Vellore

Article summary

Vellore ( ), also spelled Velur, is a city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Vellore district. Located on the banks of the Palar River, it is surrounded by the Javadi Hills, an extension of the Eastern Ghats. The city covers an area of , and is further sub-divided into 60 wards across four zones. It is administered by the Vellore Municipal Corporation, headed by a mayor, who is elected by the councilors of the respective wards. As of the 2011 census, the city had a population of 315,128. It is a part of the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency, which elects its Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha, and the Vellore state assembly constituency that elects its member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. The early history of Vellore dates back to the Chola period in the 9th century CE. It was part of various empires during the Middle Ages. The Vellore Fort and the Jalakandeswarar Temple, were built during the reign of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 16th century CE. In the 18th century, Vellore was involved in the Carnatic Wars between the British and the French, and the Anglo-Mysore Wars between the British and the Mysore Kingdom. During the first half of the 19th century, it came under British rule. The Vellore Mutiny took place in 1806, and was the first large scale mutiny of the Indian sepoys against the British.…

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1830 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of establishment: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of foundation: 1900 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of foundation: 1984 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of foundation: 1954 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of foundation: 1898 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. members: 60 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. members: 3 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. students: 80 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1830". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of establishment is "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of foundation is "1900". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of foundation is "1984". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of foundation is "1954". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of foundation is "1898". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the members is "60 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the members is "3 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the students is "80 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
14. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377156441