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== "]" listed at ] ==
==Request for adding ] of India==
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If there is no further improvement suggested to the change proposed just above, can we presume consensus on above?--] (]) 04:48, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
The redirect <span class="plainlinks"></span> has been listed at ] to determine whether its use and function meets the ]. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at '''{{slink|Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 December 13#ভাৰত}}''' until a consensus is reached. <!-- Template:RFDNote --> ] (]) 17:14, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:The consensus above is clearly against what you are proposing, nothing has changed, no new reasons have been put forth to support your proposal. &mdash;]''']''' 04:52, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

As reasoned above, the new change proposed is :

Please change ‘X’:

'India, officially the Republic of India (IAST: Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia.'

to ‘Y’:

'India (IAST: Bhārat), officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia.'

Explanation which was not discussed at all is:
I am not adding 'Bharat' here as alternate English name but as a ] common to billions of people. It was already there in term 'Republic of India (IAST: Bhārat Gaṇarājya)', now I am making lead more simple by deleting Sanskrit translation "ganrajya" which is not required in lead sentence, in place required translation 'Bharat' is added for India, in beginning itself. Hope this do not need any further English language sources for justification and, editors may agree for this change.--] (]) 02:47, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
:]. &mdash;]''']''' 02:54, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
::There is no specific objections to this simplification suggestion so far, making the first sentence of the lead short and less clumsy. Any further comments if any are welcome.--] (]) 03:01, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
::: Hope by now I can presume having consensus for doing above simplification, and proceeding for the same.--] (]) 06:50, 10 May 2016 (UTC)--] (]) 06:50, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
::::No you cannot. Simply repeating the same argument multiple times doesn't get you consensus. In addition to ] suggested by spacemanspiff above, you need to read ] and then follow that up with a read of ]. --] <small>(])</small> 14:31, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

Please forget about my all old arguments and compare the first sentence of lead para of article on ] :

“Germany ( i/ˈdʒɜːrməni/; German: Deutschland, pronounced ), officially the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, listen (help•info)), is a federal parliamentary republic in West-Central Europe.”

V/S suggested change "Y":

“India (IAST: Bhārat), officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia.”

If the first one on one country is acceptable to all and sustained, there should not be any issue with the second one of another similar country. If any, elaborate.--] (]) 12:53, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
:: It is more than a week by now and, there is no response to my above query. Hope there are no issues left with suggested change and, I can presume consensus for the above change of namely 'X' to 'Y'.--] (]) 03:00, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
::No one is under obligation to respond to your incessant pestering. You've been answered multiple times and I don't think anything more is required, if you continue this then you are likely to face some sort of action with regard to your editing privileges. &mdash;]''']''' 03:22, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

== Infobox language ==

Should the infobox for official language just say Hindi with an explanatory note attached? Hindi is the official language of the Union while English is an additional language.-] (]) 21:24, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
:The current content seems more accurate. English continues to be used as an official language of India notwithstanding the fact that it is supposed to be phased out. If we hide that in a note, we're doing a disservice to our readers. --] <small>(])</small> 01:21, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
::It's difficult to take the OP seriously when every few months they open the same discussion. &mdash;]''']''' 02:40, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
::: I just really feel that it should say this since Hindi is the technical official language. Last time I had this discussion I had no consensus.-] (]) 17:14, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
:::: I guess the larger point is that, as long as it remains an official language, English will be listed as one in the infobox. --] <small>(])</small> 20:56, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
:::::Even now though, English remains as a provisional sub-official language. Hindi was the language chosen to be the official language.I don't know but I just feel that this might be accurate. Of course we can still say that English is an auxilary official language.-] (]) 16:32, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

== Terrorism ==

Terrorism needs to be mentioned in the main description as a problem India faces. There are countless sources that can be used for this.
1) http://www.ibtimes.com/major-terrorist-attacks-india-over-last-20-years-timeline-1752731
2)http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/india-6th-most-affected-by-terrorism-in-2014-isis-boko-haram-behind-more-than-half-attacks-report/
3)https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/india/terrorism
-] (]) 16:43, 13 May 2016 (UTC)


== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 27 December 2024 ==
:I don't have much opposition to this unless it validly sourced. Others may have though, ]. Would suggest waiting a few days till we have no objection before adding it. I do oppose the way it's currently put.
:No doubt you can get n number of new sources saying so, what we need here is a scholarly reference which gives an overview of India saying that terrorism is indeed a major problem; see ] second bullet point. Also, we don't add new content to the ] unless it's already mentioned below. A lead only summarises the article body. ]&nbsp;(]) 05:06, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
::The 3rd source from the UK government can be added to ]. ]&nbsp;(]) 14:20, 18 May 2016 (UTC)


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== Festivals in Society section ==
India's population is 1,457,248,665 as of Friday, December 27, 2024<ref>{{cite web |last1=2024 |first1=India Population |title=India Population 2024 |url=https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/india-population/ |website=morldometer |publisher=worldometer |access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref> ] (]) 10:19, 27 December 2024 (UTC)


:{{Not done}}: Worldometer is unreliable. ] (]|]) 10:20, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
I wonder how the festivals para in the Society section has no references. Also, can we decide on what basis should be include each individual festival? Couldn't find any archive of this being properly discussed. ]&nbsp;(]) 16:08, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
: Yes, the recent addition was a bit much. I think only the festivals that get national holidays should be mentioned by name. The others can be stated as ''et cetra''. -- ] (]) 16:17, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
::I restored the FAR text which was partially cited. --] <small>(])</small> 22:09, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
:::As Kautilya3 said, I've got of festivals which are national holidays in the country from ]. Perhaps these too can be mentioned. ]&nbsp;(]) 14:17, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
:::: Great. To clarify my point, what are called "compulsory holidays" should be mentioned by name, and the "optional holidays" only if necessary. The first list already illustrates the religious diversity of India. The full list will of course be available in the Public holidays page. -- ] (]) 15:22, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
:::::If we have to use that as a criteria, then some may have to go while a few new ones will be added: Thai Pongal, Holi, Vaisakhi and Durga Puja will be removed and the new format will be:


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"...The best known which are national holidays include Bakr-Id, Buddha Purnima, Christmas, Diwali, Dussehra, Eid ul-Fitr, Ganesh Chaturthi, Good Friday, Guru Nanak Jayanti and Muharram".<ref name="GOI"> Note a new version of this document is released each year, and old versions may not be available beyond one or two years previous. {{PD-notice}}</ref> ]&nbsp;(]) 05:24, 16 May 2016 (UTC)


== Reordering sentence in the lead ==
: Pity. The list is badly under-weighted on Hindu festivals. (Actually even Ganesh Chaturthi isn't in the compulsory holidays list.) How about if we add Holi and Makara Sankranti, and add "''and a large number of other Hindu festivals''"? My rationale for picking these two is that they are not about specific deities. If we include festivals of specific deities, we wouldn't know where to stop. - ] (]) 11:11, 16 May 2016 (UTC)


::Hmm, I think the present version is the best. Adding "a large number of other" is not a good idea: it's vague and encourage more additions, where do we draw the line? This national holiday source is underrepresented. I guess the statusquo is the best until some better source is presented. ]&nbsp;(]) 14:19, 18 May 2016 (UTC) Minor edit suggestion: Currently the lead reads "It is the seventh-largest country in the world by area and the most populous country.". The latter fact seems by far the more notable of the two, so you'd think "It is the most populous country in the world and the seventh-largest by area" would be a more sensible phrasing. ] (]) 17:56, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
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:I '''support''' this. The current sentence framing has stayed the same since before India surpassed China in terms of population. I think its due for a change now ] (]) 19:45, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
== Alexander ==
:I '''support''' this aswell. ]] 20:07, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
::Support expressed by two editors is not consensus. Please don't change the order. Please see ] ]] 12:57, 17 January 2025 (UTC)


== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 3 January 2025 ==
I propose the addition of "....favoured by ] death and the end of ].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oh7ICQAAQBAJ|title=Warfare in Pre-British India – 1500BCE to 1740CE|last=Roy|first=Kaushik|date=2015-06-03|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317586913|page=63|language=en}}</ref>" to the statement "''Politically, by the 3rd century BCE, the kingdom of ] had annexed or reduced other states to emerge as the ]...''". ]&nbsp;(]) 06:49, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
:Ugog, this is unclear and I don't understand what you mean by 'favored by'? Could you revert and discuss a rewrite that makes the meaning of the sentence clearer? Thanks. --] <small>(])</small> 13:14, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
::It's not clear? I mean to say one of the reasons of the Mauryan rise was Alexander's death and end of his Indian campaign. ]&nbsp;(]) 14:15, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
::: That seems to me to be a far-fetched causality. What does the source say? Google Books isn't showing me the page. -- ] (]) 14:40, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
:::: I'm not sure of this either. Perhaps Alexander's conquests in north-west India left a power vacuum that the Maurya's were able to fill but that's just one factor in the rise of the Maurya Empire. We'd need to see a solid source that explicitly indicates that the death of Alexander was an important factor. (Note also that Alexander's India campaign ended first and he died later, not the other way round.) --] <small>(])</small> 15:48, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
:::::Here's the quote: "''Political developments in the region west of India aided the rise of the Maurya power. On 11 June 323 BC Alexander died....(omitted two statements, see below)...This in turn weakened Greek authority in the region around the Indus and Punjab, which in turn facilitated Chandragupta's rise.''" What was omitted to prevent copyvio I'll summarise: how his empire's extent was and the ensuing civil war. Any possibility of rewording it for inclusion?
:::::I don't have with me any solid sources so I weakly support this. I was struck by his absence in the section Ancient India. ]&nbsp;(]) 16:22, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
::::::Let's see what {{ping|Fowler&fowler}} has to say. We probably need a source evaluation as well. The basic tenet does make sense since Alexander's conquests did weaken the kingdoms in North-West India and leave them ripe for picking; but perhaps the Maurya's were already strong enough. But, of course, what matters is what the source says, how reliable the source is, and how much of a factor that was in the Maurya's rise. --] <small>(])</small> 16:38, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
::::::: Ok, I think we can add "... Mauryan Empire, whose initiation in Punjab was facilitated by Alexander's death and the weakening of Greek power." I think it is important to mention Punjab because, without it, it looks like coming out of the blue. -- ] (]) 18:32, 24 May 2016 (UTC)


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::::::::Awkward phrasing. And I'm still not sure whether the "facilitation" was important enough to rate a special mention in this summary article. --] <small>(])</small> 19:01, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
] (]) 18:54, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
{{od}}Thanks for pinging me RP. I'm traveling, someplace antipodal to WP head office, and don't have my sources. My sense is that historians today don't assign that much weight to Alexander's invasion in the subsequent ''political'' history of India. It is more important in the political histories of some Central Asian countries, and Iran, and Afghanistan, and through the subsequently established ] therein, to the ''cultural'' history of India (viz. ], ], etc). To be sure, his invasion was one of the factors in the collapse of the ]s (MJs), the collection of 16 states run by ruling clans, that constituted much of north India at the time. But the clan politics of the MJs had already become eroded by two other more significant factors: the increasing trade between these MJs ("It is always the economy, stupid!" was the conclusion drawn by a bright young observer, ], who would later become an adviser to royalty), and the powerful new religious ideologies of Jainism and Buddhism, which were finding support among the commercial classes. In fact, the ] ruler of Magadha had already united the MJs east of the ] before Alexander's invasion.
There are those (conventionally Indian historians) who think that Alexander decided against crossing the Beas because he was afraid of the Nandas' spanking new ], which like today's ] had between 3,000 and 6,000 war elephants, and was far and away stronger than anything he had encountered before. Others, more conventionally (in the western view), think his army rebelled, or mutinied, because they were homesick. (I myself think, it may have been Col (Real) Indian Summer, which (I should really say "who") was blasting the Greeks with 120 degree winds straight from his '']'', and the Alexander did not want a ] to be fought on the banks of the Beas, without receiving a bigger group discount on the '']'' being sold by the itinerant ]s.) In any case, within the year, both Alexander and Nanda were dead. The latter's sons proved too quarrelsome to stop the new power, ], whose empire also sounded the death knell of the MJs. And Chanakya Clinton began work in his magnum opus (what else) on ]. I myself would not add anything new for now. I'll take a look at the history section when I get back home in three weeks time. It probably needs another look. ]] 16:57, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
:Makes sense F&f. We should, imo, anyway avoid getting too deep into causes in a summary article, unless the causality is clear. --] <small>(])</small> 15:54, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
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Just change the language of "Hindi" to "Hindustani". Both are the same
==Marathas as the single most important power ==
: Not done. Edit requests should be uncontroversial and backed by RS. ] (]) 21:35, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
This statement "''The "single most important power" that emerged in the early modern period was the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/285248/India/46984/Political-and-economic-decentralization-during-the-Mughal-decline#toc46986 |title=Regional states, c. 1700–1850 |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.}}</ref>''" is going to be removed because:
#Already previously mentioned that the Marathas emerged along with the Rajputs and Sikhs.
#Sourced to a ] reference Brittannica.
#Directly quoted without attribution as to who said it.
#At the present state, it looks ].
*:Yup. Agree. --] <small>(])</small> 13:15, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
*::Yup. Also agree. It was added later by a drive-by. ]] 08:42, 26 May 2016 (UTC)


