Talk:Bangalore/Archive 8

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Semi-protected edit request on 24 June 2021 - disambiguation of 'Romans' link

In the History section there is a link that goes to a disambiguation page -

• ==History==
• ===Early and medieval history===
  • ... found at Yeswanthpur and HAL indicate that the region was involved in trans-oceanic trade with the [[Romans]] and other civilisations in 27 BC.

To disambiguate link, please change to:

• ... found at Yeswanthpur and HAL indicate that the region was involved in trans-oceanic trade with the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] and other civilisations in 27 BC.

Thank you. 49.177.30.125 (talk) 05:31, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

 Done Living Concrete (talk) 07:14, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 September 2021

Below the photomontage in the infobox, change "Clockwise from top" to "From top, left to right". Cowscroup (talk) 17:40, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

 Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:26, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

Name Change

Change Common names of Karnataka cities including Bangalore as Bengaluru to their native/official ones. The present ones are old and colonial. Lokeshwaran V R (talk) 16:26, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 October 2021

Please remove Garden City University from the list. The university on the list under education tab are institutes of importance or state or Central University.

Garden City University must be moved to paragraph below along with other universities.

Thanks

Instead you may add the four state Universities in Bangalore

• Bangalore University
• Bengaluru City University
• Bengaluru North University

These universities have affliation to over 500 colleges. 49.207.223.50 (talk) 08:48, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:56, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

Yes, Garden City University is fairly unknown University in the city. I would also reccomend only State Universities and Universities of National Importance on the list rest can be moved to the paragraph below. Also would reccomend adding Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences JJBengaluru (talk) 19:24, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Incorrect grammer/language

Under the section for 'Economy', there is a sentence in the first paragraph that reads, "The economy of Bangalore is contributes by information technology, telecommunication, biotechnology, manufacturing and industries (electronics, machinery, electricals, automobiles, foods & beverages) sectors etc.". Do consider changing the word 'contributes' in this sentence to 'contributed'.

VineetPrasani (talk) 12:25, 18 January 2022 (UTC) --VineetPrasani (talk) 12:25, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Y Done: Thanks VineetPrasani for pointing this out. I have made the required changes. Happy editing!! -Kpddg ^(talk) 14:53, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 January 2022 - inaccuracy in the etymology section

The 'Etymology' section has this text: -- The earliest reference to the name "Bengalūru" was found in a ninth-century Western Ganga dynasty stone inscription on a vīra gallu (Kannada: ವೀರಗಲ್ಲು; lit. 'hero stone', a rock edict extolling the virtues of a warrior). In this inscription found in Begur, "Bengalūrū" is referred to as a place in which a battle was fought in 890 CE. It states that the place was part of the Ganga Kingdom until 1004 and was known as "Bengaval-uru", the "City of Guards" in Halegannada (Old Kannada). --

Clearly, this is not possible. If the stone inscription is from the ninth century, it cannot state that Bangalore was part of the Ganga kingdom until 1004, which is the eleventh century. Can this be re-worded? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.99.171.153 (talk) 09:56, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

 Done I removed the last sentence, as it was not found in either source. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:24, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

We Request Wikipedia to move the title of the city Banglaore to Bengaluru. All the official websited have this name on their official websites — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.205.149.195 (talk) 06:43, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

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Proposal for a moratorium on discussions to move this page

This page has been nominated to be moved to ‘Bengaluru’ 12 times! I think that there should be a moratorium to prevent discussions from happening too frequently. For how long, I’m unsure, but other editors can suggest how long down below. Ale3353 (talk) 07:52, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose. It's only been nominated to be moved three times in the past seven years, and prior to the most recent close there was a year and a half gap between requests. If we see a second request in the next couple of months, then this will be appropriate, but until then I think it is unnecessary. BilledMammal (talk) 07:56, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose WP:MORATORIUM This is not a case of repeated requests in shorter periods of time. 3 (including this) in the last 6-7 years is fairly acceptable, with the last one before this at ~15 months ago. While there are comments here and there on the talk page requesting the name change, they were promptly abandoned with no further discussion around them. No prejudice against another moratorium request if another RM appears in a short while (I'd say within one year). — DaxServer (talk · contribs) 10:37, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose for same reasons as above. StarHOG (Talk) 15:32, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose. If these aren't consistently happening at least once a year, I don't think any moratorium would be the right course of action. Obviously there are a large number of move requests that can be probed here; I'm wondering if there isn't a possible guideline with broader implications embedded within those discussions that might prove to be both more robust than a cookie-cutter moratorium, as well as good guidance for those people who have been advocating for this and other similar page moves. VanIsaac, MPLL ^cont_WpWS 15:58, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

I think the best guidance would be to clarify whether WP:TITLEVAR and WP:ENGVAR apply to place names. Whatever the result of the consensus, it should be a robust solution. BilledMammal (talk) 16:01, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

It's been going around for about as long as I can remember with different outcomes in different places. Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Archive 118#Conflict between WP:TIES and WP:Article titles is the last substantive discussion I can recall outside an individual article and that's from over a decade ago with RMs all over the place on this. There does seem to be a pattern that name changes in some countries are more quickly accepted than others which hasn't helped. Timrollpickering (talk) 19:22, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

@Timrollpickering: Might be time to have another discussion then, try to settle the matter - "Does WP:TITLEVAR and WP:ENGVAR apply to place names?", or similar. BilledMammal (talk) 08:03, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

Oppose per above. ― Qwerfjkltalk 16:15, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose as per above discussed. Sajaypal007 (talk) 14:57, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose as per above Kpddg ^(talk) 08:07, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support Giving how distruptive the page move conducted by other users with no other means, i think the page should be given a moratorium for at least 30 days and can be extended as long as it needed. 125.167.59.74 (talk) 22:39, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 19 January 2022

