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- Vishwanath & Sons (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Does not meet WP:NFF, the existing draft at Draft:Vishwanath & Sons has not been approved through AFC for the same reason BOVINEBOY2008 13:41, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Speedy Keep The movie is scheduled to release this weekend, so it is neither a future film nor an incomplete film, hence WP:NFF does not hold here. The lead actor and the director have both won the national awards from Government of India for their earlier works, hence this work is definitely not a non-notable film.--Gurubrahma (talk) 16:46, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Move to Draft per TOOSOON... Aqsis Bey (talk) 00:39, 12 August 2026 (UTC)
- 23rd Century: Ngasigee Matungda (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Film fails to meet WP:FILM criteria for notability Astra Travasso (talk) 19:07, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete per nom... Aqsis Bey (talk) 00:43, 12 August 2026 (UTC)
- Phouoibi Shayon (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Film fails WP:FILM notability requirements Astra Travasso (talk) 19:05, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete per nom... Aqsis Bey (talk) 00:42, 12 August 2026 (UTC)
- Randeep Singh (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Only 3 matches at I-League and lacks WP:SIGCOV. Svartner (talk) 18:30, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. GiantSnowman 18:08, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Vivek Kumar Birla (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Mainly based on WP:BLPPRIMARY and WP:BLP1E. Not salvageable as the person is WP:NPF with not enough ample amount of sources in vicinity around him, it was also cited with The Times of India which falls under WP:RSP, I don't thing the topic deserves a standalone page as of now. Naslmah (talk) 09:02, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Keep per WP:NPOL - he was a judge on a state (subnational) top court, the Allahabad High Court, which is the top court of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 01:13, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep Meets WP:NPOL. A judge of an Indian High Court is presumed notable. TulsaPoliticsFan (talk) 05:16, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Chauhaan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Film not notable, per WP:TOOSOON and WP:NFF, move back to draft BOVINEBOY2008 23:50, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Comment: Is it possible to draftify the article? Right now it breaches WP:TOOSOON. Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 10:24, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep: There are 100s of news articles about this film in Google. It's announcement was trending on social media a couple of months ago. Pretty notable compared to majority of Wikipedia articles. Maybe outside India it's not much known. But those who follow Indian films surely know about it. JsEnthusiast (talk) 17:55, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Move to Draft per WP:TOOSOON... Aqsis Bey (talk) 00:46, 12 August 2026 (UTC)
- Vadiraj ( actor) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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References are not in-depth, only passing mention, fails NACTOR. Nomadwikiholic1 (talk) 04:51, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Strong keep found a source about him here from Viggy.com. He has produced two national award winning films. Move to P. Vadiraj. DareshMohan (talk) 20:30, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep There is enough for meeting NACTOR. THEZDRX (User) | (Contact) 07:18, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep per above... Aqsis Bey (talk) 00:49, 12 August 2026 (UTC)
- Ravi Varma (Kakinada actor) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Provided sources are the reviews of films, no in-depth references about him, fails WP:GNG. Nomadwikiholic1 (talk) 04:45, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Article was created by the subject, a G11 was rejected as the article was not promotional, and they were subsequently blocked for sockpuppetry, but looking over that I think they were operating in good faith and just woefully unaware of Wikipedia policies. (To be frank, I don't exactly think that was the greatest block.) The article has been subsequently completely rewritten by non-COI editors. The nominator cited WP:NACTOR a few AfDs above this one, and while I'm not all that familiar with how it is usually handled, this actor seems to have starred in multiple notable films (Aaruguru Pativratalu, Buchinaidu Kandriga (film), Prathyardhi), and so I'd say weak keep. 1brianm7 (talk) 06:11, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Brahm Bhardwaj (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Sources are from blog website, no evidence of notability, fails NACTOR. Nomadwikiholic1 (talk) 04:41, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Kanniyakumari District Railway (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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I propose merging to Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line because this appears to be a duplicate article with a slightly different name and format. I don't know which name is best, but this article has been an orphan for a long time. Dreamyshade (talk) 03:16, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Merge per WP:DUP. Did you nominate it instead of merging it just because you weren't sure abut the title? FaviFake (talk) 08:37, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Yeah, not sure about the right name, and wondering if there’s something subtle I’m missing that would make an ordinary merge not suitable, since I’m not familiar with the region. Dreamyshade (talk) 15:12, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks! Let's hope someone with more knowledge will join us. FaviFake (talk) 00:15, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Yeah, not sure about the right name, and wondering if there’s something subtle I’m missing that would make an ordinary merge not suitable, since I’m not familiar with the region. Dreamyshade (talk) 15:12, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Jain Heritage School (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:GNG and WP:NSCHOOL Filmssssssssssss (talk) 01:24, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete as it lacks notability for WP:NSCHOOL. Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 21:33, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep per this this this this this and this. More than enough to warrant standalone notability. BhikhariInformer 📮 (Ping me or else I won't see it) 02:55, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Arignar Anna Government Arts and Science College, Karaikal (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:GNG and WP:NSCHOOL Filmssssssssssss (talk) 01:23, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Deleteas it fails WP:NSCHOOL, has no SIGCOV or notability. Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 21:32, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Redirect to Pondicherry University#List of affiliated colleges, where it's listed, as an ATD-R. Found nothing with SIGCOV in additional searches to warrant standalone notability. BhikhariInformer 📮 (Ping me or else I won't see it) 03:44, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Jain International Residential School (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:GNG and WP:NSCHOOL Filmssssssssssss (talk) 01:24, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete as there is no SIGCOV or notability.Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 10:19, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete: Found multiple sources having detailed coverage, but none of them are independent....all are press releases or sponsored content, none of which can be considered as the SIGCOV required to warrant standalone notability. There are two articles on a ragging incident....which aren't sufficient. BhikhariInformer 📮 (Ping me or else I won't see it) 02:49, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Faridabad Model School (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:GNG and WP:NSCHOOL Filmssssssssssss (talk) 01:28, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Weak keep: per . Kinda borderline for notability. BhikhariInformer 📮 (Ping me or else I won't see it) 01:37, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Tanuj Khatri (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails GNG and NPOL. No significant coverage from multiple reliable sources. Thilsebatti (talk) 02:33, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete fails notability - TurquoiseGoose•they/them•(talk) 04:02, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you for your comment. The article is based on multiple independent reliable sources covering Tanuj Khatri's appointment as a State Information Commissioner of Jharkhand, including Hindustan Times, The Times of India, BHASKAR (NATIONAL HINDI NEWSPAPER), and the official Jharkhand State Information Commission website. I have added these references to verify the appointment and office. If there are specific notability concerns beyond the sourcing of this appointment, I would appreciate guidance on what additional independent coverage would be required. Ziyush (talk) 13:34, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- The Personnel Department issued a notification on Wednesday regarding the appointment of four new Information Commissioners in the State Information Commission. The appointments were made under Section 15(3) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, following Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar's approval. The newly appointed Information Commissioners include Anuj Kumar Sinha, Tanuj Khatri, Amulya Neeraj Khalkho, and Shivpujan Pathak. Their tenure will be effective from the date they take oath. Their tenure will be valid for three years from the date of assuming office or until they attain the age of 65, whichever is earlier. The notification states that the arrival of Information Commissioners in the state will help expedite the disposal of pending cases. Earlier on Wednesday, the Governor gave his approval to the proposal submitted by the state government. Lok Bhavan reported that the Governor approved these appointments subject to certain conditions. He directed the government to ensure the prompt appointment of the Chief Information Commissioner to the Jharkhand State Information Commission. He also clarified that if any procedural error or question arises regarding compliance with Supreme Court orders in the appointment process for Information Commissioners, the state government will be held accountable. This is from one of the sources. Now can you please show me where is the significant coverage. Thilsebatti (talk) 16:10, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- The appointment is also verified by the official Jharkhand State Information Commission website, which is the primary government source maintained by the Government of Jharkhand. The official Commission website lists the Information Commissioners and their contact details, and serves as the authoritative record of the appointments. I have cited this official source in addition to independent news coverage.
- Official source: https://onlinejsic.jharkhand.gov.in/contactus.php
- The appointment was also reported independently by several mainstream media organisations, including Hindustan Times, Bhaskar (local hindi news) , Dainik Jagran (local hindi news), The Times of India, PTI/ThePrint, and others after the official notification was issued.
- I understand that the official government website establishes the factual appointment, while the independent newspaper articles provide secondary reporting of that event. Ziyush (talk) 00:07, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Appointment is verified by the government I agree. How can it make this person notable. For that there should be multiple reliable sources proving significant coverage. You should read WP:GNG. Thilsebatti (talk) 01:56, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you for the clarification regarding WP:GNG. I have reviewed the concern and have now added three additional independent reliable sources covering Tanuj Khatri in his capacity as a JMM spokesperson. These are separate from the government sources and the routine reports concerning his appointment as State Information Commissioner.
- The article now contains independent coverage relating to different periods of his public career, including his earlier student leadership, his subsequent role as JMM spokesperson, and his later appointment as State Information Commissioner.
- I understand that holding an office or having a designation does not by itself establish notability, and that passing mentions are insufficient. I have therefore tried to strengthen the article with independent secondary sources rather than relying on the official government record for notability.
