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Records first
Where a claim depends on a document, the page should identify the source basis clearly enough for a reader to test the claim against the record.
Editorial standards
How this archive handles records, claims and corrections.
thenitishkr.in is a non-commercial public-interest research archive. Its editorial rule is simple: records come first, interpretation is labelled, allegations remain allegations, and corrections must have a visible route.
Core principles
Public claims must remain tied to their evidence status.
These standards are meant to help readers, journalists, researchers, authorities and affected persons understand how a page should be read.
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Interpretation labelled
Research analysis, DISHA assessment and editorial commentary must remain separate from official records and adjudicated findings.
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Legal-safe language
Pending matters, accused persons, disputed events and contested claims are described carefully. This archive does not convert allegations into findings.
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Correction route
Good-faith correction, attribution, privacy and takedown review requests are accepted through a visible contact path.
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Privacy restraint
Private identifiers, unnecessary personal data and sensitive filing details should not be exposed unless there is a clear public-interest reason and lawful basis.
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Entity clarity
This site refers to Nitish Kumar, known as thenitishkr: researcher, author, National Cyber Security Scholar and inventor of DISHA. He is distinct from the politician of the same name.
Source classes
Not every statement carries the same weight.
Readers should be able to tell the difference between a primary record, a documented allegation, analysis and an unresolved question.
Official record
A court order, government notice, RTI reply, audit report, public filing, institutional correspondence or other document produced by, filed before, or addressed to a public authority.
Documented allegation
A claim placed in a petition, representation, complaint, grievance, letter or public statement that has not been finally adjudicated or independently verified.
Research analysis
An interpretation produced by comparing records, dates, institutional conduct, public claims, statutory duties and unresolved contradictions.
DISHA assessment
A methodological inference drawn under the DISHA evidence framework. It must remain tied to source material and should not be read as a court finding.
Media reference
A published news or commentary source used to document public reporting, public notice or external coverage. It is evaluated separately from primary records.
Unresolved question
A material issue that remains without a public answer, official reconciliation, verified correction or adjudicated conclusion at the time of publication.
Verification standard
Documents and conclusions are tested separately.
The authenticity of a document and the conclusion drawn from that document are not the same question. A page may identify what a record says, what factual proposition it supports, what contradiction appears across sources, what analysis is being offered, and what remains for an authority or court to determine.
Citation standard
Consequential claims need traceable source details.
Where available, consequential factual statements should identify the issuing authority, document title, reference number, date, relevant page or paragraph, direct source link and the reason the document is being cited.
Corrections
How to request a review.
A useful correction request identifies the exact page, exact passage, evidence for the correction, and the requested action.
Identify
Send the page URL, heading and exact sentence or passage that requires review.
Support
Attach or link the record, correction source, public authority response or evidence that supports the request.
Review
The request is checked against the page source basis, privacy risk, public-interest value and legal-safe wording.
Record
Material corrections or significant updates should be reflected with a date and a short description where appropriate.
Contact route
Correction, attribution, privacy and takedown review.
Requests for correction, verification, attribution, privacy review or takedown review may be sent to nitish [at] thenitishkr [dot] in. Include the page URL, the specific passage, the reason for the request and any supporting records.