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Not moved. There is evidence that "Bangalore" is still the common name of the Indian place in international English usage, despite the official name change. Editors disagree how WP:TITLEVAR applies to this title. This question can be revisited in future if there is evidence that the common name has shifted. (non-admin closure) (t · c) buidhe 04:08, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

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Bangalore → Bengaluru – Bangalore was renamed to Bengaluru way back in 2014. One of the primary reasons that this page has not yet been moved on previos discussions was that most reliable sources use the name 'Bangalore'. However, most (if not all) official documents and reliable sources now use the name 'Bengaluru'. We use 'Mumbai', not 'Bombay'as page title. Same for 'Calcutta/Kolkata'. So I feel that the page should atleast now be renamed to its official one. According to WP: Common Name, it does state to use the English name in case of dispute, unless most reliable sources name otherwise. (here) Same should be done for other cities (Mysore->Mysuru, Mangalore -> Mangaluru, etc.), but this is a different topic. I hope we reach a consensus to rename Bangalore to Bengaluru. Thank You. Kpddg ^(talk) 02:41, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

• Support Google ngrams only goes up to 2019, so unfortunately it doesn't help us know if recent usage is shifting. However, against my expectations, Google news is giving me around 24 million results for Bengaluru and 17 million for Bangalore. There is definitely a geographic split there, with India-based English sources preferring Bengaluru, but there's nothing wrong with that -- it's a city in India, and India is near the top of most populous English-speaking countries (although we often have a bias towards US and UK sources, we shouldn't). It's certainly a split outside of India -- the UK, and US governments for example, appears to use the new name with their embassies, while some news outlets use the other. This split, coupled with the fact that Bengaluru is the official name (which while not reason alone to move, does make it slightly more of an uphill case to keep at the old one), makes me, against my expectations, come down on the side of supporting.--Yaksar (let's chat) 03:17, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

• Noting that WP:MPN requires global usage, rather than just local, and that WP:GOOGLETESTs have issues when there are many results - I get around 56 million results for Bangalore and 48 million for Bengaluru. I did previously consider proposing this myself, but at the time felt such a proposal was premature, so I will look again before committing to a position. BilledMammal (talk) 03:31, 19 January 2022 (UTC) Just noting that the previous reply used to read "It's certainly a split" before being altered to "It's certainly a split outside of India", as my reply makes a little less sense following the edit BilledMammal (talk) 04:01, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

• Totally fair, but global usage is split as well. Again, for me it's somewhat of a tie goes to the runner situation -- with no runaway clear answer, going with the official and current one feels preferable.--Yaksar (let's chat) 03:41, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
• Also if it makes a difference in your results, make sure to put them in quotes -- otherwise Google is too smart for our own good, and will bring up results that only mention the other term.--Yaksar (let's chat) 03:42, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

• It adjusts it a bit - Bengaluru goes up to 54 million, Bangalore goes down to 33 million - but the numbers are still very different from yours. Generally, in cases where there no clear answer, I am inclined to leave the title at its most recent clear answer (typically the articles current name) per MPN requiring the change to have become predominant in common global usage, but I know that other editors interpret policy differently. BilledMammal (talk) 03:52, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

WP:ties is relevant here too—blindlynx 17:03, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

• Very strong Oppose most trustworthy and more reliable sources still calling the city as Bangalore. 125.167.59.14 (talk) 03:25, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose for now Giving the gap between Indian and most international sources (mainly US, UK, or European) regarding th name of the city. I suspected that most non-Indian sources didn't update the city name as "Bengaluru". For example BBC Weather still called the city as the colonial name, as well as AP and AFP. Most non-indian sources often cite these news media for reporting anything about Bengaluru (as how Indians call Bangalore). 182.3.70.217 (talk) 03:37, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

• Just for our information....the second source you provided was about a cricket team. This news source now uses 'Bengaluru' (like in here). Increased number of news sources are switching to Bengaluru. Thank You. -Kpddg ^(talk) 05:01, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose. Still very definitely the common name in English-language sources. -- Necrothesp (talk) 11:04, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support per WP:TITLEVAR which is clear that the name in Indian English is critical over international sources. Timrollpickering (talk) 11:08, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support per WP:MPN and wp:ties—blindlynx 17:03, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose. Working through the list of English languages sources at Newspaper of record, I find that while many use both names, the preferred name is always "Bangalore", with a single exception. See table below. This is further reinforced by ngrams, which shows significantly more use for Bangalore then Bengaluru.

Newspaper	Bangalore results	Bengaluru results
The Age	454	113
The Daily Star	1180	554
The Phnom Penh Post	63	10
The Globe and Mail	139	86
South China Morning Post	281	21
The Hindu	WP:GOOGLELIMITS, more results for "Bengaluru"
The Irish Times	283	132
Haaretz	43	2
The Gleaner	156	7
Daily Nation	13	3
New Straits Times	240	98
Dawn	1570	357
Manila Bulletin	6	3
The Straits Times	888	725
The Daily Telegraph	844	195
Los Angeles Times	174	7

BilledMammal (talk) 00:01, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

There will definitely be more results for Bangalore as it was the previous name. Now, increased number of sources are switching to Bengaluru. And the ngrams are showing the history from 1800. Now, Bengaluru is slowly increasing. Kpddg ^(talk) 02:49, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

The Times of India and The Hindu are the only two papers that should be taken into consideration—blindlynx 04:08, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

WP:MPN requires that the name has become predominant in common global usage. BilledMammal (talk) 04:19, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

see WP:TITLEVAR that says If a topic has strong ties to a particular English-speaking nation, the title of its article should use that nation's variety of English—blindlynx 14:38, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

