All my DYKs are from articles that I either created or expanded 5 folds
26.... that theC. R. formulawas a proposal that had failed during theGandhi-Jinnahtalks in 1944?on 18th December 2009
25.... thatC. Vijayaraghavachariar,former President of theIndian National Congress,also served as President of All IndiaHindu Mahasabhain 1931?on 13th November 2009
24.... that efforts taken byRoman CatholicmissionaryHenrique Henriquesto publishreligious booksin local languages led him to be calledThe Father ofTamilpress?on 6th February 2009
23.... thatKarl Graul,former director ofLeipzigLutheranmissionand aTamilscholar,considered thatChristianmissionariesinIndiashould not interfere with the local traditions includingcaste system?on 4th February 2009
22.... thatStephen Neill,former bishop ofTirunelveliinTamil Nadu,suffered frominsomniaand thus helped to author hismagnus opus,History of Christianity in India?on 1st February 2009
21.... thatJohann Phillip Fabricius,aGermanChristianmissionarycompleted the first translation ofBibletoTamil?on 31st January 2009
20.... thatRatchanya Yatreegam,magnum opusofHenry Alfred KrishnapillaiinTamil,was based onJohn Bunyan'sPilgrim's Progress?on 30th January 2009
19.... that a split inIndia'sAnna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagamparty in 1988 resulted in a split in theCongressparty inTamil Naduleading to the birth of a new party calledThamizhaga Munnetra Munnani?on 29th January 2009
18.... that because of differences in the demands for a separate nation calledDravida Nadu,India'sDMKparty split in 1962 and a short-livedTamil National Partywas formed?on 28th January 2009
17.... thatMaraimalai Adigal,aSaiviteand considered the father of thePure Tamil movement,disagreed with theatheisticbeliefs ofPeriyar'sSelf-Respect Movement?on 28th January 2009
16.... that the funeral ofC. N. Annadurai(pictured),who served just two years asChief MinisterofTamil Nadu,was the largest attended till that time making it aGuiness record?on 29th December 2008
15.... that theDravidian partiesextensively used Tamil cinemafor its propaganda?on 17th December 2008
14.... that onebacterial strainofStreptomyces griseus,IFO 13350, has the capacity to produce upto 34 differentsecondary metabolitesincludingantibiotics?on 6th December 2008
13.... that the day thatBritish East India Companyacquired a sliver of land to buildFort St. Georgeis celebrated asMadras DayinMadras,India?14th October 2008
12.... thatKrishnammal Jagannathan,one of the winners of theRight Livelihood Awardfor this year, started her struggle for the rights of the landless after an incident in which 44 women and children were burnt alive bylandlords?on 9th October 2008
11.... that theChurch of Our Lady of LightinChennai,Indiawas built in 1516 byPortuguesemissionaries?on 6th October 2008
10.... thatDravidian partiesrose to powerinTamil Naduafter the1967general election inIndia,in which they won all the seats they competed for?on 4th October 2008
9.... thatT. V. Sundaram Iyengarlaid the foundation for the motor transport industry inSouth India,when he started a bus service inMadurai,Madras Presidencyin 1912?on 6th June 2008
8.... thatIndian coracles,which probably existed since the prehistoric times, have recently been used for giving tourists rides on theKaveri River?on 5th June 2008.
7.... thatRajah Sir Muthiah Chettiarwas the firstMayorofChennai Corporation,after the mayoralty was reinstated in 1933?on 10th May 2008
6.... thatTamilpoliticianE. V. K. Sampath,nephew ofPeriyar,co-founded theDravida Munnetra Kazhagamparty?on 3rd May 2008.
5....that since1967the state ofTamil NaduinIndiahas always been ruled by theDravidian parties?on 27th February 2008
4....that theBasilica of Our Lady of the Pillar(pictured)inSpainis reputed to be the firstchurch dedicated to Marythrough history?on 29th October 2007.
3....that theShrine of Our Lady of Madhuis considered the holiestCatholicshrineinSri Lanka?on 23rd October 2007.
2....that earlyIndianChristians wereNestoriansuntil the arrival ofPortuguesein the 16th century introducingRoman Catholicism to the country?on 19th October 2007.
1....that theBasilica of Our Lady of Good Health(pictured)is one of the most frequented religious sites inIndia,drawing nearly 2 millionpilgrimsannually?on 10th October 2007.
