Q1: Why is Bhārat Gaṇarājya not rendered in Devanagari script?
A1: See
WP:INDICSCRIPT
.
Q2: It's "Bengaluru", not "Bangalore"!
A2: This article uses the name that is most commonly used by English-language
WP:COMMONNAME
.
Q3: Why was my content removed?
A3: The
WP:V
.
Q4: Why aren't there sections on science and technology, education, media, tourism etc?
A4: New sections require talk-page consensus. In archived discussions, it was decided to keep them out. Consider expanding their respective daughter articles, such as
WP:WPC
.
Q5: Why was my image or external link removed?
A5: To add or remove images and links, start a thread on this page first. See
WP:EL
.
Q6: The map is wrong!
A6: The map shows the official (de jure) borders in undisputed territory and the de facto borders and all related claims where there's a dispute; it cannot exclusively present the official views of India, Pakistan, or China. See
WP:NPOV
.
Q7: India is a superpower!
A7: Consult the archives of this talk page for discussions of India's status as a superpower before adding any content that makes the suggestion. See
WP:DUE
.
Q8: Delhi is a state!
A8: To create an Indian state, the Parliament of India must pass a law to that effect—see Articles 2 through 4 of the Constitution of India, full text here. The Sixty-ninth Amendment, which was enacted in 1991, added Article 239AA to the constitution. It proclaimed the National Capital Territory of Delhi, gave it a legislative assembly, and accorded it special powers that most union territories lack. But Delhi was not made a state. Several crucial powers were retained by the central government, such as responsibility for law and order. Delhi also does not have a governor; instead, a lieutenant governor presides. Unlike Himachal Pradesh, which gained statehood in 1970, and Goa, which gained it in 1987, Delhi continues to be listed as a union territory by the First Schedule.
Q9: Add Hindi as the national language/hockey as the national sport!
A9: Hindi is the
Schedule 8 languages
. English also serves as a subsidiary official language until the universal use of Hindi is approved by the states and parliament.
This article is written in Indian English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, travelled, centre, analysed, defence) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.
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PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING AN EDIT REQUEST ABOUT CHANGING THE COUNTRY NAME If you have come here to post that the country name should be changed from India to Bharat, please note that we use the
commonly-used name (common name) to determine article names, even when a country changes its name. For an example, see Turkey
, where the official name of the country (Türkiye) is noted in the lead sentence and the infobox, but the article remains at its common English name.
The rationale behind the request is: "Featured article, and one that may have a higher-than-average proportion of readers who are English language learners".
I've recently updated the first sentence of the demographics section to no longer say that India is the second-most populous country, as this is now false, as well as removed the note that speculated it would achieve the most population by 2023, as this of course has come to be true. However, I would like some input as whether or not to state both population figures in the first sentence, as right now it seems a little wordy. One possible choice would be to keep it how it was, saying that with the 2011 census figures India was the second-most populous country, and have a note saying that per estimates it is now the most populous. Another is how it is now, saying both the official census data and the estimates, and that with the estimates it is the most populous. Lastly would be a reversal of option 1, which would state only the estimates. Thus, there are three options:
Option 1: "With 1,210,193,422 residents reported in the 2011 provisional census report, India was the world's second-most populous country." + note, "Estimated to be the most-populous country in 2023 according to the United Nations' World Population Prospects."
Option 2: "With 1,210,193,422 residents reported in the 2011 provisional census report, and an estimated 1,428,627,663 residents in 2023 according to the United Nations' World Population Prospects, India is the world's most populous country." (current)
Option 3: "With an estimated 1.4 billion residents in 2023 according to the United Nations' World Population Prospects, India is the world's most populous country."
The exact wording of course is not set in stone with this but I'd like input as to the general formatting of the first sentence. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 01:39, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Censuses and especially estimates are unlikely to be accurate about even the thousands, I would suggest 1.21 billion, 1.49 billion, etc. Or maybe 1,210 million, 1,429 million, whichever's more appropriate. As for the poll, I would like to see citations attached for proper evaluation. The current citation to the UN page does not verify the claim. I think it's widely accepted that India is the most populous country now, so we should not, in my opinion, be providing old data saying it was the second largest however many years ago, and we probably don't even need to attribute the claim to UN. — Usedtobecool☎️ 02:43, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Agree with not being overly specific, and with not needing to attribute to the UN inline. I would suggest further that the 2011 census is not needed in the opening sentence. It could however go into a later sentence, "The most recent census took place in 2011,...". CMD (talk) 02:52, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I will add the citations. While the 2011 census data is "old data", it is the most recent official data, and as this is a FA, I would think that would take precedence over the more recent estimates. With this in mind, both should be mentioned in the first or first two sentences, and just vaguely saying "The population is estimated to be..." can pose the question of who is making those estimates, in this case the UN's World Population Prospects, although the source for the estimates can be changed. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 03:22, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: WHO puts it at 1.39 billion (2020 estimate) and World Bank puts it at 1.41 billion (2022 estimate). If
WP:SYNTH is not touched, we can easily place an estimated 1.4 billion figure. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 09:11, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply
]
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Kerala is the most literate state with 93.91% literacy to Kerala is the most literate state with 96.21% literacy The official kid (talk) 13:08, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a
It's not very clear what you want done, but if you want the states listed, they already are in the
"change X to Y" format and be more clear as to what exactly you would like changed. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 14:43, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply
]
Official name of India in the Devanagari Script in Infobox
Is there any particular reason why the official name of India, written in Hindi in the Devanagari Script (भारत गणराज्य), is not shown in the infobox and instead only a romanization is included? It is common practice for articles about countries that don't use the Latin script to include the official name of the country in its native language, both in its native script and a Latin transliteration (see China, Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria, etc). I'm just posting it here on the talk page to make sure there's no particular reason against doing so before adding the official name of India in Hindi written in Devanagari in the infobox. Thanks! David Jiang (talk) 19:56, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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The redirect INDIA 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 June 4 § INDIA until a consensus is reached. Cremastra (talk) 21:25, 4 June 2024 (UTC)