TITLEVAR refers to ENGVAR, which speaks about differences in vocabulary, grammar, and spelling - none of which apply to this discussion. Toponyms typically come out of vocabulary but are not considered part of it, and though an argument could be made that Bengaluru and Bangalore are the same name with different spelling, the fact that the change is typically described as a name change rather than a spelling change suggests that argument would be incorrect. Further, as MPN is more specific than TITLEVAR to this discussion, it would be sensible to follow MPN if the two did conflict. BilledMammal (talk) 15:51, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

No TITLEVAR has long applied to article titles between the national common name and international continued usage of the previous name - see Talk:Odisha/Archive 2#Requested move was a key part of the move. Timrollpickering (talk) 23:24, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

• Strong oppose. As seen above, sources continue to prefer "Bangalore". O.N.R. ^(talk) 00:47, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Per WP:COMMONNAME, which still seems to be the current name._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 01:37, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support per WP:TITLEVAR, WP:MODERNPLACENAME and WP:NAMECHANGES despite clear results in favor of Bangalore in academic use: Bengaluru 49k vs. 372k. The argument in favor resembles that of the move from Kiev (Russian) to Ukrainian (Kyiv) Talk:Kyiv/Archive_7#Requested_move 1 July 2020. As the world becomes more multipolar, old toponyms which are result of colonialism and imperialism are bound to fall out favor. The change to Bengaluru is such a case.--Maleschreiber (talk) 03:25, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose. The common name is still the current title. Rreagan007 (talk) 04:50, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose ‘Bangalore’ is still used in maps produced by the CIA and the National Geographic Society. This is further reinforced by major English language news sources such as the BBC, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Reuters, Associated Press and many others. Ale3353 (talk) 08:13, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
• Support Names of various places in South_Asia and Southeast_Asia were changed or modified under Colonial Rule of British. Many of these have been reverted back to their original names. Sticking to old name Bangalore just on the basis of continued usage by non-local and non-authoritative entities is a testament of existing colonial Stereotype. Anudeepnrao (talk) 10:32, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
• Comment The fact that the name ‘Bangalore’ came from colonialism and imperialism does not matter; the thing that matters is that it is the common English name. Ale3353 (talk) 20:34, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

I don't think it's true that it doesn't matter. See these excerpts from WP:TITLE: "These should be seen as goals, not as rules." ... "When there are multiple names for a subject, all of which are fairly common, and the most common has problems, it is perfectly reasonable to choose one of the others." --184.148.20.52 (talk) 13:25, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose. Bangalore has been shown to be the WP:COMMONNAME. It doesn't matter why Bangalore is the common name, what matters is that it is the common name. --Spekkios (talk) 00:06, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

References

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

I just saw this. The refusal to use the correct name is very Americancentric. RTripathiKarnataka (talk) 20:30, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 March 2022

Change Bangalore to Bengaluru. 2409:4071:D1F:4319:2721:C42B:C4ED:DE49 (talk) 02:40, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. the page has been requested to be moved to Bengaluru 12 times. the latest move request was closed by buidhe with: "There is evidence that "Bangalore" is still the common name of the Indian place in international English usage, despite the official name change. Editors disagree how WP:TITLEVAR applies to this title. This question can be revisited in future if there is evidence that the common name has shifted." 💜  melecie  talk - 03:03, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Bangalore/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Tayi Arajakate (talk · contribs) 00:51, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

• Hello Kpddg, I'll take up the review for this nomination and will present it to you shortly. I hope you find my feedback helpful. Tayi Arajakate _Talk 00:56, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

  Thanks for picking up this review! But I may be busy the following week, so please do give some more time to fix the issues. Thanks, Kpddg ^(talk) 08:41, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

  @Tayi Arajakate, when will you be starting the review? Kpddg ^(talk) 11:36, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Comments

• The old images should be tagged for their Indian copyright status as well. They have disclaimers at present.
  • I'm not sure how exactly needs to be done (I am not very familiar with images' copyright). Could you assist?? Kpddg ^(talk) 14:24, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

  I've added the tags myself. Tayi Arajakate _Talk 11:24, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

  Thank you Kpddg ^(talk) 12:19, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Assessment

1. Comprehension:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (prose)	The reviewer has left no comments here	Undetermined
(b) (MoS)	The reviewer has left no comments here	Undetermined

2. Verifiability:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (references)	The reviewer has left no comments here	Undetermined
(b) (citations to reliable sources)	The reviewer has left no comments here	Undetermined
(c) (original research)	The reviewer has left no comments here	Undetermined
(d) (copyvio and plagiarism)	No copyright violation or plagiarism found; note there is backward copying.	Pass

3. Comprehensiveness:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (major aspects)	The reviewer has left no comments here	Undetermined
(b) (focused)	The reviewer has left no comments here	Undetermined

4. Neutrality:

Notes	Result
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5. Stability:

Notes	Result
The reviewer has left no comments here	Undetermined

6. Illustration:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales)	No copyright violations but some images. (updated)	Pass
(b) (appropriate use with suitable captions)	The reviewer has left no comments here	Undetermined

Review from Ovinus

Not sure of the processes for changing reviewers, but whatever, here goes. I'll probably be making tweaks as I read; feel free to revert ones with which you disagree. Ovinus (talk) 05:09, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

On first blush the article seems okay, but there is a fair amount of work to do.

