Gerard,

//so explain to me why the chapter is not able to provide funding for viable projects.//

The problem is very simple. Chapter can fund only if it has the money.

Last year's chapter's total  budget was around 18 lakh INR and the amount of microgrants they can give for communities will be obviously limited. If someone or a community comes up with a request of few lakh INR and that too within a short period of time, they cannot support even if it follows all regulations of WMF.

For Tamil Wikipedia, chapter has always supported whenever we asked support within reasonable limits it can support. Towards 10th year celebrations of Tamil Wikipedia, they did give 22,160 INR we requested.

India has Wikimedia projects in 20 languages. Many of these languages have many projects like Wiktionary, Wikisource. So, they also need to give a reasonable share for all these projects instead of spending all in few communities.

Any criticism should consider this aspect.

//I seriously do not understand what drives you.//

Ditto. I wonder if you have an email filter triggering attention everytime CIS is mentioned ;)

//I only notice negative attitudes//

Yes, it is a problem for people who want a free run experimenting in India.

// I do not understand how you think a chapter should/could operate.//

I have shared my vision for future of Wikimedia India at

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:India_Community_Consultation_2014#Opinions_2

Please feel free to discuss there.

//The only thing I notice is how you blame others for the woes of the Indian chapter and as a consequence attack and thereby destroy opportunities that become lost for now for India,//

If you follow the spirit of the movement, let me challenge you to urge WMF to come up with an worldwide community discussion on supporting non-community agencies like CIS in competition with local chapters and then implement it for all countries.

Ravi