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Can't we put a warning about missing sources instead of removing the entries? @ Chariotrider555 Tusharhero ( talk) 02:06, 23 January 2024 (UTC) reply

User:Tusharhero, No, it will forever remain like that otherwise. It is the WP:BURDEN of whoever adds something to the list to make sure it has its own page or academic sources beyond a trivial mention to prove notability. Chariotrider555 ( talk) 02:20, 23 January 2024 (UTC) reply

I am wondering that the script is definitely NOT Devanagiri. It may be in Brahmi or after Indus Scrip? Sarma Pisapati ( talk) 19:35, 21 April 2024 (UTC) reply

This article is currently the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 1 April 2024 and 14 June 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Pr23668 ( article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Pr23668 ( talk) 04:14, 10 May 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Pranav kantak: your dating of 12209 BCE diff seems to be Nilesh Oak's theory, from a self-published book link. Not WP:RS but WP:FRINGE, and quite WP:UNDUE, as far as I can see. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 17:05, 19 May 2024 (UTC) reply

one of the oldest india story. 202.62.42.15 ( talk) 16:00, 31 May 2024 (UTC) reply