- Could you please review the newly added sources and advise whether, taken together with the existing independent coverage, they provide sufficient significant coverage under WP:GNG? If particular sources are still considered routine or only passing mentions, please identify them so that I can improve the sourcing accordingly. Ziyush (talk) 14:36, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Appointment is verified by the government I agree. How can it make this person notable. For that there should be multiple reliable sources proving significant coverage. You should read WP:GNG. Thilsebatti (talk) 01:56, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- The Personnel Department issued a notification on Wednesday regarding the appointment of four new Information Commissioners in the State Information Commission. The appointments were made under Section 15(3) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, following Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar's approval. The newly appointed Information Commissioners include Anuj Kumar Sinha, Tanuj Khatri, Amulya Neeraj Khalkho, and Shivpujan Pathak. Their tenure will be effective from the date they take oath. Their tenure will be valid for three years from the date of assuming office or until they attain the age of 65, whichever is earlier. The notification states that the arrival of Information Commissioners in the state will help expedite the disposal of pending cases. Earlier on Wednesday, the Governor gave his approval to the proposal submitted by the state government. Lok Bhavan reported that the Governor approved these appointments subject to certain conditions. He directed the government to ensure the prompt appointment of the Chief Information Commissioner to the Jharkhand State Information Commission. He also clarified that if any procedural error or question arises regarding compliance with Supreme Court orders in the appointment process for Information Commissioners, the state government will be held accountable. This is from one of the sources. Now can you please show me where is the significant coverage. Thilsebatti (talk) 16:10, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you for your comment. The article is based on multiple independent reliable sources covering Tanuj Khatri's appointment as a State Information Commissioner of Jharkhand, including Hindustan Times, The Times of India, BHASKAR (NATIONAL HINDI NEWSPAPER), and the official Jharkhand State Information Commission website. I have added these references to verify the appointment and office. If there are specific notability concerns beyond the sourcing of this appointment, I would appreciate guidance on what additional independent coverage would be required. Ziyush (talk) 13:34, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- The article has also been revised to improve neutrality by removing promotional language and ensuring that all significant claims are supported by reliable references. Any remaining editorial issues can be resolved through further improvement rather than deletion.
- Based on the current sourcing, I believe the subject satisfies the requirements of WP:GNG, and I do not believe deletion is warranted. Therefore, I support Keep.
- The article now includes independent coverage from:
- The Times of India
- Hindustan Times
- LIVEHINDUSTAN
- Dainik Bhaskar
- Official Government of Jharkhand records (for factual verification only) Ziyush (talk) 06:59, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- The independent coverage which you are mentioning is mostly routine ones. For meeting GNG,we need significant coverage which is missing here. Thilsebatti (talk) 16:08, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete. 1: Solely quotes from the subject, zero secondary independent coverage let alone SIGCOV
. 2: Reports only what the subject said, zero IRS SIGCOV. 3: Reports what the subject said, no secondary analysis at all apart from the editorializing "extremely harsh and abusive language"
. 4: More of the subject speaking, neither independent nor secondary
. 6,8,9,10,11: Namedrops, trivial mentions
. 5 & 7 are Times of India and thus not reliable for BLPs, not that they provide more than namedrops anyway
.How is it that the LLMs interpreting Wikipedia's P&Gs cannot seem to grasp the concept of SIGCOV? JoelleJay (talk) 19:22, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- I stopped replying to the creator. They are simply replying using AI bot without even knowing the basics of Wikipedia. Totally fed up at this point. Thilsebatti (talk) 07:18, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- I am not here to argue with anyone if you think the sources I have provided meet Wikipedias requirements please consider them and support the article If they don’t thats fine reject them a I am not gaining anything from spending time debating whether my replies were written manually or with the help of AI
- I’d rather keep the discussion focused on the sources and whether they meet Wikipedias policies ~2026-44347-75 (talk) 17:14, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Abhijit Amkar (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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The person has played lead role in 2 project, but we need SIRS to establish notability and WP:NACTOR. All the references are routine announcement of this project and some are relationship rumor, so fails notability. Nomadwikiholic1 (talk) 18:30, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
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- List of Rajya Sabha members (alphabetical) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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List of Rajya Sabha members already exists, so this is WP:DUP as a useless WP:FORK. The ctrl+f function already exists, and a table can be made on that page to arrange it alphabetically. Regardless, these types are not allowed because of WP:NOTDB|. If the reader wants all the Rajya Sabha members that've ever served, they can check the regional lists
A merge into the main list would be useless, there's nothing useful to merge HerrHeulsuse (talk) 13:28, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete Unproductive CFORK. Ratnahastin (talk) 06:48, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- List of princely states of British India (alphabetical) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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List of princely states of British India already exists, so this is WP:DUP as a useless WP:FORK. The ctrl+f function already exists, and a table can be made on that page to arrange it alphabetically. Regardless, these types are not allowed because of WP:NOTDB|
A merge into the main list would be useless, there's nothing useful to merge HerrHeulsuse (talk) 13:21, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete, clear duplicate. EmeraldRange (talk/contribs) 15:25, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete per nom... Aqsis Bey (talk) 21:29, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Not surprisingly I would be opposed to this article being deleted, seeing as I created it in 2010.
- I would dispute this page is either a simple duplication, or a "useless fork" of the (by region) page: It was spun off from there in 2010 via the Split process, after a discussion (of sorts), the reason being that page was hopelessly cluttered (viz). So merging them back together would just re-instate the problem. And I would dispute there is "nothing useful to merge"; The information on this page (flag, relative status, period of British rule) is different from the information there (resident/agency, last ruler, where it is now), so it isn’t simply a duplication. Also the (by region) page has over 20 separate tables in it, so it isn’t amenable to being sortable, whereas this page, as a simple alphabetical list, already is. I would also dispute the NOTDB tag; most pages can be seen as "an indiscriminate collection of data" to someone not interested in that subject: As someone interested in the history of India I can see a value in having this information in an accessible form.
- The purpose of a list page is for information, navigation and development. The Princely states article says there were 584 of them, while this page has less than 300, all of which, as sovereign states, should have articles somewhere on them, so there is actually a need for expansion here, to make navigation easy and to indicate areas for further development.
- Finally I am unclear why having this information on complementary pages in different formats, for ease of access and cross-referencing, (as stated in the original rationale) is automatically a bad thing. Moonraker12 (talk) 16:08, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- I do not dispute that having a list of princely states of British India is something that is useful and should exist on Wikipedia. But it already exist at List of princely states of British India. There, it has more context, each individual entry has more detail, and generally, it is presented in a way that you would expect an encyclopedia to present it. This list on the other hand it more just the thing you'd find in a database HerrHeulsuse (talk) 18:09, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Rajiv Gandhi Arts and Science College (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:GNG and WP:NSCHOOL Filmssssssssssss (talk) 12:43, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Redirect to Pondicherry University#List of affiliated colleges, where it's listed, as an ATD-R. Found nothing with SIGCOV in additional searches to warrant standalone notability. BhikhariInformer 📮 (Ping me or else I won't see it) 01:30, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Postgraduate Studies (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:GNG and WP:NSCHOOL Filmssssssssssss (talk) 12:30, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Redirect to Lawspet, where it's listed, as an ATD-R. Found nothing with SIGCOV in additional searches to warrant standalone notability. BhikhariInformer 📮 (Ping me or else I won't see it) 01:05, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Rukmani Devi Jaipuria Public School (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Sources are primary, no indication of notability, Fails NSCHOOL. Nomadwikiholic1 (talk) 10:23, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete: Additional searches didn't yield anything with SIGCOV to warrant standalone notability to this page. BhikhariInformer 📮 (Ping me or else I won't see it) 00:55, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Venkata Rao Thalgeri (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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A quick Google search and nothing found about the person. No SIRS has found, fails WP:NACTOR. Nomadwikiholic1 (talk) 06:08, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
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- COMMENT: Despite all of his movies being just plaintext in the article, all of them have Wikipedias. Does this implicate NACTOR as potentially a pass? Not sure - I'm not a great judge of how important someone is in Indian credits lists Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 12:48, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- There should be atleast some independent references to prove notability. While searching on Google nothing is coming up. So having plaintext in the article doesn't imply passing NACTOR. Nomadwikiholic1 (talk) 13:15, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep - Nom need to read the guidelines first, especially WP:ANYBIO, before making a nomination.Raunka sonkar (talk) 18:54, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
