Talk:Delhi

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Former featured article	Delhi is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.
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Article milestones Date Process Result August 16, 2006 Good article nominee Listed January 4, 2007 Peer review Reviewed January 20, 2007 Featured article candidate Not promoted February 17, 2007 Featured article candidate Promoted May 26, 2010 Featured article review Demoted July 18, 2012 Good article nominee Listed January 22, 2023 Good article reassessment Delisted Current status: Former featured article

Per my discussion with User:Fowler&fowler.

Original reply on user talk page: Decreeing sourced data is acceptable versus which is not based on one premise is faulty, given the very same Raj-era sources have been used in academia for decades, if not close to a century at this point in time.

There are thousands of papers, journal entries, media articles and other forms of encyclopedic material that reference census data from the Raj-era, many of which are sourced on a plethora of Wikipedia articles that either specifically delve into demographic-related topics or have sections that are dedicated to the demographic-related topics.

Proceeding under the premise regarding the the removal of every single mention of these topics, any historical demographic-related note, table, or refrence from the colonial period of South Asia would be required to be purged, not just from Wikipedia, but also from all of academia and various media sources as well as anything else which has been published across the public and private spheres since 1947.

This indicates a complete contrast regarding the constant addition of encyclopedic-related data and materials on a free, publically available website such as Wikipedia. Rather than proceeding with a complete purge, I would suggest a compromise that would benefit the reader(s): Any page that sources Raj-era censuses should include a disclaimer regarding the contemporary discussion surrounding potential inaccuracies. Any source(s) that can serve as further reading on the subject would also be helpful.

Regarding this page specifically, the censuses of 1951, 1961, and 1971 were also removed in the removal, which to my knowledge are not as controversial as the prior decadal censuses? Van00220 (talk) 14:16, 6 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Please take this generic defense in recondite English prose to WT:INDIA where I have opened a thread to elicit the participation of a wider WP audience. And please do not edit war until a consensus appears there on what I consider to be spamming of a combination of WP:OR and WP:SYNTHESIS in anything but English prose. Fowler&fowler «Talk» 14:26, 6 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Infobox should display only the latest/current status of the subject. History can be described in the text portion.

Multiple capitals are mentioned in the infobox of this article, thereby affecting the legibility of the box. Riteze (talk) 14:50, 23 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

There is a reason that the template Infobox settlement has seven arguments for established title and established date. Those dates are not so much history as the sequence of expanding urban settlements that today make the territory of Delhi. Fowler&fowler «Talk» 16:08, 23 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Hi,

I would like to propose adding the Tomaras of Delhi in the capital section. This is not intended to introduce any bias or unbias, but rather to highlight historical evidence. The Tomaras were the first dynasty to establish a capital city in Delhi and are credited with founding the earliest city of Delhi, Lal Kot. Historical records and research indicate that Lal Kot is often identified as the first of the 'Seven Cities of Delhi,' a concept widely acknowledged in historical narratives about the region. This inclusion is based on well-documented historical facts, not any political or ideological motivations.

Thank you!

^{[1] [2]} SavetheSouthofIndia (talk) 08:46, 25 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]