio at Tallinn, Estonia, and promoted modern dance and mime based on classical ballet? | |
| USA | Daisy Earles |  |
... that Daisy Earles (pictured) of the Doll Family was known as a "miniature Mae West"? |