• "is known for its pleasant climate throughout the year" – Why is this in the first paragraph? Or is Bangalore really defined by its nice climate? What is Bangalore truly important for—culturally, economically, etc. Ovinus (talk) 05:09, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Yes, it has one of the best weather in India. Though it is changing in recent years. So shall I remove it? Kpddg ^(talk) 05:44, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

• "The Begur inscription is written in Halegannada (ancient Kannada), and mentions 'Bengaluru Kalaga' (battle of Bengaluru). It was a significant turning point in the history of Bangalore as it bears the earliest reference to the name 'Bengaluru'." Too much detail; remove. Ovinus (talk) 05:09, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done here Kpddg ^(talk) 05:24, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

• "accompanied by his second-in-command Shāhji Bhōnslé defeated Kempe Gowda III and Bangalore was given to Shāhji as a jagir (feudal estate) and the Mughals captured Bangalore from his son, Ekoji I and sold it to Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar (1673–1704), the then ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore for three lakh rupees." Too much detail; just name the main actors. Unless readers already know significant context for Indian history this will fly over their heads (incl. mine). The target of this article should be people who have basic familiarity with modern India. Ovinus (talk) 05:09, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done here Kpddg ^(talk) 05:33, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

• "and remained the capital when the new Indian state of Karnataka was formed in 1956" Why would the capital change? Ovinus (talk) 05:09, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

  This is because, when states were being formed and changed after independence, the capitals of various states had changed. Kpddg ^(talk) 05:36, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

• "Bangalore is widely regarded as the "Silicon Valley of India" (or "IT capital of India")" Ah ha, something along these lines belongs in the first paragraph (and still in the fourth, in more detail). I like this paragraph. Ovinus (talk) 05:09, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done: Moved to first paragraph Kpddg ^(talk) 05:41, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

• "A demographically diverse city" Can we be a bit more specific here? Is it diverse enough compared to other large Indian cities that it deserves mention? Ovinus (talk) 05:09, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

   DoneRemoved here Kpddg ^(talk) 05:47, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

• "with a population of over a million under the Ease of Living Index 2020" What is the Ease of Living Index? If someone is "under" it, does that mean they are living in bad or unacceptable conditions? This phrasing seems somewhat contradictory Ovinus (talk) 05:09, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

  It is a tool that assesses the quality of life in a city. Do you want this to be removed from the lead? I have tweaked the sentence... Kpddg ^(talk) 05:28, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

• "The government of Karnataka accepted the proposal and it was decided to officially implement the name change from 1 November 2006" – But you said later that it was renamed in 2014. Which is it? Ovinus (talk) 05:09, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

  The state government renamed it in 2006. The centre gave its approval in 2014. Kpddg ^(talk) 05:29, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

• History section just has too much detail. E.g., "Within the fort, the town was divided into smaller divisions—each called a "Pete" (Kannada pronunciation: [peːteː]). The town had two main streets—Chikkapeté Street, which ran east–west, and Doddapeté Street, which ran north–south." We can discuss what level is appropriate, of course, but it looks like a slog, esp. with all the names. Ovinus (talk) 05:09, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

  Is this fine? Kpddg ^(talk) 05:51, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

  Yeah. Was in a deletionist mood when I wrote that, sorry. Ovinus (talk) 02:50, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

@Ovinus, I have replied to all the comments raised... Kpddg ^(talk) 05:55, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

@Ovinus? Kpddg ^(talk) 11:12, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

I apologize; been pretty busy in real life. I promise I'll get to it by Friday evening. Ovinus (talk) 05:14, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Okay Kpddg ^(talk) 10:25, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Happy with your changes above. Continuing (am quite enjoying the article so far):

• Put the actual Kannada names of "Bangalore" and "Bengaluru" in Etymology Ovinus (talk) 02:50, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

  •  Done here. I've put the translation for Bengaluru only. Since in Kannada, Bangalore was usually not written, only Bengaluru. Kpddg ^(talk) 12:49, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

• "many lakes have been polluted" – how much and how badly is "many" Ovinus (talk) 02:50, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done: About 90% Kpddg ^(talk) 12:40, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

• "The city government is making revival and conservation efforts" – maybe be a little more specific, or reword; feels flowery Ovinus (talk) 02:50, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

  Ovinus, I am not sure what exactly can be written in its place... Kpddg ^(talk) 12:53, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

  Hm, tried my hand at something more specific. Lmk if it's not to your liking Ovinus (talk) 08:01, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

• "wettest months are September, October and August, in that order" – decreasing or increasing order? Ovinus (talk) 02:50, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done here Kpddg ^(talk) 12:42, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

• "As in the rest of the state, Kannada is the most widely spoken language, but English is a commonly spoken second language in the city." You just mentioned this above, so delete I think? Ovinus (talk) 08:01, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done here Kpddg ^(talk) 09:44, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

• "to carry out low-profile jobs" Is the "low-profile" modifier here necessary or relevant? How about just "for business"? Ovinus (talk) 08:01, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done here Kpddg ^(talk) 10:25, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

• "Other native communities are the Tuluvas and the Konkanis of coastal Karnataka, the Kodavas of the Kodagu district of Karnataka" – I don't really understand this sentence Ovinus (talk) 08:01, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

  Ovinus, is this better? Could you tell the exact problem...I didn't get it Kpddg ^(talk) 13:21, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

  Yes looks great Ovinus (talk) 16:29, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

• Convert the "Important officials of Bangalore" table into prose—it's small enough. Ovinus (talk) 08:01, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done here Kpddg ^(talk) 14:25, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

• "In 2008, Bangalore produced around 2,500 metric tonnes of solid waste, and increased to 5000 metric tonnes in 2012" Only 2500 tonnes per year? check the figure; big US cities make millions of tons/tonnes annually Ovinus (talk) 08:01, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done: The previous figure was from 2008, I have updated it now Kpddg ^(talk) 16:02, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

  But now it says Bangalore generates about 3,000 tonnes of solid waste per day, of which about 1,500 tonnes are collected and sent to composting units ... as of 2022, Bangalore produces around 6000 metric tonnes of solid waste per day. which is self-contradictory. Keep the most recent figure only, and if you can add recent info about composting etc. then that belongs too, but always with an "as if" qualifier. Ovinus (talk) 16:22, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

  I forgot to remove it earlier...done now Kpddg ^(talk) 10:31, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

  Ye, that's what I'd guessed; looks good Ovinus (talk) 16:29, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