- Can you point out which references support the claim that the person meets WP:ANYBIO? Nomadwikiholic1 (talk) 18:04, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Comment Reference 1 is about Padma Bhushan awardee Anant Nag, not Venkat Rao Thalgeri. The reference 2 is a movie database entry about Venkat Rao Thalgeri.Nomadwikiholic1 (talk) 18:10, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- I agree. Unfortunately, this person is a pre-internet subject so it's possible that offline coverage may exist but I'm not sure if it's possible to prove that. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 20:46, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Wynk Music (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Short-lived service. Sources do not meet WP:NEWSORGINDIA or WP:CORPDEPTH. Can be merged to Bharti Airtel which was its developer per WP:PAGEDECIDE. 🄻os🄰 16:19, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
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DeleteMerge. This article does not pass WP:NCORP. Aneirinn (talk) 19:02, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Merge per nominator's rationale. No need to delete if there's something that can be merged. FaviFake (talk) 01:01, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- Administrative and bureaucratic delays in India (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Nominating for merge into License Raj because this reads more like a collection of examples than a standalone topic. Wikipicked (talk) 11:07, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
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- While I am happy to seek a consensus on how the page could be titled or issues with content, merging with Licence Raj doesn't seem right to me because licence raj specifically refers to the industrial licensing in India from 1950s to 1990s, but this is a continuing issue of administration and citizen facing services Ar1201u1 (talk) 20:50, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
- Dr. Shivam Shah (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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WP:PROMO and fails GNG. Sources are routine and brand affiliated with no bylines. Thilsebatti (talk) 03:22, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete As per nomination. Nomadwikiholic1 (talk) 15:04, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete — the sourcing doesn't hold up under WP:GNG: almost everything here points back to the subject's own website and CV, which aren't independent sources by any reading of that guideline. The one newspaper mention, a Sandesh clip, describes itself as featuring him "for his expert insights", which falls well short of the significant independent coverage. The prose has a separate issue: entire sections explaining what arthroscopy is and how robotic surgery works describe the procedures, not the subject, and don't contribute anything toward notability. University gold medals and fellowship training are routine at this career stage. EmilyR34 (talk) 05:07, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete - for lack of significant coverage. There are lots of red flags about this page. Bearian (talk) 00:35, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Suraj Jumani (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails NMUSIC, NACTOR and GNG. Sources are routine which are mostly about the music videos. No independent significant coverage. Thilsebatti (talk) 03:20, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete - for lack of significant coverage. Gulf News is not as reliable as some people think. Bearian (talk) 00:34, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Sujata Madhok (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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I do not see a pass of WP:NBIO, WP:BASIC or WP:NAUTHOR. The available sourcing I could find on Google as well as listed in the article is mainly bylines, routine DUJ office-holder/election mentions, report credits, and quotes in articles about other topics, rather than significant independent coverage of Madhok herself. The article also has long-standing BLP sourcing problems. Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 00:14, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete: The article has not seen any sourcing since two decades and there is no independent WP:SIGCOV as well. Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 19:40, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete Fails WP:BIO. LibStar (talk) 02:57, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete: Most of the cited references are 'Not Found'. Of the few that remain available, none appear to provide significant coverage. Last of The Time (talk) 06:33, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete - poorly sourced; zero inline citations are not enough for a BLP. Ping me if you add more. Bearian (talk) 10:04, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete Fails WP:V and WP:BIO due to a lack of independent coverage required to establish notability for a standalone article. Staticspector (talk) 19:05, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Jai Surya High School (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:GNG and WP:NSCHOOL Filmssssssssssss (talk) 23:38, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete: Fails notability guidelines. Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 13:52, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete: Found nothing with SIGCOV in additional searches to warrant standalone notability. BhikhariInformer 📮 (Ping me or else I won't see it) 02:17, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete. Doesn't make NSCHOOL. Khalitate (talk) 11:26, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete page lack WP:SIGCOV to pass WP:NSCHOOL Staticspector (talk) 23:37, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete as it fails both WP:SIGCOV and WP:GNG. Farhanansari1994 (talk) 04:42, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete The subject fails notability under WP:GNG and WP:NSCHOOL. The article relies on a directory-style source. Tioaeu8943 (talk) 21:31, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Hardayal Public School (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:GNG and WP:NSCHOOL Filmssssssssssss (talk) 23:37, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete fails WP:NSCHOOL. Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 19:47, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Weak keep per this this and this. BhikhariInformer 📮 (Ping me or else I won't see it) 02:12, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- Weak keep per sources presented by @BhikhariInformer. Khalitate (talk) 11:36, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Weak keep but rework the article and add more references to it, there are plenty secondary sources available as provided by @BhikhariInformer, if the page is re-worked to match WP:GNG then it should be kept.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Farhanansari1994 (talk • contribs) 04:47, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Nadia nun rape case (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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I propose merging to Violence against Christians in India because there is no persisting WP:SIGCOV. There was no backlash like protests, a law passing or something similar. So, there is no evidence that this passes WP:LASTING either. The coverage is not WP:DIVERSE, except for the BBC, which regularly covers Indian events.
Now, the target page is not completely suitable for such an event, which did not garner lasting coverage. However, a page like List of attacks against Christians in India could be created due to the large number of attacks and coverage by outside sources. However, until that is created, the information in this page should be harbored there. If that does not convince people, then I choose draftification as my second choice. HerrHeulsuse (talk) 11:56, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete: Unfortunately, this is one of the many rape cases in India....but just because the victim was a nun or simply a Christian, that doesn't mean that it has to be included in Violence against Christians in India. Once again, unfortunately, rapes are common in India....and victims mostly belong from Hinduism/Sikhism/Christianity......so, what I want to say is that this case isn't something exclusive. Deletion is the best outcome here....merging it to that page gives it WP:UNDUE importance and risks it becoming an WP:INDISCRIMINATE collection of incidents. BhikhariInformer 📮 (Ping me or else I won't see it) 11:07, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Your personal commentary is unwelcome. Can you provide evidence that other religious groups are not also proportionally victims of rape? This comment seems unrelated and inflammatory HerrHeulsuse (talk) 11:11, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- I don't think proportional representation of religious groups among rape victims is relevant to the notability question here. Does the sources treat the incident specifically as an "attack on Christians"?....NO. I don't see how the religious identity of the victim makes this incident notable enough to be included in Violence against Christians in India.
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- I apologise if my wording looked inflammatory in my !vote, but I just wanted to point out that we can't keep on adding every rape incident, where the victim is a Christian, to Violence against Christians in India. Doing so, risks the page becoming an INDISCRIMINATE collection of incidents. BhikhariInformer 📮 (Ping me or else I won't see it) 13:45, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Your personal commentary is unwelcome. Can you provide evidence that other religious groups are not also proportionally victims of rape? This comment seems unrelated and inflammatory HerrHeulsuse (talk) 11:11, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Merge to Violence against Christians in India per nom... Aqsis Bey (talk) 21:34, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- J K Tyre (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Typical corporate spam for an Indian tire manufacturer, declined as a speedy. The references here are the expected slew of PR junk, no evidence of notability. Could potentially be redirected to its parent company J. K. Organisation but I'm not certain that would survive its own AfD. MediaKyle (talk) 10:38, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Weak Keep as JK Tyre is a popular brand of the parent company of J. K. Organisation. In most cases it would not qualify for a standalone page but has independent reliable sourcing. Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 19:57, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete. This article fails WP:NCORP. Aneirinn (talk) 19:09, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete, the creator of this page was violating their unblock conditions when they created it. No objection to a completely independent editor recreating it, after deletion. --Yamla (talk) 19:11, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
- All India Youth Federation (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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A majority of the references are primary sources (not independent) and the few secondary sources do not seem to cite the information present in this page. Not to mention that this article has remained poorly sourced for almost a decade. signed, Kvinnen (talk) 10:06, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete. Per WP:ORG organisations are not inherently notable, and, as Kvinnen has pointed out, there is no significant coherence in secondary sources. Katiedevi (talk) 13:09, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete: Even though I did try to salvage the article in the past. However there is just not enough reliable or significant coverage for it to pass notability. Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 13:24, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
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- AIYF is the oldest youth organization in India.
