I would like to have the citations removed from the lead and adding them to the main text.Y
South India includes the southern part of the peninsular Deccan Plateau and is bounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west and the Indian Ocean in the south --> Covering the southern part of the peninsular Deccan Plateau, south India is bounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west and the Indian Ocean in the south.Y
Link plateau, fertility rateY
two mountain ranges the Western and Eastern Ghats bordering --> two mountain ranges-the Western and Eastern Ghats-borderingY
are the largest urban areas in the region. I think it is better to say this directly : "are the millionplus urban agglomerations in the region." (there are about 15 million plus agglomerations and did not want to list everything Magentic Manifestations (talk) 04:07, 20 March 2016 (UTC))[reply]
Starting from the Sangam period, trade happened with Phoenicians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Syrians, Jews and Chinese --> Trade with Phoenicians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Syrians, Jews and Chinese began from the Sangam periodY
Please add how long ago the Sangam period wasY
Several dynasties ruled over the region such as "Several dynasties such as ... ruled over the region."Y
After Indian Independence in 1947 --> After the independence of India in 1947Y
As a result of this act "Act", not "act"Y
What is taluk?Y
"the" Bombay State, "the" Hyderabad StateY
union territory Link?Y
June 2, 2014 Best to write 2 June 2014 Y
Many duplinks: Madras State, Travancore-Cochin, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad State, Kerala, Mysore State, South Canara, Karnataka, PondichéryY
As a result of this Act, Madras State retained its name with Kanyakumari district added to from Travancore-Cochin Not sure what this meansY
Why has Mysore State been separated from the others into a separate para?Y
comprises ten districts in northwestern Andhra Pradesh Not sure what this meansY
Don't link union territories if already done as requested in HistoryY
Is every point of the tables sourced? How are sources arranged here?Y(changed and sourced as per census 2011; Andhra was split later and hence added sources separately for AP and TS. Magentic Manifestations (talk) 08:47, 20 March 2016 (UTC))[reply]
Duplinks: Puducherry, Lakshadweep and Andaman and NicobarY
Do you not think the discussion about the history of religion should go to the History section? (According to me, it makes more sense to be with religion as the sub section deals with it exclusively. It is not notable enough to overall history to be included in history section. Let me know your comments. Magentic Manifestations (talk) 15:59, 21 March 2016 (UTC))[reply]
Puducherry and the other five states has an elected state government while the Lakshadweep and Andaman islands are centrally administered by the President of India Repetition from "Subdivisions". I think it would be better if "Subdivision" comes before this section or is the first subsection under this.Y
Can you add a title for the gallery?Y
Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry follow unicameral legislature while Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana follow bicameral legislature. Source? This line should anyway go to the next para.Y
Duplinks: centrally, President of India, coalitionY
The dance, clothing, and sculptures of South Indian exemplify the celebration of the beauty of the body and motherhood Could this be more encyclopedic? We can write beautifully but this seems a bit too flowery and unclear. This intro may not even be needed.Y (Moved down and rephrased. Magentic Manifestations (talk) 16:42, 21 March 2016 (UTC))[reply]
There are more than 80 recorded ways to wear a sari and the most common style is for the sari to be wrapped around the waist, with the loose end of the drape to be worn over the shoulder, baring the midriff. Seems out of scopeY
In Indian philosophy, the navel is considered as the source of life and creativity and hence by tradition, the stomach and the navel is left unconcealed Does this imply that because of this philosophy the stomach and navel are kept bare?Y (yes exactly; re-worded. Magentic Manifestations (talk) 16:42, 21 March 2016 (UTC))[reply]
While the colorful appearance of dhotis is mentioned, that of the saris is not.Y
western dress is getting increasingly popular since when?Y
South Indian film industry released 1032 feature films in 2014 contributing to 53% of the total films produced in India. This could be added for every year. So what is the significance of this line? It can be covered by the table for the latest year. (modified it. Magentic Manifestations (talk) 16:58, 21 March 2016 (UTC)) Y[reply]
Similar comments as in earlier reviews and a few issues:
Bracket to be removed in ref.5Y
In refs. 4 and 5 can you write the way you have in, say, refs. 8,9,10? Looks neater.Y
Italics and link for The Hindu (ref.7) Please see that all newspapers are linked appropriately in the citationsY
ref. 30: mention the author (Geological Society of America)Y
ref. 63: not properly cited. Use the cite-journal, feed 19001685 in the PMID parameter and click autofill. That should work. You can also add http://medind.nic.in/iby/t08/i8/ibyt08i8p198.pdf in the URL parameterY
ref. 80: Use cite-journal templateY
ref. 116, 123, 125: proper formattingY
ref. 188: why is the journal name repeated?Y
refs. 193, 194: ISBN?Y
ref. 213: The publisher should be "IRCTC"Y
ref. 237 Link Indian NavyY
ref. 241: dead linkY
ref. 242 Link UNESCOY
refs. 77, 99, 107, 110, 121, 157, 159, 229, 233 look inappropriate or not so reliableY
Alright, all my concerns have been appropriately addressed. In my opinion the article now meets all the criteria for a good article. I am glad to promote this. Cheers! Sainsf<^>Feel at home03:44, 23 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]