• "The families living in the slum were not ready to move into the temporary shelters" – Yeah, I'm assuming the problem of abject poverty isn't going to be solved in an instant. Probably remove, or give more context on the shelter efforts Ovinus (talk) 08:01, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done here Kpddg ^(talk) 10:56, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

• "Bangalore is one of the favorable business destinations" – Remove, or briefly explain why? Ovinus (talk) 08:01, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

  I added a little explaination....is it fine? Kpddg ^(talk) 14:30, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

• "10,000-dollar millionaires" what is that :P Ovinus (talk) 08:01, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done here Kpddg ^(talk) 14:27, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

A bit busy again, sorry—it's finals week. I'll get to finishing the review by Friday. :) Ovinus (talk) 16:29, 22 June 2022 (UTC) Continuing:

• "Its economy ... [is] industrialized." Do you mean industrial? Ovinus (talk) 22:20, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 12:54, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

• "information technology, telecommunication, biotechnology, manufacturing and industries (electronics, machinery, automobiles, foods & beverages) sectors etc" Could we get a better source for this statement than [1]? Surely there's some good data out there Ovinus (talk) 22:20, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

  @Ovinus, I added more sources Kpddg ^(talk) 13:07, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

• "host maximum numbers of Fortune Companies" What does this mean? Ovinus (talk) 22:20, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done: linked to the respective article Kpddg ^(talk) 10:37, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

• "an economic growth of 10.3%" What does this mean? Per year, and if so, which year? Adjusted for inflation? GDP? Ovinus (talk) 22:20, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

  Even I did not understand what it meant, and found no recent source, so have removed it Kpddg ^(talk) 10:45, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

• "second fastest-growing major metropolis in India" you already said this Ovinus (talk) 22:20, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done here Kpddg ^(talk) 16:51, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

• "Startup companies such as Swiggy, Ola Cabs, InMobi, Quikr, RedBus are also based in the city." [citation needed] Ovinus (talk) 22:20, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

   Comment: This is mentioned and sourced in ther respective articles, but if needed, citations can be provided for each... Kpddg ^(talk) 06:50, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

  I think you can just remove it; of course a large city will have some startups. I'm a little allergic to giving undue credence to random small companies. Ovinus (talk) 15:26, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

• "The city is an automobile hub" What does this mean, automobile production? Ovinus (talk) 22:20, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

  Yes, clarified it Kpddg ^(talk) 10:40, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

• I would remove the last paragraph of the Economy section and let Economy of Bangalore enjoy such information; it's a really long list. Ovinus (talk) 22:20, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

  I'll remove it, but the economy article does not have all of this info. Would it be okay to put the same content in that article? Kpddg ^(talk) 10:43, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

  Yes, that would be great! That's where it belongs :) Ovinus (talk) 15:26, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Quick note: if it's taking time, no need to link every relevant diff you make; after all, I'm checking the article :) Ovinus (talk) 03:51, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Okay Kpddg ^(talk) 10:38, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Spotchecks (uniform random distribution on [1, 307]):

• [3]: Y
• [6]: Y
• [21]: Y
• [27]: Y
• [29]: Y
• [40]: AGF
  • @Ovinus,could you tell me what should be done here? I don't know what AGF means (I don't think you're talking about WP:AGF!). Kpddg ^(talk) 15:53, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
    • I am :) I'm just saying that I can't access the source so I'm assuming you (or the editor who put the info there) did so in good faith. In other words, I didn't check the reference. Ovinus (talk) 17:07, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

      Oh ok..these citations are from books. Kpddg ^(talk) 12:58, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

      Indeed, and I'm too lazy to go to the library... in my defense it's 90 degrees outside... Ovinus (talk) 19:39, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

• [41]:  Question: Maybe get a better source for this claim than a passing mention?

•  Done Kpddg ^(talk)

• [65]: Fine, [66] contains the real meat. Please add author and date information to [66] if at all possible
  •  Done Kpddg ^(talk)
• [68]: Excellent Y
• [73]: Y
• [78]: Y
• [97]: AGF (don't want to corroborate a table...)
• [122]:  Question: "a few of them have lineage dating back to Krishnadevaraya" doesn't seem to be supported

I did not find any source, so I removed the statement Kpddg ^(talk) 15:58, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

• [150]: Y
• [153]: Y
• [165]:  Question: don't see anything mentioning the 60% figure
  •  Done Kpddg ^(talk)
• [181]: Y
• [183]: Y
• [201]: Fine
• [218]: Y
• [224]: Y
• [231]: Can't see how this is supported by the source
  •  Done Kpddg ^(talk)
• [244]: AGF
• [279]: Y
• [296]: Archive link is broken for me
  • Its working fine for me... Kpddg ^(talk)

Spotchecks are generally good. I suspect the errors are citation mixups.

• citation needed for terrorist attacks

Each terrorist attack has its own article, so are citations needed? Kpddg ^(talk)

Sure, I suppose that falls under WP:You don't need to cite that the sky is blue. I'd link them, though. Ovinus (talk) 17:07, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Each attack is already linked Kpddg ^(talk) 12:56, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

• "60,000 people who have an investment surplus of ₹45 million (US$590,555) and ₹5 million (US$65,600) respectively" respectively to what? Also, put an "as of" for this sentence

This is the complete sentence : ...home to over 10,000 millionaires and about 60,000 people who have an investment surplus of ₹45 million (US$590,555) and ₹5 million (US$65,600) respectively. I added the 'as of'. Kpddg ^(talk)

The construction is slightly confusing: the 10,000 count is restricted to millionaires with a certain investment surplus? Ovinus (talk) 17:07, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Simplified the sentence to make it clear Kpddg ^(talk) 13:24, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