- Keep - this is clearly a case where WP:BEFORE has not been applied. Also a reminder that AfD is not a venue for article clean-up. Some secondary coverage includes;
- "All India Youth Federation , the youth organisation of the Communist Party of India organised " blood pledges " at 500 centres to express solidarity with the people of Punjab who are fighting against the forces of disintegration. [...] programme of the All India Youth Federation in Kerala . The AIYF conducted hundred of jathas and street corner meetings to seek the support of the people of Kerala , to the fight their comrades are waging in Punjab against the terrorists and other divisive anti- national forces" (Link, 1987)
- "... All India Youth Federation ( AIYF ) was formed with the ideology of scientific socialism and functioning as a mass organisation" (Youth Vision: Guidelines for Youth Ministry in North East India. Don Bosco Institute, 2002. p. 93)
- "... All India Youth Federation ( AIYF ) The AIYF was formed in 1959 as a broad united platform of " progressive and democratic sections of the younger generation with a view to gradually making them more active in socio - political life and ..." (Saraswathi, Srinivasan. Youth in India. Indian Council of Social Science Research, 1988. pp. 343-344)
- "... of harijans culminated in a mass demonstration of 15,000 youth and students before the Parliament in New Delhi . The All - India Student Federation and the All - India Youth Federation brought over a million young people into the campaign." (Youth and Employment, 1977. p. 18)
- "... All - India Youth Federation and the All - India Students Federation marched to the Raj Bhavan Nov. 7 as part of their ' job or jail ' agitation . A strong contingent of police and CRP men blocked them about 200 metres from the Raj ..." (Data India, 1981)
- "... All - India Youth Federation and the All - India Students Federation will launch a joint campaign to collect about 11 lakh signatures in support of their demands for youth welfare in the state . The decision to this effect was taken at ..." (Punjab 1999: Political and Socio-economic Developments. Anamika Publishers & Distributors, 2000. p. 103)
- "The All-India Students Federation and All- India Youth Federation took out marches to mark the 150th anniversary of the First War of Independence. The 'jatha' started from West Bengal on April 29, 2007, which traversed through Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and reached Delhi on May 11, 2007. Another 'jatha' began from Punjab on May 5, 2007 and passed through various districts of the State and Haryana before reaching Delhi. The marches met several freedom fighters. " (Pratiyogita Darpan Jul. 2007)
- "At the call of the All India Students Federation and All India Youth Federation thousands of youth have been arrested as a part of their compaign to highlight their problems . Many of them have been injured in the lathi - charge in Patna , Muzaffar Nagar , and other places" (Caudharī, Vijaya Candra Prasāda. Secularism Versus Communalism: An Anatomy of the National Debate on Five Controversial History Books. Navdhara Samiti, 1977. p. 87)
- "... AIYF ( All - India Youth Federation ) activists went on dharna pickets and were arrested at various places . In Azamgarh district , 1,000 students and youth were beaten up by the police and dozens of demonstrators were badly injured ." (World Student News, 1989)
- "... mass front organisation of the CPI ; its role was intended to be changed into that of an organisation of the select cadres . Instead , the All - India Youth Federation ... " (Janata, 1959)
- "... AIYF to open 100 schools in Hyderabad State for Telugu - speaking adults and train volunteer teachers from among students ..." (World Marxist Review, 1974)
- --Soman (talk) 23:55, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- Comment - here is some TV news coverage on AIYF - Manorama News reporting of AIYF Kerala State Conference , Sakshi TV reporting on AIYF protest in Vijayawada , Sakshi TV reporting on AIYF protest in Anantapur , DNA India reporting on AISF-AIYF protest against NEET in Chennai , ANI News reporting on AIYF protest in Thiruvananthapuram , Siasat TV reporting on AIYF protest against 'anti-Telangana comments' , Manorama News interviews AIYF leader running for the Adoor Assembly constituency (in a report titled 'An AIYF love story') , Manorama News 'AIYF Protest march to Paliakkara toll plaza turns violent' , etc.. More videos - AIYF meeting in Nangavalli , photos of AIYF Kerala State Conference , AISF-AIYF rally in Punjab , AISF-AIYF protest in Begusarai , etc. --Soman (talk) 22:36, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep: per Soman. Plenty of offline coverage also exists along with many reliable sources from Malayalam publications. Meets GNG. Thilsebatti (talk) 12:04, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Anti Paper Leak Bill 2026 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Proposing merger with Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024. This article is about the recent amendment to the existing Act (the target article Act). The only amendments made were increasing fines and jail term period, the article basically covers about this amendment. There is no need for standalone article because this is not separate Act. The Anti Paper Leak Bill name also actually a media shorthand, it not official title, nowhere its Anti Paper Leak Bill, 2026. An amendment section is appropriate than this. Wikipicked (talk) 07:59, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Merge per nominator's rationale, just an amendment. FaviFake (talk) 16:30, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- Rahul Bhatia (businessman) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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References 2,3,4 are showing errors or something unrelated (at the time of nomination since the creator now made some changes). Does not meet the requirements of WP:GNG . There are no useful sources. The coverages are mostly routine including interviews, press releases, sponsored contents. There is no significant in-depth coverage required meeting notability standards. Thilsebatti (talk) 04:11, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Strong Keep – The nomination was on broken or unrelated references at the time of nomination. I fixed those issues now. So 2,3,4 are not an issue anymore. As of now, the whole article is supported by multiple independent reliable sources covering subject's career, about a company they started and the dispute with Rakesh Gangwal which was very popular in news at that time. According to me, all of this is not routine coverage, interviews, press releases or sponsored content.
- The nomination states there are "no useful sources" and "no significant in-depth coverage". As of now the current sourcing includes multiple independent publications that provide significant coverage, and according to me it satisfies WP:GNG on the present version. Wikipicked (talk) 05:48, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete - Fails WP:GNG. There is not enough independent, in-depth coverage for a standalone article. Koshuri (あ!) 14:11, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete per nom, fails WP:SIGCOV. Accesscrawl (talk) 09:55, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (PSIT), Kanpur (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Promotional article about a private college. Fails NORG and GNG. Sources are routine. Thilsebatti (talk) 04:01, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete the sources are infact not reliable at all. Fails WP: WP:NSCHOOL. Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 06:59, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- Reliable sources added. India Subcontinent (talk) 19:18, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete: Thanks to the rescue efforts by the page creator, but unfortunately there isn't a single reference which can be considered as WP:SIGCOV. The page is filled with PRIMARY sources and the two TOI references are paid advertorials. And my additional searches also didn't yield anything useful. BhikhariInformer 📮 (Ping me or else I won't see it) 02:03, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- History of Joy (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:NFILM. No reviews found in a BEFORE. Other language article has no usable citations either. DonaldD23 talk to me 12:59, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete: Per nom, concurrence in toto, additionally, all the available low quality sources are within two weeks of eachother, which means not only does it lack appropriate coverage, it also lacks non-routine, and any kind of continued coverage. Beyond that it has serious notability issues, and appears to be simply a run of the mill film without any kind of significance. Foxtrot620 (talk) 13:16, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Comment: I found this review from Onmanorama. I'm not sure if it's usable, as many of the pages that would allow me to find this come up as "access denied". Still, if it is usable it's a step in the right direction. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (。◕‿◕。) 16:30, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- I also found these articles from the Deccan Chronicle. I'm kind of getting the impression that there might be more coverage out there (ie, reviews from RS), but it's probably not in English. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (。◕‿◕。) 16:38, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep has 2 reviews. Although at first glance, the reviews seem to be two different reviews from the same subsidiary of the same newspaper in two different languages (English, Malayalam) by possibly two authors (one of the reviews isn't bylined), the redirect of english.manoramaonline.com to onmanorama.com, shows that they are from different subsidiaries of the same company. The reviews have different dates as well. Kindly reconsider your vote/nomination @Donaldd23: @Foxtrot620: DareshMohan (talk) 17:23, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- Two reviews, one a functional sock puppet of the other does not WP:Sigcov make. Foxtrot620 (talk) 17:53, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete The two reviews are from the same media outlet, and therefore count as one. And neither is much more than a plot summary. Also WP:NEWSORGINDIA concerns apply, potentially diluting notability further. Therefore fails WP:GNG and WP:NFILM, and as I can't think of a sensible ATD, I land on 'delete'. --DoubleGrazing (talk) 17:40, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- Comment I found a music review that has a linked author (see Milliblog). DareshMohan (talk) 23:31, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Padmaja Venugopal (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Non elected politician. Fails NPOL and GNG. Thilsebatti (talk) 15:36, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Keep several sources in the article provide GNG with sigcov. Additional sources such as this one also help ~2026-33562-67 (talk) 17:30, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
- Keep - NPOL is out of the question, of course, but GNG is met: I see sigcov from The Hindu, Hindustan Times, New Indian Express, ThePrint, etc. Jishara (talk) 22:12, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: I suspect this is the same subject as the first nomination from 2024 that ended in deletion, though that does not necessarily mean the issues from that iteration that led to that result are as applicable to the current version (I have no opinion on that front). WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 00:37, 27 July 2026 (UTC)