== {{small|<s>Minor</s>}} changes to discuss per ] ==
I object to the statement "Marathas emerged along with the Rajputs and SikhsIn the 1700s". it was the Marathas who were the most powerful indigenous group in the region. The Rajputs used to pay tribute to the Marathas<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chaurasia|first1=R.S.|title=History of the Marathas|date=2004|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distributors|location=New Delhi|isbn=81-269-0394-5|page=8|url=https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=D_v3Y7hns8QC&oi=fnd&pg=PR5&dq=maratha+tribute+rajput&ots=Kew0ziovtZ&sig=g6dUkRvHwHPZWgxeGWQORexswzw#v=onepage&q=maratha%20tribute%20rajput&f=false|accessdate=24 May 2016}}</ref>. The sikhs emerged as an independent power under Ranjit singh when the Maratha influence was on the wane<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chaurasia|first1=R.S.|title=History of the Marathas|date=2004|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distributors|location=New Delhi|isbn=81-269-0394-5|page=13,xi|url=https://books.google.com/books?}}</ref>. I am just citing one book but I am sure there are tons of references that would show Maratha influence over the Rajputs, the Sikhs and other rulers in the subcontinent. I am sure others will weigh in on the subject. Thanks. ] (]) 14:27, 24 May 2016 (UTC)


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The lines above could be found in subsection ] and ] respectively. The words 'notably' and 'no doubt', although informative the first glance, bring in unnecessary editorialisation. In the first sentence 'noted' puts a subjective emphasisation over the second part without attributing it as an opinion. Similarly the second sentence could also be reframed to remove 'No doubt' which is an clear example of "editoring", but also ironically produces a subtle doubt. Thanks, {{User:ExclusiveEditor/Signature}} 12:33, 16 January 2025 (UTC)