• Could we convert crore and lakh measurements to millions/billions per MOS:CRORE? Ovinus (talk) 18:51, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
• Is File:Bbmp logo.png freely licensed? I can't read the BBMP website. Ovinus (talk) 19:39, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

  It looks as thought it was taken directly from the official BBMP website, and no license has been provided. Kpddg ^(talk) 13:57, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

  I've marked it for deletion — DaxServer (t · m · c) 16:48, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

• "A rapid transit system called the Namma Metro is being built in stages" As of? Ovinus (talk) 17:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

  As of 2022; still being built Kpddg ^(talk) 14:16, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

• "Kadapa (only operational till Kolar)" What does this mean? As in, the railway is already built further, but only actually works up to Kolar? (If that's the intended meaning then no changes needed) Ovinus (talk) 17:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

  Yes, it is still being constructed and not yet operational Kpddg ^(talk) 14:17, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

• "Though Bangalore has no commuter rail at present" As of? Ovinus (talk) 17:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 14:19, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

• "The BMTC also has a mobile app that provides real-time location of a bus using the global positioning system of the user's mobile device" Huh? As in, the data is sourced from people's phones? I'd recommend just removing this; it's commonplace at this point. Ovinus (talk) 17:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 14:20, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

• "The main bus depots that KSRTC maintains" Nitpick: does KSRTC maintain all the depots? If so, it should be depots, maintained by KSRTC, Ovinus (talk) 17:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

  No, it does not maintain all stations Kpddg ^(talk) 14:21, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

• "out station buses ply from" what is an "out station", sorry Ovinus (talk) 17:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

  Made it more clear, these are buses going out of Bangalore Kpddg ^(talk) 14:22, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

• "Bangaloreans deem eating out as an intrinsic part of their culture" Well-known and consistent enough to state unequivocally in wiki voice? Ovinus (talk) 17:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

  Removed Kpddg ^(talk) 14:24, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

• Is the Indian Cartoon Gallery (which doesn't even have a wikipedia page) notable enough for its own section? I'd trim and merge it into the preceding "Art and literature" section. Ovinus (talk) 17:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 14:30, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

• The stuff after and including Culture is a bit messy. I'll try to do a copyedit over the next few days. Ovinus (talk) 17:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
• what is the "multiple intelligence" theory of education? In any case, the link is a bit of an easter egg, so I'd remove it Ovinus (talk) 17:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 14:33, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

• Author for [205]? Ovinus (talk) 16:50, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 07:12, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

• Mention statistics in Education, e.g., what % of Bangaloreans, Bangalorean children are educated? Ovinus (talk) 16:50, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 07:16, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

• "At present, the UVCE is the only engineering college" As of? Ovinus (talk) 16:50, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 07:19, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

• "Professional institutes in Bangalore" As opposed to unprofessional institutes? Or is it meant to be "public" Ovinus (talk) 16:50, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

  I've removed the detailed list, just like in the school section. These are mentioned in the respective articles Kpddg ^(talk) 07:29, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

• "The radio transmission was AM, until in 2001, Radio City became the first private channel in India to start transmitting FM radio from Bangalore" Unclear; I think it's supposed so say "all radios were in AM" Ovinus (talk) 16:50, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 14:03, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

• "In recent years, a number of FM channels" More precisely when? Ovinus (talk) 16:50, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 14:44, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

• "the cable operators play a major role in the availability of these channels, which has led to occasional conflicts" Relevant? Ovinus (talk) 16:50, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 14:06, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

• [249] does not support the sentences before it and is an advertisement for the company described in the second sentence. Ovinus (talk) 16:08, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

  This is [249]? Kpddg ^(talk) 14:13, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

  Oops. No worries, I removed it a couple edits ago. Ovinus (talk) 15:38, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

• Where does [250] say that this radio was the first? Ovinus (talk) 16:08, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

  Can you tell the ref number...it has most likely changed Kpddg ^(talk) 14:12, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

  Oops, now [263]. It just doesn't seem to say that Air India Radio was first, only when that particular one started broadcasting. Ovinus (talk) 15:38, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

  @Ovinus, I can't find any source mentioning this. But AIR was the first radio available nationally in India,and B'lore did not have any radio before that... Kpddg ^(talk) 16:05, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

• What makes [229] and [267] appropriate? (WP:SPS) Ovinus (talk) 16:08, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 16:38, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

• [293], [290], [294], [257], [43] are not good sources Ovinus (talk) 16:08, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

  As I've removed/altered several sources, the numbering you intended would have changed. So I'm not sure which source is improper. Like, 43 is now The Economic Times. Kpddg ^(talk) 16:26, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

  [293] - Minsk Herald, has been replaced Kpddg ^(talk) 16:31, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

  Ah crap. I'm looking at [2]. And no clue where [43] entered the stage. Ovinus (talk) 16:37, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 13:40, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

• [255] is broken. Ovinus (talk) 16:08, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 12:23, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

• Any progress on converting crore and lakh to more easily recognized measurements? Ovinus (talk) 21:50, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

  @Ovinus, which values should be converted? Kpddg ^(talk) 14:00, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

  The manual of style says to convert all crore/lakh measurements into international units thousands/millions etc. Ovinus (talk) 15:38, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 16:10, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

• Couldn't find mention of Montessori education in [230] or [231]. Ovinus (talk) 21:50, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 13:59, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

• commonly called City Taxis As opposed to... Rural Taxis? :P I don't know what this means, probably remove Ovinus (talk) 01:55, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 13:51, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

• significant number of international schools due to expats and IT crowd What is "IT crowd" Ovinus (talk) 01:55, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 13:56, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

• one of three streams – arts, commerce or science – in various combinations I do not understand this sentence Ovinus (talk) 01:55, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

  After students complete 10th standard, they can choose from one of these three streams. And in each, you can have different combinations. Like, in Science, you can select a combination of Physics-Chemistry-Maths, Physics-Chemistry-Maths-Biology, etc. Kpddg ^(talk) 13:09, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

