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Q1: Why is Bhārat Gaṇarājya not rendered in Devanagari script?

A1: See this discussion (from 2012) and this discussion (from 2017), which are codified in WP:INDICSCRIPT.

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A8: To create an Indian state, the Parliament of India must pass a law to that effect—see Articles 2 through 4 of the Constitution of India, full text here. The Sixty-ninth Amendment, which was enacted in 1991, added Article 239AA to the constitution. It proclaimed the National Capital Territory of Delhi, gave it a legislative assembly, and accorded it special powers that most union territories lack. But Delhi was not made a state. Several crucial powers were retained by the central government, such as responsibility for law and order. Delhi also does not have a governor; instead, a lieutenant governor presides. Unlike Himachal Pradesh, which gained statehood in 1970, and Goa, which gained it in 1987, Delhi continues to be listed as a union territory by the First Schedule.

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A9: Hindi is the official language, not national language. There is no national language, but there are constitutionally recognized languages, commonly known as Schedule 8 languages. English also serves as a subsidiary official language until the universal use of Hindi is approved by the states and parliament.

Field hockey is not the national sport as per this article "In RTI reply, Centre says India has no national game", Deccan Herald, August 2012.

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History	74	22,671
Ancient India	6,894	6,894
Medieval India	4,481	4,481
Early modern India	4,227	4,227
Modern India	6,995	6,995
Geography	14,310	14,310
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Culture	2,853	63,038
Visual art	6,530	6,530
Architecture	2,006	2,006
Literature	2,377	2,377
Performing arts and media	11,017	11,017
Society	6,906	6,906
Education	3,976	3,976
Clothing	6,523	6,523
Cuisine	9,293	9,293
Sports and recreation	11,557	11,557
See also	115	115
Notes	222	222
References	35	35
Bibliography	53,568	53,568
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Kerala is the most literate state with 93.91% literacy to Kerala is the most literate state with 96.21% literacy The official kid (talk) 13:08, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 13:14, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please mention number of “States” India have.[edit]

Number of “States” is not mentioned in this topic “India” is quite unbelievable. 2A00:1851:8018:45D1:B45C:EB7D:351A:2820 (talk) 13:59, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's not very clear what you want done, but if you want the states listed, they already are in the India § States section. Please use the a "change X to Y" format and be more clear as to what exactly you would like changed. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 14:43, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Official name of India in the Devanagari Script in Infobox[edit]

Is there any particular reason why the official name of India, written in Hindi in the Devanagari Script (भारत गणराज्य), is not shown in the infobox and instead only a romanization is included? It is common practice for articles about countries that don't use the Latin script to include the official name of the country in its native language, both in its native script and a Latin transliteration (see China, Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria, etc). I'm just posting it here on the talk page to make sure there's no particular reason against doing so before adding the official name of India in Hindi written in Devanagari in the infobox. Thanks! David Jiang (talk) 19:56, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@DJTechYT: See WP:INDICSCRIPT. Abecedare (talk) 20:44, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"INDIA" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

The redirect INDIA has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 June 4 § INDIA until a consensus is reached. Cremastra (talk) 21:25, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Correcting the ISO name[edit]

It should be Bhārata, not Bhārat. Bhārat would be भारत्. Pur 0 0 (talk) 13:37, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The suppression of the inherent vowel specifically at the end of words such as भारत is a fairly consistent phenomenon called "schwa deletion". Different transliteration standards deal with this in different ways. Some indicate all inherent vowels always, some don't indicate any inherent vowel that is omitted in pronunciation, and some don't indicate only certain omitted inherent vowels such as those that are subject to schwa deletion for example. Omission of an inherent vowel in the transliteration does not necessarily suggest the presence of an explixcit virama in the original script. 2A02:810D:8CC0:48C4:813E:CC10:B287:2E3 (talk) 19:01, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

But schwa deletion is done in ALA-LC, not ISO 15919. Pur 0 0 (talk) 02:41, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The ISO website says "Bhārat"[1]. CMD (talk) 02:50, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Pur 0 0 I think you're right, ISO 15919 explicitly states under clause 8: "Inherent a with a consonant shall always be transliterated." 2A01:599:A10:AC8E:7FA3:217B:AAE0:3945 (talk) 08:22, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Confusing transliteration[edit]

Why is it not in any way indicated that "Bhārat Gaṇarājya" is a transliteration from Hindi? Even one of the cited sources specifies this (Routledge, p.108, "Official name: English: Republic of India; Hindi: Bharat Ganarajya"). In the current version of the first sentence of this article, it is unclear to the reader where the transliteration comes from and what it refers to. I would suggest to either remove the transliteration entirely or explicitly indicate that it is a transliteration from Hindi. 2A02:810D:8CC0:48C4:813E:CC10:B287:2E3 (talk) 19:27, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]