- Keep per above, article lists several secondary sources Junosangleave a message 17:09, 28 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete WP:NPOL doesn't apply since she's never held elected office, so notability rests entirely on WP:GNG, which isn't met. All the coverage is the routine stuff every party candidate gets, election announcements, result reports and some interview quotes. None of it is independent nor there is any in-depth writing about her specifically. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 12:07, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Keep: User:Thilsebatti, WP:NPOL is not restricted to elected politicians only. Her notability is well established and she has WP:SIGCOV in independent reliable sources. Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 11:49, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- I would stick on to @Jeraxmoira's opinion. The coverage is the routine stuff every party candidate gets, election announcements, result reports and some interview quotes. Thilsebatti (talk) 11:54, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- @Dz5t 8O12 Can you show atleast three such sources which is giving her enough SIGCOV? Thilsebatti (talk) 11:56, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Please refer to her existing article. It has sources from ToI, the Hindu, Hindustan times etc. Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 12:05, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- So let me post here what these sources consists of. Regarding Hindu I don't know which source you are saying about. So I will analyse all three of them here. The first Hindu source is as follows. Padmaja Venugopal is contesting Kerala assembly election 2026 as BJP candidate from , THRISSUR constituency , THRISSUR. Padmaja Venugopal 's educational qualification is Graduate and has declared Nill as their profession. As per the election affidavit , Padmaja Venugopal has total assests of ₹ 32.8Crore and liabilities valuing ₹2.7Crore. Padmaja Venugopal has declared annual income as ₹2.4Crore. Padmaja Venugopal has declared No pending criminal cases,of which 0 are serious in nature. The voting is on 2026-04-09 and results are likely to be announced on May. This is just a routine news about the election. Second one;After her father and brother, Congress leader K. Karunakaran’s daughter Padmaja Venugopal too fell in the poll battle in their home turf of Thrissur.....For accessing the remaining you need to have premium subscription. But anyway this is also something similar to election news. Third one from Hindu;After her father and brother, Congress leader K. Karunakaran’s daughter Padmaja Venugopal too fell in the poll battle in their home turf of Thrissur. A former Congress leader and daughter of four-time Kerala Chief Minister K Karunakaran, Padmaja, alleged that she was denied a similar opportunity as a candidate during the 2021 Assembly poll campaign when Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi visited Thrissur. Padmaja had contested as a UDF candidate from the Thrissur constituency in the 2021 assembly polls. “Despite repeated requests, I was not allowed to share the open vehicle with Priyanka Gandhi. Even though I was a candidate, the then Lok Sabha MP was given preference. I faced neglect on stage as well,” she told reporters. “In that context, sharing the vehicle with the PM was a sweet revenge for me,” she added.. Please tell me where is the SIGCOV here. This is a routine announcement news. Now let's come to Indian Expres. The title itself says "Third time unlucky: BJP's Padmaja Venugopal loses Thrissur seat again"(not gonna copy paste the whole content. This is also just a routine news). "Padmaja Venugopal blames K C Venugopal for exit from Congress, says Karunakaran would have joined BJP" (another routine news about she alleging someone). Now let's see Hindustan Times. This one seems decent. This is giving her some decent coverage. But still it is not enough to meet GNG. For that we need to have significant coverage from multiple reliable sources which is clearly missing here. 90 percent of the sources are routine election news and announcements. The keep voters just voted without even analysing the citations properly. Thilsebatti (talk) 19:18, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Please refer to her existing article. It has sources from ToI, the Hindu, Hindustan times etc. Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 12:05, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Amit Kataria (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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For lack of significant coverage. I don't see anything reliable. Last of The Time (talk) 05:24, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Keep: @User:Last of The Time do you check the references that are provide in the article and you searched about Amit Kataria at google and In my knowledge the article meet to WP:ANYBIO and WP:GNG or the article have significant coverage from the highly reputed and recognized media houses and newspapers, like The Times of India, Deccan Herald, Business Standard, ABP News and Dainik Jagran and Dainik Bhaskar and other media houses.etc and I thought the nominator is wrong starts WP:AFD.Cptabhiimanyuseven •[@píng mє] 10:21, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep: A quick WP:BEFORE leads to many reliable sources around the individual. The Hindu , The Economic Times and Al Jazeera , the article already cites several other good sources, an article is pretty much warranted for an administrator who was previously rebuked for informally receiving Prime Minister of India and now holds secretary office in the Ministry of Rural Development (India). The AfD should be deemed to be premature as little to no rationale has been presented. Naslmah (talk) 09:14, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep per Deccan Herald, Business Standard, Hindustan Times sources on him. Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 12:55, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep: As @Cptabhiimanyuseven stated, the article cites reliable sources like the Times of India and the Deccan Herald. Additionally the sources do more than just make a trivial mention of Amit Kataria, so the article does not fail WP:SIGCOV.
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- Keep. Enough SIGCOV exists. Khalitate (talk) 05:15, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Keep per above, the source assessment table is full of errors, falsely indexing independent sources as parameter "no". Passes WP:BLP1E as such with their controversy and having an office in central government. There's no justification given as to how the person is not covered significantly in RS, The Hindu alone gives enough insights on his controversial event. ᚃᚔᚠᚓᚱᚅ Wyvern (♠️💛) 07:09, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Suguna PIP School (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails in GNG and WP:NSCHOOL. My BEFORE yielded a number of ROUTINE reportages about board exam results and some directories, but no RS with SIGCOV to warrant standalone notability. BhikhariInformer 📮 (Ping me or else I won't see it) 13:28, 31 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete Fails NSCHOOL. LibStar (talk) 02:02, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Dhubri Girls' College (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:GNG and WP:NSCHOOL Filmssssssssssss (talk) 22:39, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Redirect to Dhubri#Colleges, where it's listed, as an ATD-R. Additional searches yielded some ROUTINE and TRIVIAL reportage but nothing with SIGCOV to warrant standalone notability. BhikhariInformer 📮 (Ping me or else I won't see it) 02:29, 31 July 2026 (UTC)
- Keep It's an established college which has WP:SIGCOV it passes WP:GNG. Staticspector (talk) 13:45, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Merge to Gauhati University. Not enough SIGCOV for standalone article, but merging the information from the article into Gauhati University is the best. Sof1a510 (talk) 04:07, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- Redirect with Dhubri#Colleges Not obscure enough for a deletion but doesn't have SIGCOV. An editor from Mars (talk) 06:27, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- Redirect to Dhubri#Colleges. Or List of colleges affiliated to the Gauhati University#D but that article is a mess with dubious notability and terrible sourcing, so I prefer Dhubri#Colleges. –Maltazarian ᚾparleyinvestigateᛅ 15:42, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- New Government Polytechnic, Patna-13 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Pure promo page on a polytechnic in India. Of the four sources: 1 is missing; 2 does not appear to be relevant; 3 is a dead link and 4 is irrelevant. Page was draftified on July 26, moved back to main without change on July 30. Any of delete, redraftify or WP:HEY rewrite (if notability can be shown) are OK, the current version is an inappropriately written advert. Ldm1954 (talk) 18:34, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
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- It is public institute and recognised by peoples interest of notice in public domain. Amarjeetkr97 (talk) 19:08, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
- Delete: Just another ROTM institute. Didn't find anything with SIGCOV in additional searches to warrant standalone notability. BhikhariInformer 📮 (Ping me or else I won't see it) 02:20, 31 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Keep: Articles from reputable sources (,, , ) have covered the institute's achievements and activities, including its accreditation, student placements and other institutional developments. Some of this coverage has also described or included the institute among the top or leading polytechnic institutes in Patna/Bihar. The institute's media gallery also documents additional newspaper and media coverage, which can be traced to the respective publications. While I agree that the promotional tone needs to be addressed, that is an article-quality issue, not an AfD issue. Ivecos (t) 07:13, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Kasmira kingdom (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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I propose draftifying because this article has been completely unsourced for years. Mariamnei ✦ reach out 🕊️ 10:11, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Why is this one an exception to the rule of thumb that articles more than 90 days old should not be draftified? It's legal at AfD, certainly, but will it accomplish anything beyond what deletion would? M kuhner (talk) 14:11, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
- @M kuhner - Articles more than 90 days old cannot be moved to draft "without consensus". That is why I opened this AfD. If an AfD determines that an article should be moved to draft, it can be moved to draft even if it is older than 90 days. Mariamnei ✦ reach out 🕊️ 13:01, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
- Oppose - article technically cites the Mahabharata parenthetically, though we'd now want a non-brackets cite style, and secondary sources. The {{multiple issues}} tag was only just added this month, so maybe that's why article's issues have been unaddressed for years? Would imagine draftifying would make it less likely that flagged issues are addressed (no?), so oppose rn, and would oppose deleting as topic seems notable. - Asdfjrjjj (talk) 19:58, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
- Delete Unless the article can be improved with scholarly sources, there is no reason to retain it anymore. Raymond3023 (talk) 02:56, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
- Oppose and Keep along the same lines as Asdfjrjjj about Mahabharata references and the notability of the topic, but also from my own reading of Kashmir-related history scholarly sources — just off the top of my head — the scholarship of Michael Witzel, Ronald Inden, Shonaleeka Kaul etc. is relevant here and can be cited, but probably even more sources exist. I will add some to this article. UnpetitproleX (talk) 17:53, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Oppose - clearly notable and technically (according to former rules) cited things - plus, UnpetitproleX has confirmed they will add more sources. Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 01:25, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- Comment I’ve converted the Mahabharata references to in-line citations, and added three scholarly sources to buttress the references and to add additional context. I will add more sources as and when I come across them, but for now I believe this should be enough. Regards, UnpetitproleX (talk) 06:16, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
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The concept and term is verifiable and has received some coverage but the available sources do not establish notability per WP:GNG. The content may better be incorporated into a broader article on India's welfare policy or the economic policy of the Narendra Modi government according to me. Wikipicked (talk) 09:17, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Casablanca Film Factory (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Has produced many films, but sources are mostly about films. No independent in-depth coverage. Fails WP:NCORP. Thilsebatti (talk) 09:45, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Keep: Yes, produced many films, covered by independent reliable sources. Although much of the coverage focuses on the films, those sources consistently identify Casablanca Film Factory as the production company. Several productions have standalone Wikipedia articles, and the article can be further improved through normal editing rather than deletion. Superstars8547 (talk) 11:02, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