  Ah okay. Ovinus (talk) 15:38, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

• The Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore is based on the city sentence fragment, might have done this accidentally, idk Ovinus (talk) 01:55, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

   Done Kpddg ^(talk) 13:48, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

• The I-League 2nd Division clubs FC Bengaluru United, Ozone FC and South United FC are also based in Bangalore. Ovinus (talk) 01:55, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

  Since each has its own article and is linked to it, this too would come under WP:SKYISBLUE? Kpddg ^(talk) 13:50, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

Okay, I think I'm mostly done. Will have to take another quick pass after everything is addressed. Ovinus (talk) 01:55, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

I think I've responded to all comments till now.... Kpddg ^(talk) 14:09, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

Great! A few responses above and I'll skim the article again. Ovinus (talk) 15:38, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

Final concerns:

• Still a failed verification for Since India's independence, schools for young children (ages 16 months to 5 years) are called nurseries, kindergartens or play schools, and are broadly based on Montessori or multiple intelligence methodology of education. None of the sources afait contain the word "nurseries", "kindergartens", etc. and they don't say that schools are broadly based on xyz theory, but that some schools are (whichever schools they are writing about). [3] might have something, but it's fairly obscure. Ovinus (talk) 17:32, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

Removed Kpddg ^(talk) 11:32, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

• Regarding the All India Radio being first, we still need a citation for that being the actual first radio station in Bangalore. Ovinus (talk) 17:32, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

  I can't find any specific source saying AIR was the first in Bangalore. So I have removed that it is the first. Kpddg ^(talk) 11:29, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

After these are addressed, I think I'm happy. Since the original reviewer dropped out and this was essentially my review, I will procedurally fail it, then you can renominate it and I'll immediately pass it (so that it's marked as reviewed by me). Ovinus (talk) 17:32, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

@Ovinus, I have addressed them. Kpddg ^(talk) 11:33, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Okay, I'll actually just pass per comments on WT:GAN. Well done! Ovinus (talk) 23:39, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you!! The article has improved a lot. Kpddg ^(talk) 11:39, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 30 June 2022 (2)

Somebody (I searched the history of the article but cannot see who) has replaced, "After the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire in 1565 in the Battle of Talikota, Bangalore's rule changed hands several times. Kempe Gowda declared independence, then in 1638, a large Adil Shahi Bijapur army led by Ranadulla Khan and accompanied by his second in command Shāhji Bhōnslē defeated Kempe Gowda III, and Bangalore was given to Shāhji as a jagir (feudal estate). In 1687, the Mughal general Kasim Khan, under orders from Aurangzeb, defeated Ekoji I, son of Shāhji, and sold Bangalore to Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar (1673–1704), the then ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore for three lakh rupees." to, "After the fall of the Vijayanagar empire, Kempe Gowda declared independence; in 1638, a large Adil Shahi Bijapur army defeated Kempe Gowda III, and Bangalore was given to them as a jagir (feudal estate).The Mughals later captured Bangalore from and sold it to Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar (1673–1704), the then ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore." but it seems to be incorrect grammatically, so please restore the original. 2402:8100:281F:475E:0:0:0:1 (talk) 07:32, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Y I think the sentence is fine now...it was shortened to reduce exessive detail in the lead. Detailed info can be found in the respective section. Thanks, Kpddg ^(talk) 12:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 June 2022

Please change, "In post-independence India, schools for young children (16 months–5 years) are called nursery....." to, "In India, post-independence, schools for young children (16 months–5 years) are called nursery....." 2402:8100:281F:475E:0:0:0:1 (talk) 06:57, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

The current sentence looks fine.... Kpddg ^(talk) 12:50, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Name change

Now Bangalore is Bengaluru GOI restored it's original name. 2409:4071:2407:8705:EA5D:78D0:A161:8983 (talk) 05:29, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

That's what it says in the article "Bangalore, officially Bengaluru" - Arjayay (talk) 10:50, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

Despite many requests for the article to be moved in the past, there has been no consensus. Kpddg ^(talk) 15:25, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

It's a bit silly at this point, Bengaluru is the current WP:COMMONNAME. If you look at any recently produced print atlas, the city will be labeled as that. Wikipedia is increasingly becoming an outlier in this. --Middle river exports (talk) 21:35, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 August 2022

It is stated that Bangalore received 254mm rainfall in single day on May 17 2022. That is factually incorrect. 254mm was monthly rainfall. Bangalore received 114mm rainfall on 17 May 2022.

The line on that can be deleted as 114mm is not the highest 24hr rainfall anyway. Also eventually Bangalore failed to surpass the highest ever May rainfall amount too.

I am amongst group of people who run BngWeather twitter handle. PraveenC3131 (talk) 03:51, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. 💜  melecie  talk - 04:54, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

 Done @Melecie: OP is correct, kind of. I removed the statement entirely as the source is about rain in the first 18 days of May, compared to the entirety of May in 2022. Ovinus (talk) 05:35, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 14 September 2022

please change every mention of Bangalore to its actual name which is Bengaluru as we do not want our capital city name to be butchered. it is like calling america "amirika" because i cant pronounce it. it is the land of bengaluru and it would be nice for this change to be made. thansk in advance. Ashith Ranjan Gowda (talk) 11:37, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. There is an impressive list of requested moves discussing this issue listed at the top of this page, all of which came to the consensus that Bangalore is the WP:COMMONNAME. – Recoil (talk) 12:07, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Please note this has been fully discussed 12 times before, as listed at the top of this page. - Arjayay (talk) 12:09, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Area

The article infobox and body (with their supporting references) states 741 sq km; a lot of online sources as well. This article reports otherwise- 712 sq km. I suggest changing 741 to 712 in this article on the basis of this reference.

