Talk:List of World Heritage Sites in India

Article names

Each UNESCO site has an official name, and each site page has the same message highlighted in a kind of yellow below the infobox on the right:

Property names are listed in the
language in which they have been
submitted by the State Party [government of India].

For this reason, I believe every article should have this "official" name or phrase in the first sentence.

However, in some cases, the official name is not the best name for our SEWP article. In my opinion, the official site name should only be a redirect page; and perhaps multiple redirect pages are needed or likely to be helpful.

The naming issues are not simple. The following changes and redirects are proposed. We'll see how this works out as red links slowly turn blue --Horeki (talk) 14:12, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

"Official" site names and SEWP article names

List Cultural sites Official site name SEWP article name? Redirect #1? Redirect #2? Agra Fort (1983) Agra Fort Ajanta Caves (1983) Ajanta Caves Ajanta Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989) Sanchi monuments Sanchi Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2004) Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park Champaner Pavagadh Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (2004) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Victoria Terminus Chhatrapati Shivaji Churches and Convents of Goa (1986) Churches and Convents of Goa Goa churches Goa convents Elephanta Caves (1987) Elephanta Caves Elephanta Ellora Caves (1983) Ellora Caves Ellora Fatehpur Sikri (1986) Fatehpur Sikri Great Living Chola Temples (1987) Chola Temples Chola Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986) Hampi monuments Hampi Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984) Mahabalipuram monuments Mahabalipuram Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987) Pattadakal monuments Pattadakal Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993) Humayun's Tomb Humayun Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986) Khajuraho monuments Khajuraho Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (2002) Mahabodhi Temple Mahabodhi Bodh Gaya Mountain Railways of India (1999) Mountain Railways of India Indian Mountain Railways Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993) Qutb Minar Red Fort Complex (2007) Red Fort Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003) Bhimbetka Sun Temple, Konârak (1984) Konârak Konarak Taj Mahal (1983) Taj Mahal The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (2010) Jantar Mantar Natural sites Official site name SEWP article name? Redirect #1? Redirect #2? Kaziranga National Park (1985) Kaziranga National Park Kaziranga Keoladeo National Park (1985) Keoladeo National Park Keoladeo Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Manas Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (1988) Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks Nanda Devi National Park Valley of Flowers National Park Sundarbans National Park (1987) Sundarbans National Park Western Ghats (2012) Western Ghats Tentative List Official site name SEWP article name? Redirect #1? Redirect #2? Buddhist Monastery Complex, Alchi, Leh, known as Alchi Chos-kor (1998) Alchi Chos-kor Alchi Monastery Golconda Fort, Hyderbad, Andhra Pradesh (1998) Golconda Fort Dholavira: a Harappan City, Gujarat, Disstt, Kachchh (1998) Dholavira Harappan City Rani-ki-Vav (The Queen's Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat (1998) Rani-ki-Vav Queen's Stepwell Mattanchery Palace, Ernakulam, Kerala (1998) Mattanchery Palace Mattanchery Tomb of Sher Shah Suri, Sasaram, Bihar (1998) Tomb of Sher Shah Suri Sher Shah Suri Group of Monuments at Mandu, Madhya Pradesh (1998) Mandu Monuments Mandu (World Heritage) Mandu (WHS) Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (1998) Sarnath Hemis Gompa (1998) Hemis Gompa Sri Harimandir Sahib, Amritsar, Punjab (2004) Sri Harimandir Sahib River Island of Majuli in midstream of Brahmaputra River in Assam (2004) Majuli Majuli Island Brahmaputra River island The Matheran Light Railway (extension to the Mountain Railways of India) (2005) Matheran Light Railway Matheran Railway Matheran Namdapha National Park (2006) Namdapha National Park Namdapha Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch (2006) Wild Ass Sanctuary Kutch Sanctuary Kangchendzonga National Park (2006) Kangchendzonga National Park Kangchendzonga Urban and Architectural Work of Le Corbusier in Chandigarh (2006) Chandigarh modern architecture Le Corbusier in India Le Corbusier in Chandigarh The Kangra Valley Railway - Extension to the Mountain Railways of India (2009) Kangra Valley Railway Kangra Churchgate - Extension to Mumbai CST (2009) Churchgate The Maharaja Railways of India (2009) Maharaja Railways of India Maharaja Railways Oak Grove School (2009) Oak Grove School Excavated Remains at Nalanda (2009) Nalanda Great Himalayan National Park (2009) Great Himalayan National Park Himalayan National Park Bhitarkanika Conservation Area (2009) Bhitarkanika Conservation Area Bhitarkanika Neora Valley National Park (2009) Neora Valley National Park Neora National Park Neora Desert National Park (2009) Desert National Park Silk Road Sites in India (2010) Silk Road (India) Santiniketan (2010) Santiniketan The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs, Charminar (2010) Qutb Shahi Monuments Qutb Shahi Charminar Mughal Gardens in Kashmir (2010) Mughal Gardens Kashmir Gardens Hill Forts of Rajasthan (2010) Hill Forts of Rajasthan Rajasthan Forts Historic city of Ahmadabad (2011) Ahmadabad (World Heritage) Ahmadabad (WHS) The Victorian & Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai (2012) Mumbai (World Heritage) Mumbai (WHS) Delhi - A Heritage City (2012) Delhi (World Heritage) Delhi (WHS)