- If you think several non notable productions have standalone Wikipedia articles, then you can nominate it for deletion. Having similar article like this is not a reason to argue in an AFD. See WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. Producing many films does not make this company notable. For that it needs to have independent significant coverage from multiple reliable sources. I can't find any such sources. Thilsebatti (talk) 19:06, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
Keep - I think there are sufficient sources available on Google News. Imperiumscreen (talk) 11:12, 30 July 2026 (UTC)Strike sock !vote --DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:11, 3 August 2026 (UTC)- Can you tell me which are those sources you think. Thilsebatti (talk) 19:07, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
Delete: I don't think the sources provide enough coverage of Casablanca Film Factory itself. Most of them focus on the films it produced or distributed, rather than the company, so I don't think the available coverage is enough to establish its notability. Snorlaxion (talk)sock strike. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 19:30, 3 August 2026 (UTC)- Delete: despite the valiant refbombing, the sources cited do not provide sigcov of the company itself, hence no evidence of notability per WP:NCORP. --DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:37, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Daita Sriramulu Hindu College of Law (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails to demonstrate notability under WP:GNG and WP:NORG. This page is supported by admission websites which aren't taken for significant independent coverage. The sources contains routine information about college, like every other college may have. Wikipicked (talk) 08:49, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Asansol Christian Cemetery (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:GNG. Other than ETV Bharat talking about this, can't find more. Other references point to christian orgs websites and a report cited mentions that there is a new cemetary opened in Asansol. Not more than that. Wikipicked (talk) 08:54, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete - nothing to indicate GNG or WP:GEOFEAT's heritage criterion. - Embyarby (talk) 18:58, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete per nom. The first citation () is fully reliable and significant, though after searching it on Google, there seems to be no other sources for it. One source is not enough for it to be retained. Babin Mew (talk) 09:32, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Rasha Thadani (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Plenty of WP:NEWSORGINDIA but not significant coverage to meet GNG or ANYBIO. Yes, she may fall under WP:NACTOR but still needs to have the coverage to support per ANYBIO. I do not see it here. CNMall41 (talk) 05:53, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Keep - clears GNG from the Hindustan Times source, the The Statesman source, and the NDTV source, and also definitely clears NACTOR through major roles in two notable productions (Azaad Srinivasa Mangapuram) Jishara (talk) 13:42, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
- Strong keep - The nomination appears pretty conclusory to me. They just lump the sources together as "plenty of NEWSORGINDIA" without actually showing why the reliable independent sources in the article don't satisfy WP:GNG requirements. Just dropping "NEWSORGINDIA" isn't enough to prove someone isn't notable. In the article, there is good independent coverage from outlets like The Hindu, The Indian Express, India Today, Cinema Express, Hindustan Times. And on the day of release of subject's new movie, just after this nomination, reviews came for Srinivasa Mangapuram and reviews on her acting in Azaad were already there before this, sources of reviews talk about subject's performance. Sources like ANI or basic press releases can be removed or replaced as @Honeybrowneyes has raised concerns about it but that's just normal cleanup and editing procedure, basically pages keep on improving in wikipedia all the time, it doesn't mean the whole article fails GNG. Nominator mentioned WP:NACTOR might apply but doesn't explain why an actress who landed credited major roles in two notable movies, complete with independent review of Azaad (second movie reviews came after nomination), somehow misses the bar. I have removed the NDTV source already, and editors can clean up the weaker or promotional links (if they think any such type sources exist), but the actual independent coverage is more than enough to keep the article. Wikipicked (talk) 04:20, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete and Draftify The article still needs much better sources to cite.
- 1. Two of the sources are from Asian News International[1][2] (see: WP:RSPANI) on which there still remains no consensus on WP:ICTFSOURCES.
- 2. As already mentioned by User:CNMall41, most of the sources are WP:NEWSORGINDIA. Particularly this interview of hers for Femina[3] appears quite WP:NEWSORGINDIA.
- 3. Also churnalism. 'Who is Rasha Thadani' by NDTV[4] is literally a web story. A very low-quality citation, in my humble opinion.
- 4. This The Hindu citation (ref. no. 9 and 10)[5] and this The Hindu citation[6] (ref. no. 15) are duplicate references (see: WP:DUPCITES) and one should be removed and other invoked.
- 5. Only five citations[7][8][9][10][11]
(see note for latter)have bylines, the rest are published by 'entertainment desk' or similar names.
:Note: In this[11] citation, the article claims it's written by Vinita Kumar but when you go through it, you see her name nowhere but rather 'India Today Entertainment Desk.' At the end, 'published by Anurag Bohra' is mentioned.
References
- ↑ ""Better to introduce in a way that people can identify with you": Raveena Tandon on describing herself as 'Rasha's mom' to young audience". ANI News. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ "Rasha Thadani makes singing debut with 'Chaap Tilak' from upcoming movie 'Laikey Laikaa'". ANI News. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ "Brand New Bombshell: The Vivacious Rasha Thadani | Femina.in". www.femina.in. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ "Who Is Rasha Thadani?". NDTV. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "First look from Abhay Verma and Rasha Thadani's 'Laikey Laikaa' unveiled". The Hindu. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "First look from Abhay Verma and Rasha Thadani's 'Laikey Laikaa' unveiled". The Hindu. 2026-01-15. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ "Brand New Bombshell: The Vivacious Rasha Thadani | Femina.in". www.femina.in. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Kavirayani, Suresh (2026-07-14). "Rasha Thadani: I am keen on working in more Telugu films". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- ↑ Bhatnagar, Akash (2026-03-30). "Rasha Thadani opens up on her South film debut: I enjoy how their movies are larger than life". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- ↑ "Srinivasa Mangapuram movie review: Jai Krishna, Rasha Thadani's love story loses itself in violence". The Indian Express. 2026-07-30. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- 1 2 Kumar, Vineeta (17 January 2025). "Azaad Movie Review". India Today. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
Honeybrowneyes (talk) 15:26, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
- This version was live when you responded in this Afd.
- I agree with some of your sourcing concerns. I've already removed the NDTV web story, and I have no objection to replacing ANI or other routine or promotional references where stronger sources are available. On the other hand, I don't think those issues, by themselves, demonstrate that the subject fails WP:GNG, if that's the reason why you're leaning towards delete. In the 4th point you said there were duplicate sources, they are not duplicate sources, the second citation was reused. Wikipicked (talk) 04:54, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
- I appreciate that. I have struck through the points regarding NDTV web story and The Hindu reference. Honeybrowneyes (talk) 07:33, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
- NDTV is a collection of Instagram posts and The Hindu is a non-bylined fancruft article. Nothing that is useful for notability. --CNMall41 (talk) 03:54, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
- I appreciate that. I have struck through the points regarding NDTV web story and The Hindu reference. Honeybrowneyes (talk) 07:33, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete: To meet NACTOR the subject should have played significant roles in multiple productions which I cannot find here. Fails both GNG and NACTOR. Thilsebatti (talk) 07:24, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete - Only two film appearances. None of the sources described or covered about her "work" exclusively. Her only notable work is a song from her debut film. Jayanthkumar123 (talk) 07:27, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete Too much celebrity buzz, too little significant independent coverage. Accesscrawl (talk) 11:51, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete — the article is heavy with NEWSORGINDIA coverage, and most of it is routine release-cycle material - pieces about her casting and upcoming roles published around each film's promotion window. That kind of coverage tells you a film was being promoted, not that the subject is notable. What's left outside the release coverage is either interviews, where the content is her own words rather than independent analysis, or film reviews that mention her briefly before moving on to the film itself. EmilyR34 (talk) 04:03, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Purushottam Das (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Nominating for deletion under WP:GNG and WP:MUSICIAN. The article fails to demonstrate significant, independent, non-trivial coverage in reliable secondary sources. The existing references are minimal and do not establish the depth of coverage required to satisfy general notability requirements. A search for this entity did not return sufficient secondary coverage to pass WP:N. Itz.mas10 (talk) 17:18, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Comment I have added a couple of citations including verification of the Padma Shri award and coverage in this 1997 book. ResonantDistortion 17:14, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
- List of states and union territories of India by suicide rate (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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I propose merging to Suicide in India because this list by itself meets WP:SHORTTEXT, WP:DUP, WP:OVERLAP, and WP:MERGECON. This list existing by itself is not a good page for our readers for various reasons. WP:NOTDB means that random lists should not exist on Wikipedia, because it is not a statistics website. The Suicide in India page is not very developed. However, when it is further developed, it would be useful for the reader of that page to have a break-down by state. Articles on suicide in certain states would also be notable. Thus, when that page is further developed, this page would become redundant. If we merge this page into that page, then the page will become more developed and the reader will benefit. HerrHeulsuse (talk) 12:51, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
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- List of states and union territories of India by population (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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I propose merging to Demographics of India#Vital statistics because of WP:DUP, WP:OVERLAP, and WP:MERGECON. Although this is a featured list, it is not a very good page. It could easily be put in a page like Population of India. Yet, this page currently redirects to Demographics of India, so it should be merged there. Other information can also be put in States and union territories of India HerrHeulsuse (talk) 12:56, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Oppose the Demographics article is very long and does not currently have this information so I don't see the overlap and it is not necessary to add this there. I'd otherwise suggest States and union territories of India but this list has the historical and density information so that wouldn't work either. Reywas92Talk 14:11, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
- The information about the history of India's population can be put in Demographics of India#History HerrHeulsuse (talk) 14:14, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
- Nah. As I said that page is more than big enough already to justify a split, and it still wouldn't include the other statistics in the table. — Reywas92Talk 15:19, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
