# Talk:Bengaluru

Please change the last sentence of the second paragraph of the lead from, "After the death of Krishnaraja Wodeyar II in 1759 CE, Hyder Ali seized control of the kingdom, and the administration passed subsequently to his son Tipu Sultan." to "After the death of Krishnaraja Wodeyar II in 1759 CE, Hyder Ali seized control of the kingdom of Mysore and with it, the administration of Bengaluru, both of which passed subsequently to his son, Tipu Sultan.". Bang2 (talk) 00:02, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Please also remove the, "to " from the sentence, "Following India's independence in 1947, Bengaluru became the capital of Mysore State, and remained the capital when the state was enlarged and unified in 1956 and subsequently renamed to Karnataka in 1973." in the third paragraph of the lead (I want that sentence to be changed to, "Following India's independence in 1947, Bengaluru became the capital of Mysore State, and remained the capital when the state was enlarged and unified in 1956 and subsequently renamed Karnataka in 1973.").-Bang2 (talk) 00:22, 18 March 2025 (UTC)
 Note: With the amount of time passed, I believe you can make the edit yourself now! If you cannot please re-open this request! Valorrr (talk) 03:28, 5 April 2025 (UTC)
@Valorrr: Bang2 is not auto confirmed and cannot edit the article. RegentsPark (comment) 00:44, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
Weird, alright, let me review then! Thanks for telling me. Valorrr (lets chat) 00:46, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
Actually, due to me not being able to really understand/write Indian English, I will be undoing the answered, and letting someone else do it, as I cannot risk making a mistake... Valorrr (lets chat) 00:49, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
 Undone: This request has been undone. Someone in an expertise in Indian English, will handle this, I am unable to provide an answer for this.... Valorrr (lets chat) 00:50, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
 Note: Keep in mind, if Bang2 does 6 more edits, he has a possibility of editing it himself. Valorrr (lets chat) 00:51, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

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Add the official website of Olyezy Cabs in the external links or business listings section: Olyezy Cabs Official Website. This is the verified website of the company providing taxi and cab services in Bengaluru. Yash june (talk) 12:53, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
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 Not done: - we are not here to promote cab companies, or any other business - Arjayay (talk) 13:07, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

@Sceptre:, @Manthara:, @TryKid:, @Zoglophie:, @Vestrian24Bio:, @AusLondonder:, @BilledMammal:, @LindsayH:, @Ckfasdf: All of you have supported or opposed the move from the, "Bangalore" namespace to the, "Bengaluru" namespace. However, it is pronounced as, "Bengalūru". Will you permit me to change, "Bengaluru" to, "Bengalūru" in this article? I would hate to edit war over this.-Baangla (talk) 03:34, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

The Malé wikipedia article doesn't use Male for Malé anywhere which is why I am asking if it is okay to change, "Bengaluru" to, "Bengalūru" in this article.-Baangla (talk) 05:52, 18 October 2025 (UTC)
I won't be changing the spelling or approving of it, though others may.  For one, in English the macron is not a used dicritic; i'm not even sure it's a viable diacritic ~ probably not one in several score know if/how it changes pronunciation in other languages.  For another, the place's name in English is "Bangalore" or "Bengaluru" in reliable sources as we found out during the move request discussion; do those sources now use the macron? Finally, are you asking for the article to be moved to Bengalūru, or do you want the content to not match the title?  I would absolutely not currently support a move request so soon after a previous contentious one   ~ LindsayHello 07:57, 18 October 2025 (UTC)
I spent a great deal of time adding macrons to some terms in the Male Mahadeshwara Hills article and an admin, Firefangledfeathers believes that it was okay to do so, so I was about to do the same to some terms in this article. Now, are you going to revert my edits if I replace, "Bengaluru" with, "Bengalūru" in this article? If so, I will not bother to do so. I am not requesting that the article be moved at all. A search for Malē Mahādēshwara Bettā on Google still throws up the Male Mahadeshwara Hills wikipedia article as the first search result, so I don't see any problem in replacing, "Bengaluru" with, "Bengalūru" in this article.-Baangla (talk) 08:12, 18 October 2025 (UTC)
I believe Firefangledfeathers was talking about whether you editing that article was proper in the context of you not being extended-confirmed, not passing judgment on the isue of diacritics. In any case, admins don't have any special power to determine or adjudicate content, administration is largely about use of specific tools that admins have access to. In addition, the question of use of diacritics is based on consensus of how a term is used in the English language, not whether it affects a Google search; there's no one size fits all solution. I think it's likely that such a change, given the prevalence of Bangalore and Bengaluru in English sources, will be reverted by someone. CoffeeCrumbs (talk) CoffeeCrumbs (talk) 10:17, 18 October 2025 (UTC)
Oppose: Bengaluru is the most common usage, Bengalūru however might be accurate but there are other conventions as well. Ex: BengaLUru (Baraha Convention).
Mantharatalk 18:29, 19 October 2025 (UTC)
Baangla, the situations with Malé and Bengaluru (Bangalore) are not analogous.

There is a commonly used monosyllabic English-language word "male" that is pronounced the same way as "mail".  If Malé were written "Male", English-speaking readers would assume that it was pronounced the same way as "male" and "mail".  Writing it "Malé" helps the reader to understand that the pronunciation is completely different from "male"; Malé is bisyllabic.
This is not the case with Bengaluru. Furthermore reliable English-language sources spell the new English-language name "Bengaluru".Daijiworld, 17 Oct 14, The Times of India, 19 Oct 2014, the municipal corporation
"I've spent a great deal of time" is not a valid reason to retain mistaken edits, has long been an established principle on Wikipedia. -- Toddy1 (talk) 11:28, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

N I don't think complicating things is helpful.zoglophie•talk• 19:03, 18 October 2025 (UTC)