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• Bhim Singh Dahiya
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Articles

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• Edward Albert Gait - expand
• Edward Tuite Dalton
• History of the Census of India
• Denzil Ibbetson
• Criminal Tribes Act
• Bhoi
• J. B. Petit - see Free Press of India

Reading

• Cohn, Bernard S. (1970). "Recruitment of Elites in India Under British Rule". In Plotnicov, Leonard; Tuden, Arthur (eds.). Essays in Comparative Social Stratification. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 9780822984177.

Barnstars

		The Article Rescue Barnstar
		Awarded for your fine effort at salvaging Churchill Machine Tool Company from the abyss of AfD. RoninBK T C 07:11, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

		The Business and Economics Barnstar
		Congratulations on single-handedly getting this to GA such a short time after its unhappy and fractious beginnings. You may be a relative newbie to WP but you have shot up the learning curve in a way that other editors do not always manage. Bravo! Kim Dent-Brown 20:56, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

		The BLP Barnstar
		For your work at WP:BLPN thread about Frank Blaichman The Resident Anthropologist (talk)•(contribs) 03:26, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		For slogging through the muck, for spending hours and hours sorting things out, for suffering abuse and turning the other cheek, for your perseverance, for your patience, and for booting the baddie, I hereby award you this barnstar. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:52, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

		The India Star
		WikiProject India thanks you for your tireless efforts in cleaning up India related articles.--Sodabottle (talk) 18:16, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

		The Cleanup Barnstar
		Thank you for support and guidance in the review of examples on close paraphrasing. Your help increased my understanding where there were specific issues and specifically how to go about fixing them. Thanks for remembering from past experience that guidance helps me then be able to make sense of documentation. Thanks so much!!

	The Taj Mahal Award For Extraordinary Efforts In Improving India-Related Articles
	Kind Sir, Taj Mahal himself would, no doubt, also be grateful for your going the extra thusumbu in improving India-related articles. With my gratitude, Hon. Tamil Drmies (talk) 14:11, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

	The Editor's Barnstar
	For your careful and helpful work on Fanny Crosby. Ockham would be proud of you, and I think Ms. Crosby herself looks on your work and approves. Drmies (talk) 14:54, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	For all your hard work tidying up List of Nairs. Again. Yunshui 雲‍水 13:25, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

		The Cleanup Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Sitush for his incredible work cleaning up India related articles. Keep up the good work! Joyson Prabhu 18:51, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

		Silk Purse Award
		I am both pleased and honored to present you with the Silk Purse Award in appreciation for your editorial improvements to the Manoj Tiwari article, essentially changing what was seen as a sow's ear into a silk purse. Schmidt, 19:45, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

		The Indian Barnstar of National Merit
		Awarded to Sitush, for their improvement of India-related articles. We are proud of you ! Drmies (talk) 16:44, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For delicate thoughtfulness and not abandoning a fellow-in-distress. --Djathinkimacowboy 03:22, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	For keeping caste articles on WikiProject India as clean as humanly possible. AshLin (talk) 15:52, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

		The Reviewer Barnstar
		For being diligent and fair while reviewing new content in Indian articles and for being prompt in your replies to warring editors. CorrectKnowledge (talk) 05:14, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		Thanks for the clean up of Sanjiv Bhatt.Keep up the good work sarvajna (talk) 07:15, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		For maintaining a cool head in tense religious discussions.Parsh (talk) 13:50, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for your efforts and extraordinary patience in making Iyengar article better. Best wishes. Mayasutra [= No ||| Illusion =] (talk) 18:53, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	For spotting the copyvios in Banda Singh Bahadur: thanks. Drmies (talk) 19:16, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	You're fighting the food fight in a thankless and hostile area of the project, and fighting it well. Keep up the good work. Basalisk ⁄berate 01:02, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

		The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		You are very, very much appreciated. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 06:35, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK

On 14 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Churchill Machine Tool Company, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the founder of the Churchill Machine Tool Company said business was good in 1896 because a boom in bicycling increased demand for automatic screw machines and similar machinery? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Isaac Perrins, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Isaac Perrins, an 18th-century bareknuckle prizefighter, was described as "the knock-kneed hammerman from Soho"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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.

• I recall the Churchill Machine Tool Company coming up at AFD and appreciate what you've made of it; well done. Note, btw, that my account name was an alias of Churchill. Warden (talk) 11:18, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

On 26 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Horsefield, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that artisan botanist John Horsefield was born "dead" but went on to champion the "ignorant and degraded" Lancashire textile workers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Horsefield.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Stubbington House School, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Robert Falcon Scott was educated at Stubbington House School, "the cradle of the Navy", which closed in 1997? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stubbington House School. 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.

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