References

FacetsOfNonStickPans (talk) 17:12, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Another relevant ref. which says that BBMP limits increased from 712 sq km to over 716 sq km in December 2021. FacetsOfNonStickPans (talk) 17:17, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 January 2023

GDP Nominal : US $110 Billion Abhijit.shah1 (talk) 18:36, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

GDP Nominal : US $110 Billion, Source : https://www.worldwidewebtimes.com/top-10-richest-cities-of-india/ Abhijit.shah1 (talk) 18:38, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: - This source shows $110 Billion US as the GDP by Purchasing Power Parity, which is not the same as nominal GDP. PianoDan (talk) 19:21, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 April 2023

Albert P Xavier (talk) 06:56, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

One picture need to be added Under education section of this Wikipedia Page, for CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Banglore as one the Most premier and reputed Institution in Bangalore. CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Banglore is listed in Wikipedia Page of "Education in Bangalore" Kindly consider the same.

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 11:11, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Requested move 20 June 2023

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Not moved. Adequate evidence has not been presented that the official name is now the most common name globally. This is the thirteenth move request, following Talk:Bangalore/Archive 8#Requested move 19 January 2022. See also Talk:Bangalore/Archive 8#Proposal for a moratorium on discussions to move this page. While this has not been so frequent as to necessitate a WP:MORATORIUM, future move requests without substantial evidence should be speedily closed. (non-admin closure) SilverLocust (talk) 00:37, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

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Bangalore → Bengaluru – Bengaluru is more commonly called name and I'd also add that most of the Indian tier one cities have their current official names in Wikipedia articles, i.e. Chennai (formerly know as Madras, Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta. So I strongly propose that Bangalore should also be renamed/moved to Bengaluru, per WP:COMMONNAME. — Akshadev™ 🔱 06:11, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

• From anecdotal evidence, it seems that Bengaluru is now the WP:COMMONNAME of the city, but I am unable to confirm this. The Ngram data cuts off at 2019, that's unrepresentative of present-day data, but the trendline suggests that the new name must've caught on. Then, I looked at the news hits, Bangalore has 1,93,000 results, while Bengaluru has 1,36,000 results, but when I attempt to filter out results by last year or a custom range, the number of results is hidden, so I don't even know whether the new name has actually caught on or not. If it has caught on, there is little reason to believe that the data will revert back, so in the long-term the new name will persist and may be moved to, otherwise we might still be in the waiting phase. —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 06:56, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

  You have to hit "tools" again to drop the date range menu and get a result.

  • "Bengaluru" (since 1 November 2014, normal google search): 177,000,000 results
  • "Bangalore" (since 1 November 2014, normal google search): 388,000,000 results
  • "Bengaluru" (since 1 November 2014, google books search): 110,000 results
  • "Bangalore" (since 1 November 2014, google books search): 585,000 results
  • "Bengaluru" (past year, normal google search): 66,600,000 results
  • "Bangalore" (past year, normal google search): 110,000,000 results

  I will note google news is giving a slight advantage to Bengaluru in the past year, but it's been weird for a while with strings in quotation marks and dated strings, so I have no idea if it's just giving news results (the numbers look too high for me to say they're accurate, so I'd throw it out):

  • "Bengaluru" (past year, google news search): 14,600,000 results
  • "Bangalore" (past year, google news search): 12,200,000 results

  I personally don't find google hits that useful on highly-contested name changes like this, but here's the numbers I got. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 21:09, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

  It's definitely moving in the direction of "Bengaluru", and it will likely get there in a few years. We might need to impose a moratorium on new move discussions for a year, then review the numbers then. If it shows movement past the threshold, then we can present that information, and hold a new move discussion. If not, impose the moratorium for another year, and repeat each year until the article is finally moved. BilCat (talk) 21:46, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

• Maybe the balance has tipped? BBC in May and Nov22 Kempegowda: India PM Modi inaugurates Bengaluru founder statue Published 11 November 2022 check https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c8z2pq2me70t In ictu oculi (talk) 11:18, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose for lack of clear evidence. The question we need to ask is: has Bengaluru become the common name? So far, this hasn't been shown. O.N.R. ^(talk) 20:44, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose/Speedy close - As per ONR, there's been no attempt to present clear evidence, so we shouldn't waste our time here. When the evidence has been collected, it can be presented. then, but not before, please. BilCat (talk) 21:38, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
• Speedy support--WP:NAMECHANGES tells us that the burden is on the old name to be proven to be significantly more common when talking about the present-day item. CX Zoom's sourcing is correct. Red Slash 03:34, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

  The burden comment in WP:NAMECHANGES is referring to historical/modern names pairs such as Constantinople and Istanbul, not contemporary names. And CXZoom's is admittedly anecdotal. Again, clear evidence is needed, and that isn't it. BilCat (talk) 20:34, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

• Support The Bengaluru is more common then Bangalore even Google uses the name in Google Maps Qwv (talk) 00:01, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
• Support It's high time that name is changed to official name. It is adopted in most of the places by this time. -Vijethnbharadwaj (talk) 17:54, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose per WP:COMMONNAME. Google Trends still shows "Bengalore" as more commonly used than "Bengaluru". Google Trends did show increasing usage of " Bengaluru ", So the article name maybe changed in the future, once "Bengaluru" is actually the common name. Ckfasdf (talk) 15:00, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

Additional Comment I just noticed that this article was nominated for name change about 12 times in the past. IMO the argument to oppose name changes on those discussions are still valid. Ckfasdf (talk) 00:54, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose per Ckfasdf. estar8806 (talk) ★ 19:55, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose, per the comments I made and evidence I presented in the previous RM, which appears to continue to apply. BilledMammal (talk) 01:53, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose. Worldwide, the common name remains Bangalore. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:57, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

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