:"Notably," in the modern India section has the meaning of "especially," or "in particular," not "in a notable manner," or "strikingly," which perhaps could be a form of editorialization.
== Update of info needed ==
:With "No doubt," in the Visual Art section, perhaps, I have more sympathy with your concern, but in this instance too, the expresson can be used with the meaning of "with certainty," or "with good likelihood." In a signed paper encyclopedia article, say, in ''Britannica'', where an expert is writing and has some leeway in the use of idiomatic language&mdash;contrasted with the formal for making the article more readable for an ordinary reader&mdash;examples abound. Thus, in the article in ''Britannica'' art historian ] writes, "Moreover, he was no doubt enticed by Duke ]’s brilliant court and the meaningful projects awaiting him there." I tried looking in , the cited source, at achive.org, but lack the knowledge to make any judgments. In this instance, I would defer to ], who wrote the Visual Arts section, and who is our resident arts history expert. Perhaps, they might have something to say.
Under the "Foreign relations and military" the section for defense has the following line "As of 2012, India is the world's largest arms importer". Also I think the number of ports India has control over and the addition of Maitri Antarctic mission should be added under a separate heading. The recent help India provided in evacuation of citizens from Yemen and help provided to people of NEPAL during the earth quake should be added in foreign relations. Also I think the fact that the largest observatory is coming up in India and that India is fast becoming a space hub should be mentioned in the article. ISRO and its achievements like the MARS mission etc should also be part of this article or atleast should have subsequent links for the same. India's relation with Afghanistan and the fact that India recently gifted it a new parliament building should also be acknowledged. This needs to be edited as it is no longer so. Please make changes to this section. Also I believe the entire page of "India" has not been updated with the latest info. I have been reading the same content for last two years. India has gone through a lot of changes.
:Thank you ] for bringing this up. Not too many editors notice these things. I wouldn't however call your proposed edits "minor." This article is WP's oldest country Featured Article, now 20 years old. This gives me a chance to remember those who have brought it to where it is, in particular ], administrator and arbitrator, who began the drive for more featured articles on ]-related topics and inspired many of us, including ] and ]. Also, in September 2019, in preparation for this article's second ] appearance on 2 October to mark Gandhi's 150th, it was copyedited by the late ], the Lead Coordinator at the time of ], and a member of the ] ]] 17:31, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
::On "no doubt": it is a common thing in the art history of older periods that a whole class of objects such as wall-paintings have vanished, but smaller works such as miniatures have survived. In cases where some large as well as small works have survived (egt European ]), their basic styles are normally very similar, so the presumption that this will be the case is often made. Sometimes discoveries are made that confirm this. Some editors think that it is possible to write about the art history of the fragmentary remains from remote periods with the same precision and certainty as (some) subujects from, say, science or geography. It isn't. I don't know what you mean by "editoring", but as we are "editors", this is presumably a good thing. An element of "subtle doubt" is also ok, as no actual examples have survived. We could say "probably", "presumably" etc, but I see no need for a change. ] (]) 18:18, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
==Bringing the article back to FA standard==
I have just read ]'s caution in ] of late November 2023. I have also noticed that nothing much has happened in its wake, for no fault of anyone but my own.


Although my heart is not in this article any more, I have had such a long history here that I feel a certain amount of responsibility for not letting it go to dogs.
The Jaipur Literary Festival is one of the biggest literary festivals in the world. I believe this should also be added under the section, "Literature". <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 07:02, 27 May 2016 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


I won't formally begin an FAR process just yet, but I will improve it so the FAR itself is not fraught with people pointing out the very obvious things we all know we should have done. Please bear with me. ]] 15:22, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
== Images and section ==


:*I have reduced the lead from 751 words to 656. I don't think it can be reduced much further, unless one wants self-satisfied descriptions in blue-linked simple sentences like other country articles, including FAs. India's ancient history alone has a longer span than the histories of many nations. ]] 17:48, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
Hi,
:<s>*:@] Everything which had a little positive thing about India and Hinduism, you removed all in last many edits very cleverly without any discussion. Looks like you owns the India page that how it should be presented to the world. You removed Rigveda, Spiritual teaching, ISRO mention without discussion. ] (]) 14:53, 19 January 2025 (UTC)</s>
::* While the length is what it is, the more it could be pared back, the more that could be said about the current country. SandyGeorgia mentioned a need throughout to shift to sub-articles, there do seem to be obvious options. We probably don't need the specific list of endangered species here for example, but it's not on the subarticle. Might put duplicating biodiversity down on my to-do list. ] (]) 15:57, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
::<s>*:@] Even India's involvement in G20, Brics, QUAD etc is not mentioned in lead. Lead is completely not up.to the bar as per India's importance to the world right now. ] (]) 16:03, 19 January 2025 (UTC)</s>
::*::Possibly those are examples of information on the current country, although we'd have to get those into the body first. ] (]) 16:08, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
::*<s>:::@] Evaluation of India page lead is much much needed. ] (]) 16:11, 19 January 2025 (UTC)</s>
::*::: is the version of the article that appeared on the Misplaced Pages front page on Gandhi's 150th anniversary on 2nd October 2019, after a two month discussion on the talk page which was both commented on and overseen by dozens of editors, including administrators. The list of G20, etc, passing associations of the moment, have never been a part of the lead of this page ]] 11:42, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
::*::::''Britannica'', for example, makes no mention of G20, or the rest of the fluff, in its article on India, last updated a few days ago. ]] 11:44, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
::*:The endangered species in the Biodiversity section have been a part of the article since 2007. I doubt they can be removed. ]] 11:31, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
::*::I do not feel the individual species and the occasional longer explanation, for the endangered and the extinct species, significantly contributes to reader understanding of India. The broader statistics, description of human encroachment, and government initiatives provide a succinct overview. ] (]) 12:58, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
::*:::The <s>article</s> {{tq|section}} is about biodiversity, not Homo sapiens-managed biodiversity, and especially not elected government advertised biodiversity. ]] 13:14, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
{{od}}Welcome to Misplaced Pages {{user|Itsjustme555}}! I have pared the lead down a little. ] had suggested a 400-word limit somewhere. It is 650 now. Next, I will revise the history subsections and look for higher-level descriptions of the two history paragraphs. ]]