- The information about the history of India's population can be put in Demographics of India#History HerrHeulsuse (talk) 14:14, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
- (Strong oppose) same reason as Reywas92. ~2026-42678-24 (talk) 17:33, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
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- List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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I propose merging to Urban agglomerations in India because of WP:NOTDB. A cut-off at a million is chosen for no set reason, and there is nothing encyclopedic about collecting a set of items based on a certain characteristic. The cited content in the Census section does not directly mention the topic of the article. HerrHeulsuse (talk) 12:39, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Dude, it's perfectly acceptable to have an arbitary cut-off! Urban agglomerations in India has a cut-off of 100 places for no set reason! List of United States cities by population has a cut-off of 100,000, it's totally discretionary by article and these are all absolutely encyclopedic! We tend not to include whatever threshold the list uses in the title but come on... However unlike your other nominations these do actually overlap so a merge would be appropriate IF you merge the areas and whatever else is not already there. Reywas92Talk 15:46, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
- This means that all those pages need to go as well, so that Wikipedia better conforms to its policies HerrHeulsuse (talk) 05:00, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
- This seems to be like a WP:ALLORNOTHING argument. Population lists are not WP:NOTDB unless it lists down an entire census file as is. However, the articles can be considered for merging as there are similarities to both and as there is information in List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India that is not there in Urban agglomerations in India. Magentic Manifestations (talk) 09:44, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
- This means that all those pages need to go as well, so that Wikipedia better conforms to its policies HerrHeulsuse (talk) 05:00, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
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- List of towns in India by population (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Per WP:NOTDB and WP:NOTSTATS, this should be deleted. This is the type of things you would find in a statistics website, not on Wikipedia. Anything encyclopedic about the population of India can be put in that article. The fact that other pages also break Wikipedia policy is not a strong reason to keep it. HerrHeulsuse (talk) 12:31, 29 July 2026 (UTC) Edited 14:31, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Keep Wikipedia has plenty of statistics and this is fine. It's just a subset that extends List of cities in India by population. NOTSTATS says "Statistics that lack context or explanation can reduce readability and may be confusing" – nothing here is unreadable or confusing. It says "statistics should be placed in tables to enhance readability" – this is a table. There's also no other list of towns in India on Wikipedia so the suggestion to merge to India is baffling. If you can show me that these places are listed for each state that would be better. Reywas92Talk 14:18, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete: This seems to be an example of WP:NOTDIRECTORY. Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 19:29, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete There are 1004 entries on this list, and at this scale (<100K people), the full number of qualifying entries is likely much larger. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 23:07, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- Ananta Mandal (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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An artist lacking significant coverage in reliable sources. Fails WP:GNG. Last of The Time (talk) 05:57, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Keep, just the opposite, from what I can read of the sources and related material the subject easily meets GNG. And per the results of the first two deletion attempts, one to Keep and the other no consensus but with GNG sources a factor in each. From the close of the first AfD: "Sourcing concerns appear to have been remedied." From the close of the second AfD: "Evidence of substantive coverage in reliable sources has been shown." Randy Kryn (talk) 10:01, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
- Delete, no critical reviews, no museum shows, no public collections, no ULAN or other artist registry, too early for wiki --SalomonSalmon (talk) 20:06, 1 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep - the article is imperfect, but I see Indian Express, Hindustan Times, and Bombay Times - that's plenty sufficient to clear GNG. Jishara (talk) 19:03, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
Strong Keep – The subject appears to satisfy the requirements of WP and WP:ARTIST. There are multiple reliable, independent secondary sources that provide significant coverage of the artist and his work, beyond routine mentions or primary sources.
Examples of significant coverage from reliable sources include:
Multifarious Impressions of Ananta Mandal – The Times of India. Capturing Landscapes on His Canvas – The Times of India. Treat for the senses – Millennium Post. Rich Canvases Saturate Watercolor Event – Houston Chronicle, which discusses Ananta Mandal's award-winning work at the Watercolor Art Society–Houston exhibition.
Ananta Mandal: The monsoon muse - painting rain soaked realities – Astaguru. The subject's artworks have been auctioned and exhibited by AstaGuru, one of India's leading fine art auction houses, further demonstrating recognition within the professional art community.
The subject has also held multiple solo exhibitions at established art institutions, including Jehangir Art Gallery, Nehru Centre, and Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, demonstrating sustained professional recognition.
The article also documents awards and recognitions from established organizations, including the Bombay Art Society, AIFACS, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, Government College of Art & Craft, The San Diego Watercolor Society, The Watercolor Art Society-Houston and the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies.
Taken together, these independent sources and achievements demonstrate that the subject has received significant coverage and satisfies Wikipedia's notability requirements.
This is the article's 3rd AfD nomination. Unless substantial new evidence or policy-based arguments have been presented that were not considered in the previous discussions, repeated nominations may be unnecessary. Based on the available evidence, I support keeping the article. If consensus is to keep, the AfD templates should be removed following the close of this discussion. WitchScarlet (talk) 23:28, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
- Withdrawn – After taking a closer look at the in-depth coverage provided by User:WitchScarlet, the subject meets WP:GNG. Last of The Time (talk) 05:19, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete. I see this has been withdrawn, but as I created a source assessment last night, I'd like to add it here as part of the record. It looks like this watercolorist has won a handful of regional watercolor awards and has had reviews in The Times of India , Bombay Times, The Indian Express, Hindustan Times, and the Afternoon Despatch & Courier see (Wikipedia:NEWSORGINDIA). 3 of the articles are "reviews" of the Nehru Centre Art Gallery GROUP exhibit in 2011. There is no particular notability for the Nehru Centre Art Gallery exhibition. The issue seems for be whether multiple mentions in borderline publications adds up to "significant coverage". Same with the regional "awards". Do multiple regional awards adds up to a significant award? In the previous AFD discussions, the quality of the sources is never convincingly presented. That is why the article keeps getting nominated for deletion. This artist does not meet WP:NARTIST. He has not been a substantial part of a significant exhibition, or won significant critical attention, or been represented within the permanent collections of any notable galleries or museums. I would argue that is is time for this article to go. The sum of the sources do not add up to notable. I think mine is a substantial policy-based argument. WP:TOOSOON. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 17:50, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
| Source | Independent? | Reliable? | Significant coverage? | Count source toward GNG? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✘ No | ||||
| The Times of India | puff piece | ? Unknown | ||
| ✘ No | ||||
| Bombay Time via artist's website | ✘ No | |||
| The Indian Express | ✘ No | |||
"Get a glimpse of Mumbai's charisma on canvas". Hindustan Times. 22 March 2011. |
Hindustan Times | another review of the Nehru Centre Art Gallery https://anantamandal.com/press/hindustan-times-22-march-2011-mumbai | ? Unknown | |
"A journey from reality by Ananta Mandal". Afternoon. 4 May 2010. |
Afternoon Despatch & Courier Mumbai India | ? Unknown | ||
| ✘ No | ||||
| ✘ No | ||||
| ✘ No | ||||
gale.com/apps/doc/A238274471/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=a6f8ef6f |
? Unknown | |||
gale.com/apps/doc/A155401931/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=17fcbd42 |
? Unknown | |||
gale.com/apps/doc/A214525552/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=5f16497b |
? Unknown | |||
gale.com/apps/doc/A167026987/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=8c670000. |
? Unknown | |||
| This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using {{source assess table}}. | ||||
Strong keep – clearly notable – As with very strong independent sources the artist is meet clearly notable WP:NARTIST. More than 12 years after the article was created, it remains well sourced and supported by significant independent coverage, many significant shows, multiple significant all India and International Juried art shows awards, satisfying GNG. Based on the available sourcing and the outcomes of the previous two AfD discussions, I do not see a policy-based justification for deletion.
I'm not sure why this article is being nominated for AfD for a third time, as I don't see any new policy-based evidence showing that the subject no longer meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines. However the deletion has been withdrawn.
I'd like to add the source assessment table here. Examples of reliable, independent sources that provide significant coverage include:
Accordingly, I believe the appropriate outcome is Keep. RedRabbit7 (talk) 03:19, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- Note to closing admin: this appears to be a duplicate bolded !vote. Please take this into consideration when analyzing the outcome of this AfD. Netherzone (talk) 01:46, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
| Source | Independent? | Reliable? | Significant coverage? | Count source toward GNG? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ Yes | ||||
| ✔ Yes | ||||
| ✔ Yes | ||||
| ✔ Yes | ||||
| ✔ Yes | ||||
| ✔ Yes | ||||
| ✔ Yes | ||||
| ✔ Yes | ||||
| This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using {{source assess table}}. | ||||
- RedRabbit7, your interpretation of the sources in the table above is inaccurate. The first Times of India is obvious pay-to-play "news" fluff. The Houston Chronicle is not WP:SIGCOV, it's about the show, with only a few sentences about him wining a non-notable award in a juried (not curated) show. The second Times of India source is a Press Release, thus a primary source that does not contribute to notability. The India Express source is an interview thus, another primary source. AstaGuru is a blog, thus not a reliable source. The third Times of India source also appears to be a press release. The gurukahanmuseum source simply represents some pictures of his work, with zero information about it, nor editorial copy; it proves nothing other than he had a show at a non-notable museum; additionally it is a connected, non-independent source. And the Millennium Post source is another press release, and it is a primary connected source. None of this establishes notability.Netherzone (talk) 20:37, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- Per RSP WP:TIMESOFINDIA states that TOI should be used with caution as post 1950,
TOI has sometimes had a poor reputation for fact-checking and its use should be evaluated with caution. TOI is known to publish paid advertorials...Paid advertorials may be of particular concern.
