Talk:Vasco da Gama, Goa

Population statistics

Vasco is not Goa's largest town. Margao is definitely larger. Could you cite the source for this claim. Also you can't call Vasco a city. There are only two main streets. The population of 100,000 is credible only if you include Mormugao, Mangor, Chicalim, New Vaddem and Zuarinagar, all of which are outside town limits. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.200.12.4 (talk) 08:29, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Requested move 6 December 2015

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The result of the proposal was not moved. Would need evidence that after the name change (if that indeed happened at all other than in a bureaucratic entry, unbeknownst to the residents), it was being called that as the common name, though we would give more weight to sources written after the name change.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:48, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

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Vasco da Gama, Goa → Sambhaji, Goa – It appears that Vasco Da Gama was already officially renamed as Sambhaji in 1971. Present government is implementing that decision Sarvagyana guru (talk) 02:25, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

• Oppose - would need to see 2010-2015 print sources confirming this in now the WP:COMMONNAME In ictu oculi (talk) 09:42, 6 December 2015 (UTC)
• comment. Not that easy to find, because it tends to get buried under the pages about the historical events. Follows a couple interesting references (unsure if reliable). A report from 1997 to "Rename Vasco as Sambhaji Nagar, demand agitators" (rediff.com, 1997), that is, apparently even those in favor of changing the name believed it was not changed by 1997. Also, "Will Goa's Vasco da Gama town go the Sambhaji Nagar way?" (oneindia.com, 2015) reads that Vaso da Gama "was once briefly called Sambhaji Nagar, according to Goa Speaker Rajendra Arlekar who has now called for indigenisation of the names of places with a foreign legacy". Tangentially related, Aurangabad, Maharashtra also decided to be "... renamed Sambhajinagar" (thaindian.com, 2011), but seems not to get accepted at state level, so there are still requests to get "... Aurangabad renamed to Sambhaji Naga" (economictimes.indiatimes.com, 2015). So, it looks like it is too soon to move. - Nabla (talk) 19:00, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

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Remove “Alternate name: Sambhaji Nagar” subsection (fails WP:V / WP:SYNTH / WP:UNDUE)

The current subsection implies or suggests an *official* renaming of the city to “Sambhaji Nagar.” After checking the cited and related sources, there appears to be **no Gazette notification that formally renames the municipality/city**. What exists are land-revenue listings and periodic political demands, which do not verify an official name change.

Key points (with sources):

• The 2011 Official Gazette reconstituting districts/talukas lists **“Sambhaji (Vasco-da-Gama)”** under *Mormugao taluka*—i.e., a **land-revenue entry**, not a municipal rename. The same notification explicitly *supersedes* a 1971 notification it references. See the Schedule; Mormugao entry shows “Sambhaji (Vasco-da-Gama)”. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

• In the Goa Legislative Assembly, the Revenue Minister stated the city name appears as **“Sambhaji (Vasco-da-Gama)”** in 1971/2011 notifications and that the wording on ration cards reflected **land-revenue records**—*not* a renaming of the city. This was after public controversy over ration cards. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

• Contemporary coverage frames this as a **controversy/political demand**, not as a completed official rename: Times of India on the ration-card controversy; Scroll.in on alleged “sneaky plot”; ongoing demands as recently as 2022. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

Given WP:V and WP:BURDEN, content implying an official name change should be supported by a **reliable, explicit Gazette renaming of the municipality/city**. In the absence of that, the subsection as written is **misleading** and constitutes WP:SYNTH/UNDUE by stitching together revenue-record labels and political statements to imply a city-wide rename.

• • Requested action:** Remove the entire “Alternate name: Sambhaji Nagar” subsection. If someone can provide a Goa Government Gazette that explicitly renames the **city/municipality**, we can re-introduce sourced content accordingly. Until then, the material should not remain per WP:V / WP:UNDUE / WP:SYNTH.

86.15.250.234 (talk) 14:22, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

Can you please share the necessary sources instead of this ChatGPT spam? SerChevalerie (talk) 10:55, 9 September 2025 (UTC)

you share me any sources which say that the city name is changed or has a differnt one,

for you kind info https://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/member_detail.php?mem_id=262, the MLA of Vasco is mentioned in this India/Goa government website Boscoferns (talk) 15:18, 9 September 2025 (UTC)

The article already has multiple sources that talk about a name change. Some of these sources are online too, so are easily verified. SerChevalerie (talk) 07:16, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

those aritcles are not true sources, the government websites are the true sources, how do you verify the names of a place? I suppose you go to goverment website and verify it 86.15.250.234 (talk) 11:38, 12 September 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia suggests using third-party reliable sources, which are used here. I have also kept WP:DUE and WP:NPOV in mind, mentioning how this alternate name is controversial and has been a political move by right-wing political parties. Also note that Wikipedia is WP:UNCENSORED. SerChevalerie (talk) 12:28, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

yes you need to remove this immediately if you can't prove how you got this name Boscoferns (talk) 21:51, 1 October 2025 (UTC)