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Academy of Technical Education, Noida (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow by Kvng (t · c); see discussion (16 more...) Articles to be split 14 Jun 2025 – Ambaji (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Redtigerxyz (t · c); see discussion 07 Mar 2025 – Vithal V. 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Request for comment at Talk:Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Theres is a Request for comment at Talk:Vinayak Damodar Savarkar#RfC: Should "ideologue" be added to Savarkar's description? which may be of interest to members of this project EarthDude (talk) 05:30, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

India FAR

I have nominated India for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. JDiala (talk) 08:27, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

Template:Convert has an RfC

Template:Convert has an RfC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you.

The RfC question is: Should the {{Convert}} template support the unit Tmcft? Joe vom Titan (talk) 20:33, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

Nomination of Dharmendrasinhji Arts College for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Dharmendrasinhji Arts College is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dharmendrasinhji Arts College until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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EarthDude (talk) 05:33, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

Deepak Rao/Seema Rao

These articles need watchers, please. They were being used by agent/s of the subjects for promoting and advertising dubious money-making schemes. They'd been reviewed and cleaned up a few years ago and it was quiet for a while. But that appears to have ended. Thanks! Usedtobecool ☎️ 06:11, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:2002 Gujarat riots#Requested move 25 April 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:2002 Gujarat riots#Requested move 25 April 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 09:16, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Underscore Records Pvt. Ltd.

The article Underscore Records Pvt. Ltd. has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged as Unreferenced for more than 13 years. No other language has a reliably sourced article from which to translate.

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Good article reassessment for Devika Rani

Devika Rani has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 20:00, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

Kulashekharanatha Mahalingam Temple, Pathai

Please add reliable sources. Bearian (talk) 02:41, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Aneekkara Poomala Bhagavathi Temple

The article Aneekkara Poomala Bhagavathi Temple has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged as Unreferenced for more than 13 years. Parts are not in English; other parts are trivial. Ordinary, run of the mill temple.

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Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Bearian (talk) 02:55, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Kantara (film)#Requested move 7 July 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Kantara (film)#Requested move 7 July 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 09:11, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Manasa

Manasa has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 13:32, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda and Hospital

The article Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda and Hospital has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged as Unreferenced for more than 13 years. Neither an actual college nor an actual hospital.

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Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Bearian (talk) 01:59, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Sati Tulasi (1936 film)#Requested move 7 July 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Sati Tulasi (1936 film)#Requested move 7 July 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 04:20, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Historical census data

How do you find census data from 1991 and earlier? I need it for Draft:Byrnihat. KnowDeath (talk) 20:36, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

Request for input: Addition of new sourced content to the lead of Mahishya article

I request some clarification or attention regarding the lead section of the Mahishya article

Hamir samanta (talk) 08:31, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Hindutva

Theres is a discussion at Talk:Hindutva#Classifying Hindutva as a far-right ideology which may be of interest to members of this project EarthDude (wanna talk?) 08:20, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Shriram Lagoo#Requested move 5 July 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Shriram Lagoo#Requested move 5 July 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 11:03, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Secular Democratic Alliance#Requested move 12 July 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Secular Democratic Alliance#Requested move 12 July 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 11:28, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Ankita Bhakat

Ankita Bhakat has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. IAWW (talk) 01:32, 21 July 2025 (UTC)