Talk:Bangalore

Demographics

Changing from opinion to actual statement based on the reference. Aligning to the demographics data as presented by the reference no 85.

So where is Bangalore in India?

I'm not familiar with Indian geography and I came to this article to learn more about the city and where it is. I see a map that shows Bangalore in the state of Karnataka. But where is Karnataka?

Would someone be willing to make a map pinpointing Bangalore for this article? In the meantime, I'll find a map of India somewhere else. DBlomgren (talk) 04:53, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Hope the community would take this well, (as it sounds we are just lazy editors); but i agree with the above, where on the "map", probably map of india, does banglore sit ? If I were to attempt a policy, i would say maps should be parts that are recognizable on the world map ... give and take, or since we are talking about a country (a geopolitical body that is understood by the most of wikipedia visitors), lets use its map --197.135.254.164 (talk) 12:02, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

"Officially" renamed?

Why is this article still named "Bangalore", even though it states that the city has officially been renamed as the rather absurd "Bengaluru"? Kailash29792 (talk) 09:25, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Read the above discussions on the topic. Wikipedia follows actual real-world usage in actual real-world sources, not necessarily official names. So when a city changes its official name, we hold off until the media sources about that city have actually followed suit. Bearcat (talk) 19:53, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Bangalore Torpedo

The text in the article says the Bangalore Torpedo was devised in 1912, while the caption under the photo says it was in 1922. Can someone who knows which one it was please change the incorrect date. Thank you. Cottonshirtτ 18:48, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed

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Requested move 18 October 2014

Bangalore → Bengaluru – Government of India on 17-Oct-2014 cleared renaming 12 cities and towns of the Karnataka state, eight years after receiving a proposal from Karnataka government, Bangalore as Bengaluru. varma (talk) 11:50, 18 October 2014 (UTC)

Survey

Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *'''Support''' or *'''Oppose''', then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's policy on article titles.

• Oppose WP:COMMONNAME. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 18:59, 18 October 2014 (UTC)

Discussion

Any additional comments:

- varma (talk) 11:50, 18 October 2014 (UTC)

Still hesitating!

I wonder why are we still hesitating to change the name of the article from Bangalore to Bengaluru. The city is Bengaluru, formerly known as Bangalore. Kanchanamala (talk) 21:33, 18 October 2014 (UTC)