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Ugly boxes

The very first section in the article has a few ugly boxes in a bracket next to "Meghalaya". It is probably in a font that is not recognizable. I think it should be "the abode of clouds". This is what the Sanskrit word "Meghalaya" (Megh + Alaya) literally means. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Syiem (talk • contribs) 06:51, 7 January 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I'm assuming its Devanagari script, what I see there. You need a font covering Devanagari encoded as Unicode on your computer to see it. --Pjacobi 11:45, 2005 Jan 7 (UTC)

I think that is right. I see those boxes in a lot of other places. Perhaps my computer needs a few more fonts. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.197.216.5 (talk) 09:01, 12 January 2005 (UTC)[reply]

New sections

I have added a couple of sections lately. The article seems to be gaining some weight now. The latest section is on Flora and fauna. I am still working on it though. Will soon add information on the important plant and animal species in Meghalaya. RMehra 15:33, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Almost done. RMehra 10:07, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A lot of excellent and informative work has been done. My hat off to you. As a soon-to-be resident of Meghalaya, I was happy to see that somebody went to the trouble of expanding the article. I took the liberty of fixing a few typos. --Brendiggg 03:30, 1 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My sincere thanks for your appreciation. The thought that my efforts were useful for someone is very heartening indeed. Your edits were also very useful and much appreciated. I am still working on the article...got busy with something else for some time. I will soon add info on industry, education, tourism. If you have any suggestions to make this article better, or if you think that some other area needs to be covered or improved, please let me know. And once again...thanks for your kind words. RMehra 15:58, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi RMehra. Indeed tourism is growing at an encouraging pace and Meghalaya's extensive cave systems should rate a hefty mention (those spectacular waterfall dotted escarpments also). While on the subject of tourism, you write "However, infrastructural contraints and security concerns have hampered the growth of tourism in the state." This is perfectly true. Nonetheless, "Security concerns" sounds both vague and vaguely threatening yet there are no specifics. I feel this issue should be addressed but I am not sure how it should be tackled. Insurgency in Meghalaya isn't as prolific as it is in some other northwestern states, but I feel "security concerns" should somehow be explained more fully. It is a POV minefield of course, so I wouldn't blame you if you didn't address it. --Brendiggg 14:40, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Brendiggg! Now that you have brought it up, tourism is the next section that I was planning to add in addition to culture, education and industry. I have done extensive study on tourism in Meghalaya. Indeed, Meghalaya is a tourism gold mine. However, there are quite a few issues that need to be addressed before tourism can flourish in the state. But as you have rightly stated, it could just open up a POV minefield. Nevertheless, I will try to add extensive factual information on tourism with as much neutral POV as I can. As for the security concerns, what I meant was the concerns over insurgency in the Northeast in general and the random incidents in the Garo Hills (e.g. the random kidnapping of forest officials and engineer of Coal India Ltd.). Though I agree that insurgency is not as much a problem in Meghalaya as in some other areas of Northeast. However, many foreign governments have issued travel advisories against travelling to Northeast. The issue was also brought up by the Ministery of Tourism in the Parliament. I wish to address all these and add more clarity to the subject. Please keep watching and feel to point out if the article is not headed the right way.

Many thanks. RMehra 18:16, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A section on tourism has just been added. RMehra 17:28, 5 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Notable personalities

Pulled this section from the article. Did not look too relevant.RMehra 12:31, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Government and Politics

Just added a section on Government and politics. RMehra 16:42, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Devanagari

The Devanagari version of the state's name should not appear immediately after the title, as that would indicate that this is the native way to write the name (which it is not). The official languages in the state are Garo, Khasi, and English, all of which are normally written in the Roman script. The Devanagari might be relevant, however, for the etymology of the name. In this respect, it should belong in a section about the derivation of the name, much like the China article, or at least in the second paragraph, as in the Copenhagen article. --SameerKhan 19:23, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WP:INDIA Banner/Meghalaya Addition

Note: {{WP India}} Project Banner with Meghalaya workgroup parameters was added to this article talk page because the article falls under Category:Meghalaya or its subcategories. Should you feel this addition is inappropriate , please undo my changes and update/remove the relavent categories to the article -- Amartyabag ^TALK2ME 16:01, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

To those of you who actually know about this place....

What do you make of this claim? Orphan Wiki 11:46, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Unsatisfactory map

Which area is Meghalaya ? The map is rather unsatisfactory. Is it just the pink bit ? Or the pink bit and the yellow bit ?Eregli bob (talk) 03:42, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect pronunciation

The IPA as given now is incorrect. The correct pronunciation is not /ˌmeɪɡəˈlaɪə/ (rhyming with jambalaya) but /meɪˈgaləjə/. Once upon a time it was easy to change IPA in Wikipedia, but it isn't now. The bars separating syllables have complicated things, and I'm unable to make the change. I hope someone else can. Interlingua 03:40, 26 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bad English

"The British discovery of Camellia sinensis in 1834 in Assam and later companies to renting land from 1839 onwards."

Bad English — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.139.105.140 (talk) 02:43, 7 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 29 August 2019 and 5 December 2019. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Jezreel.bodley23. Peer reviewers: Sampriti.Saxena, Omehrage.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 03:49, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox replacement

The {{Infobox settlement}} used on this page is going to be replaced with {{Infobox Indian state or territory}} as per the Proposal and Consensus of RFC. Any questions/suggestions? Discuss Here.

You can also contribute by replacing Infobox settlement with Infobox Indian state or territory on other pages , or by improving this one. Tojoroy20 (talk) 18:50, 12 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done Replaced — Tojoroy20 (talk) 19:23, 12 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"MEGHALAYA" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect MEGHALAYA has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 September 5 § Some overly capitalized redirects until a consensus is reached. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:10, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]