*'''Note''' Unfortunately, just as I was sitting down to plan the revision, I received news of a family health emergency requiring me to take time off Misplaced Pages for at least several months. I am sorry. Perhaps others will work on this article. Soft pinging ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and many others whose names I can't recall this very minute. Best regards, ]] 14:20, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
The article is well written and offcourse it is a featured one. But I think it lags behind in case of some more good images. So, I request someone( especially regentspark) to add more images. Apart from that, a mini article of science and technology section makes it more delightful. <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 00:20, 31 May 2016 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
*:I'm sorry to hear of your emergency. Having read the notice, I agree that those issues need handling, but most of them are matters of summary style and formatting that most editors are capable of handling, and even the dated information that I have seen is relatively straightforward. The biggest challenge might be summarizing recent political developments. The posts above from a blocked sock (Itsjustme555)d can be entirely ignored. ] (]) 16:17, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
*::Thank you {{re|Vanamonde93}}. Before I log out, I wanted to say that there's an old saying: "Man proposes. God disposes." As a neo-Darwinian agnostic of some shade, I take that to mean that purposefulness in humans (or other organisms) functions within an unpredictable external and internal environment. All the best in this revision. ]] 16:20, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
*:::'''Notes''' about the page's history. (A day later, what I face is still a health emergency though not my own, but taking my cue from ]'s example, I will be around to attend to some urgent tasks. With this in mind here are a few notes):
*:::*] has rewritten the ] section within the last few years.
*:::*] has rewritten the ] section within the last few years.
*:::*] has added the ] subsection within the last few years.
*:::*I have:
*::::*added the ] and ] sections in September 2019 for the page's ] appearance in October that year.
*::::*have written and occasionally rewritten the ], ] (with ]) and ] (also with ]) sections over the years.
*::::*rewrote the lead over the summer of 2019, with new citations and quotes, the latter to help with the rewriting especially of the history sections, which never took place. This explains the disparity between the two history paragraphs of the lead and the ] sections. It is the latter content that has to be rewritten in light of the newer sources, and then reduced.
*:::Here is what I can see doing (in this morning's altered horizons):
*:::*I can rewrite the three ] sections; update the ], ] sections; and reduce the ] and ] sections.
*:::*The remaining sections, however:
*::::*]
*::::*] (Hmm. Not sure the "strategic" was originally there. Please check with other country FAs)
*::::*]
*::::*]
*:::*and also subsections:
*::::*] (unless ] got to it, but I doubt it ...)
*::::*]
*::::*] (overlong and semantically chaotic)
*::::*], and
*::::*], will all need the work and input of others.
*:::Perhaps ] could take the lead in organizing this task, with the help of ] and ]. Others, such as the editors I have soft-pinged above, and also ], ], ] and ] could perhaps help out. I am sure I am forgetting some valuable others. Please excuse. ]] 12:36, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
*::::Thanks for the update. My RL commitments continue to be large and unpredictable - I am incapable of taking the lead on anything, but I will chip away as I can. {{pb}} The demography and religion sections seems largely fine to me, as is literature, society, and biodiversity - nothing there is changing terribly quickly. Ditto politics and government, unless someone feels that democratic backsliding now needs to be covered (in a section that has about 3 sentences for any administration, I'm not sure that it does). Perhaps a post at INB would be useful for updates to Economy? ] (]) 16:35, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
*:::::looking good...do we need source clutter in lead? and ....need to fix the huge image problems...that is whole article horizontal scrolling and sandwiching. <span style="display:inline-flex;rotate:-15deg;color:darkblue">''']'''</span><span style="display:inline-flex;rotate:15deg;color:darkblue">]</span> 16:49, 21 January 2025 (UTC)


