User:Sarvagnya

Hi all,

I am Sarvagnya. Sarvagnya means "know-it-all" ! :) While that is what my username literally means, let me hasten to add, my username is not about vanity. It is infact, a tribute to the real Sarvagnya whose pithy three liners(tripadis) have always left me awestruck - to put it mildly. More specifically, the reason I've chosen to pay tribute to him was because of this tripadi below, which quite amazingly reflects all that Wikipedia stands for in three very simple lines. The tripadi reads ..


sarvagnyaneMbuvanu garvadindaadanvanE ?!
sarvaroLagondu nuDi kalitu
vidyeya parvatavE aada nODa - sarvagnya

What it means is,

sarvagnya didnt become sarvagnya merely out of vanity
he learnt one bit of information from everyone
.. and became a veritable mountain of knowledge


This, I believe is a very profound description of how Wikipedia works and benefits everyone who benefits it. WP is built bit by bit, byte by byte and today is a veritable vidyeya parvata - A mountain of knowledge. At the same time, for every bit of information an editor has contributed to Wikipedia, I am sure Wikipedia has in turn blessed him/her with many hundred times of what he/she has contributed.

This tripadi is perhaps proof that Sarvagnya had thought of Wikipedia centuries before Jimbo Wales was even born !! :D

  • The Tireless Contributor Barnstar Hi Sarvagnya. This has been due for some time. Thanks for your constant support and vigilance. Dineshkannambadi 18:10, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
    The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
    Hi Sarvagnya. This has been due for some time. Thanks for your constant support and vigilance. Dineshkannambadi 18:10, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
  • The Barnstar of Diligence I award you this barnstar for speaking up against vague tags and POV. Dineshkannambadi 02:40, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
    The Barnstar of Diligence
    I award you this barnstar for speaking up against vague tags and POV. Dineshkannambadi 02:40, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Wikithanks Thank you for your valuable and constructive contributions, Sarvagnya. The tripadi on your userpage catches the spirit excellently. dab (𒁳) 07:38, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
    Wikithanks
    Thank you for your valuable and constructive contributions, Sarvagnya. The tripadi on your userpage catches the spirit excellently. dab (𒁳) 07:38, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
  • The DYK Medal Congratulations! We would look forward to many more creative DYKs from you!! -- P.K.Niyogi 07:08, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
    The DYK Medal
    Congratulations! We would look forward to many more creative DYKs from you!! -- P.K.Niyogi 07:08, 18 May 2007 (UTC)