== Symbol infobox in government section ==
==Subsection on human rights==


I'm uncertain of the utility of this infobox. It seems to me that if a national symbol is important enough to be in this article, it should be in the primary infobox at the top, as indeed many (currency, language, national anthem, song) appropriately are. Does it make sense to have a secondary infobox, though? ] (]) 17:21, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
Hello,


:I think there was consensus in a recent talk page discussion for removing the infobox altogether. The symbols are the work of the governments of the day, which have their own axes to grind; their notability is not subject-specific scholarly. The flag, anthems and other major symbols have had secondary- and tertiary source attention. But these other symbols have had little or none attention as ''symbols''. ]] 12:58, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
I would like to add a subsection on human rights to the section on politics.
::PS Some, such as the ], a highly endangered blind river dolphin, could appear in Biodiversity, but its status as a national symbol should play no role in that appearance. ]] 13:05, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
Kind regards,
] (]) 07:39, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

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Education 3,976 3,976
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India's population is 1,457,248,665 as of Friday, December 27, 2024 Abdulmuqtaddirkhan (talk) 10:19, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: Worldometer is unreliable. Hacked (Talk|Contribs) 10:20, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

References

  1. 2024, India Population. "India Population 2024". morldometer. worldometer. Retrieved 27 December 2024. {{cite web}}: |last1= has numeric name (help)

Reordering sentence in the lead

Minor edit suggestion: Currently the lead reads "It is the seventh-largest country in the world by area and the most populous country.". The latter fact seems by far the more notable of the two, so you'd think "It is the most populous country in the world and the seventh-largest by area" would be a more sensible phrasing. IRN-Dumas (talk) 17:56, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

I support this. The current sentence framing has stayed the same since before India surpassed China in terms of population. I think its due for a change now EarthDude (talk) 19:45, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
I support this aswell. ĀDITYA 20:07, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
Support expressed by two editors is not consensus. Please don't change the order. Please see WP:COUNTRYLEAD Fowler&fowler«Talk» 12:57, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

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Just change the language of "Hindi" to "Hindustani". Both are the same

Not done. Edit requests should be uncontroversial and backed by RS. Rainsage (talk) 21:35, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Minor changes to discuss per MOS:OP-ED

  1. The railway network provided critical famine relief, notably reduced the cost of moving goods...
  2. No doubt the style of these was used in larger paintings.

The lines above could be found in subsection Modern India and Visual art respectively. The words 'notably' and 'no doubt', although informative the first glance, bring in unnecessary editorialisation. In the first sentence 'noted' puts a subjective emphasisation over the second part without attributing it as an opinion. Similarly the second sentence could also be reframed to remove 'No doubt' which is an clear example of "editoring", but also ironically produces a subtle doubt. Thanks, ExclusiveEditor 🔔 Ping Me! 12:33, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

"Notably," in the modern India section has the meaning of "especially," or "in particular," not "in a notable manner," or "strikingly," which perhaps could be a form of editorialization.
With "No doubt," in the Visual Art section, perhaps, I have more sympathy with your concern, but in this instance too, the expresson can be used with the meaning of "with certainty," or "with good likelihood." In a signed paper encyclopedia article, say, in Britannica, where an expert is writing and has some leeway in the use of idiomatic language—contrasted with the formal for making the article more readable for an ordinary reader—examples abound. Thus, in the Leonardo da Vinci article in Britannica art historian Ludwig Heinrich Heydenreich writes, "Moreover, he was no doubt enticed by Duke Ludovico Sforza’s brilliant court and the meaningful projects awaiting him there." I tried looking in Harle, p.367 to 371, the cited source, at achive.org, but lack the knowledge to make any judgments. In this instance, I would defer to user:Johnbod, who wrote the Visual Arts section, and who is our resident arts history expert. Perhaps, they might have something to say.
Thank you user:ExclusiveEditor for bringing this up. Not too many editors notice these things. I wouldn't however call your proposed edits "minor." This article is WP's oldest country Featured Article, now 20 years old. This gives me a chance to remember those who have brought it to where it is, in particular user:Nichalp, administrator and arbitrator, who began the drive for more featured articles on South Asia-related topics and inspired many of us, including user:RegentsPark and user:Abecedare. Also, in September 2019, in preparation for this article's second WP:TFA appearance on 2 October to mark Gandhi's 150th, it was copyedited by the late user:Twofingered Typist, the Lead Coordinator at the time of Guild of Copy Editors, and a member of the Guild of Copy Editors Hall of Fame Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:31, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
On "no doubt": it is a common thing in the art history of older periods that a whole class of objects such as wall-paintings have vanished, but smaller works such as miniatures have survived. In cases where some large as well as small works have survived (egt European Romanesque art), their basic styles are normally very similar, so the presumption that this will be the case is often made. Sometimes discoveries are made that confirm this. Some editors think that it is possible to write about the art history of the fragmentary remains from remote periods with the same precision and certainty as (some) subujects from, say, science or geography. It isn't. I don't know what you mean by "editoring", but as we are "editors", this is presumably a good thing. An element of "subtle doubt" is also ok, as no actual examples have survived. We could say "probably", "presumably" etc, but I see no need for a change. Johnbod (talk) 18:18, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Bringing the article back to FA standard

I have just read user:SandyGeorgia's caution in Talk:India/Archive_58#WP:FARGIVEN of late November 2023. I have also noticed that nothing much has happened in its wake, for no fault of anyone but my own.

Although my heart is not in this article any more, I have had such a long history here that I feel a certain amount of responsibility for not letting it go to dogs.

I won't formally begin an FAR process just yet, but I will improve it so the FAR itself is not fraught with people pointing out the very obvious things we all know we should have done. Please bear with me. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 15:22, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

  • I have reduced the lead from 751 words to 656. I don't think it can be reduced much further, unless one wants self-satisfied descriptions in blue-linked simple sentences like other country articles, including FAs. India's ancient history alone has a longer span than the histories of many nations. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:48, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
*:@Fowler&fowler Everything which had a little positive thing about India and Hinduism, you removed all in last many edits very cleverly without any discussion. Looks like you owns the India page that how it should be presented to the world. You removed Rigveda, Spiritual teaching, ISRO mention without discussion. Itsjustme555 (talk) 14:53, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
  • While the length is what it is, the more it could be pared back, the more that could be said about the current country. SandyGeorgia mentioned a need throughout to shift to sub-articles, there do seem to be obvious options. We probably don't need the specific list of endangered species here for example, but it's not on the subarticle. Might put duplicating biodiversity down on my to-do list. CMD (talk) 15:57, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
*:@Chipmunkdavis Even India's involvement in G20, Brics, QUAD etc is not mentioned in lead. Lead is completely not up.to the bar as per India's importance to the world right now. Itsjustme555 (talk) 16:03, 19 January 2025 (UTC)

Welcome to Misplaced Pages Itsjustme555 (talk · contribs)! I have pared the lead down a little. user:Moxy had suggested a 400-word limit somewhere. It is 650 now. Next, I will revise the history subsections and look for higher-level descriptions of the two history paragraphs. Fowler&fowler«Talk»

Symbol infobox in government section

I'm uncertain of the utility of this infobox. It seems to me that if a national symbol is important enough to be in this article, it should be in the primary infobox at the top, as indeed many (currency, language, national anthem, song) appropriately are. Does it make sense to have a secondary infobox, though? Vanamonde93 (talk) 17:21, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

I think there was consensus in a recent talk page discussion for removing the infobox altogether. The symbols are the work of the governments of the day, which have their own axes to grind; their notability is not subject-specific scholarly. The flag, anthems and other major symbols have had secondary- and tertiary source attention. But these other symbols have had little or none attention as symbols. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 12:58, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
PS Some, such as the Ganges river dolphin, a highly endangered blind river dolphin, could appear in Biodiversity, but its status as a national symbol should play no role in that appearance. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 13:05, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
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