Netherzone (talk) 02:04, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
Netherzone I respectfully disagree with the characterization of several of the sources in the table. I believe the sources should be assessed individually and in accordance with WP and WP:NARTIST, rather than dismissing them collectively.
The Times of India coverage should not be characterized as "pay-to-play" or promotional without evidence demonstrating that this was the case. If there is evidence that the article was paid-for content, that would be relevant to its reliability and independence; otherwise, it should be evaluated on the basis of its actual content and provenance.
Regarding the Houston Chronicle article, I agree that its primary subject is the exhibition. The Watercolor Art Society–Houston, founded in 1975, is an established watercolor organization in the USA. Please visit Watercolor Art Society–Houston. In 2013, the subject won first place in its 36th International Exhibition. And I believe that the few sentences about the award, together with the published image of the subject's artwork, provide relevant evidence of its significance. A juried exhibition is distinct from a curated exhibition, as the selection process is conducted by a jury rather than solely by a curator.
The Indian Express source is not an interview; please read the full article carefully. It concerns a curated exhibition,
The third Times of India source appears to provide independent coverage of the subject's solo exhibition in Chandigarh
Regarding the Gurukahan Museum source, I agree that a webpage primarily displaying images of an artist's work along with a profile of the subject. Without substantial editorial coverage, may have limited value for establishing notability. It can nevertheless provide evidence of an exhibition and display, subject to the reliability and independence of the institution.
The Millennium Post article is also worth considering. The full published article soft copy is available here: Millennium Post It is an independent newspaper article, not a press release.
Also, you mentioned some dead links on your previws assessment table. These links were originally added by different users with supporting evidence. Link rot is not unusual with older online newspaper and magazine articles, and a dead URL alone does not establish that the publication did not exist. Where possible, the publication details or archived versions should be considered.
Finally, I think the overall question should be whether the available independent sources provide sufficient significant coverage to satisfy WP:NARTIST, rather than whether every individual source independently establishes notability. In my view, the combination of the independent newspaper coverage, exhibition coverage, and other available sources provides sufficient grounds to consider the subject notable. Accordingly. RedRabbit7 (talk) 06:24, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
- @RedRabbit7, with respect to your comment, you are clearly misunderstanding and/or misinterpreting WP:NARTIST criteria. The subject of the article fails every point of WP:NARTIST; 1) he is not considered an important figure in the art world, nor is he widely cited by peers or successors - if he was, there would be chapters about him in art history books and feature articles in art magazines; 2) he has not originated a significant new concept, theory, or technique; 3) he has not created or played a major role in co-creating a significant or well-known work or collective body of work. 4) his work has not (a) become a significant monument, (b) he has not been a substantial part of a significant exhibition, juried shows are pay-to-play they are not considered significant exhibitions, being in shows like the Venice Biennale, or Whitney Biennial or Documenta are significant shows while these little watercolor juried shows are not considered significant by any stretch of the imagination (c) he has not won significant critical attention, (which differs from simple praise) nor (d) his work is not represented within the permanent collections of several notable galleries or museums.
- Some friendly advice by the way: it is best practice to strike your second bolded "K**p" !vote. Sometimes closing editor or administrator may "count" !votes by searching for bolded words. In that case your reiteration of a bold "K**p" could be seen as a duplicate !vote. Netherzone (talk) 16:45, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
@Netherzone, I respectfully disagree with your interpretation. I believe you are misinterpreting the criteria and not fully considering WP:NARTIST. The criteria are not cumulative requirements that an artist must satisfy in every respect; satisfying one of the relevant criteria may be sufficient to establish presumed notability, subject to the guideline's conditions. And I believe that's why the core editor understood the facts and the deletion nomination was withdrawn, but you are ignoring these facts and misinterpreting the sources.
I think the subject appears to satisfy the relevant criteria under WP:NARTIST. The subject has produced a body of work addressing subjects including city life in Mumbai and Kolkata, Durga Puja, the Varanasi Ghats, horses in motion, and the landscapes of Rajasthan. These works have received coverage in independent periodicals and reviews, and the subject has participated in significant exhibitions. The subject's artworks have also been auctioned and exhibited through India's leading auction houses, including AstaGuru. The subject has exhibited his artworks at several notable galleries and institutions, including Jehangir Art Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, Nehru Centre, and the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, as well as at the international art fair World Art Dubai. The subject's work is also on permanent display at the Guru Kahan Art Museum in Gujarat. The subject has received awards and recognition from established organizations, including the Bombay Art Society, AIFACS, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, Government College of Art & Craft, the San Diego Watercolor Society, the Watercolor Art Society–Houston, and the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies.
Taken together, these independent sources and documented achievements provide evidence supporting the subject’s notability under WP:NARTIST
I believe user Netherzone is overlooking or disregarding several of the facts presented above. In particular, you characterized the Times of India article of the subject as pay-to-play or promotional, also suggest that significant juried shows are pay-to-play. However, No evidence has been provided to demonstrate that this particular article and the juried shows are pay-to-play or that they are not considered significant exhibitions, or that the article was paid for or otherwise non-independent.If there is evidence supporting that characterization, it should be presented and assessed; otherwise, the article should be evaluated on the basis of its actual content and provenance.
Regarding "K**p" in bold: Every editor here is well-educated and capable of making their own assessment, so nobody should consider it a second vote. Please don't be overly concerned about this. Thank you for your friendly advice by the way. RedRabbit7 (talk) 07:18, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete - While this autobiography (per talk page history of creator), has been withdrawn by the nominator, I strongly agree with User:WomenArtistUpdates that this fails WP:GNG and WP:NARTIST. The sources are either trivial mentions that do not provide in-depth significant coverage and the one potententially good source (Times of India) is indeed a promotional "puff piece" that does not provide in-depth critical analysis of his work. Awards are non-notable. It's WP:PROMO and should not be retained in the encyclopedia. Having said that, the work itself is well crafted, but that is not a criteria for notability nor inclusion. Netherzone (talk) 22:43, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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- Delete: Fully agree with Netherzone. By a search on Google, there appear to be a lack of sources. However, articles clearly do exist about the subject. The article about Mandal on Wikipedia and the Times of India, the major news of India do seem to be promotional to me. That there is a major problem about paid editing in India news that affects the notability of subjects, though it is not always applicable. Significant coverage and in-depth analysis is essential for artists. Babin Mew (talk) 17:20, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete Does not meet WP:ARTIST or WP:GNG or any other Wikipedia standards. WomenArtistUpdates and others are correct. Coverage here is at best insignificant and WP:ROUTINE coverage of minor local art shows. When one of the highlighted "more than 40 awards internationally" is actually just an "Excellence Award - $507 Value" we know we are far from any sort of WP:ARTIST standards like "regarded as an important figure" or "created a significant or well-known body of work." Asparagusstar (talk) 03:30, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- RedRabbit7's very good work on sourcing and countering arguments for deletion in this discussion seems enough to save this page, especially since the nomination has been withdrawn. At the very least no consensus can be found on removing the page from mainspace, just wide disagreement on what otherwise seems like adequate sourcing which, please note, has been studied and affirmed by two previous closes. Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 11:46, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete no critical reviews just routine press, no public collections, no ULAN or other artist registry, the sources are poor, too early for WikiSalomonSalmon (talk) 08:16, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Two previous discussions ended with assessments that the sources are adequate and meet GNG, and please note that during this third go-round the sourcing has been refined and further improved, enough so that even the nominator agrees. Randy Kryn (talk) 10:24, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Mohammad Junaid (volunteer) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails GNG. All the sources are related to some viral incidents involved with him. Thilsebatti (talk) 05:37, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Keep - it's undeniable IMO that he has the sigcov from Hindustan Times, news18, Muslim Mirror, India Today, ThePrint, etc etc. What is more of a concern is BLP1E, but I think he squeaks by that because there's two distinct incidents - his detention, and the purported rift. What I think needs to be done is that rift needs to be added to the article. But in article sourcing shows notability. Jishara (talk) 19:07, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
- Keep reliable Indian newspapers have covered him significantly. HerrHeulsuse (talk) 07:08, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
- Keep He faced government crackdown for helping the student protests with basic necessities like food and water, this is very well documented.Who is Junaid Malik? Man who distributed free food at CJP’s Jantar Mantar protest
- Ghaziabad student Junaid who fed CJP protesters moves Supreme Court over ‘police harassment’
- Junaid, who fed CJP protesters for 35 days, alleges police picked him up and questioned him
- CJP volunteer Junaid claims Delhi cops detained him over protest food distribution ~2026-42092-10 (talk) 11:38, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
- Delete. Not important or notable enough. Kalpesh Manna 2002 (talk) 12:26, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
- Delete. wp:gng, WP:BLP1E — Preceding unsigned comment added by JnhoIVe (talk • contribs) 05:59, 31 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Keep per aboves... Aqsis Bey (talk) 21:46, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep This person meets WP:GNG and WP:SIGCOV. Gjb0zWxOb (talk) 18:54, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- Jamuna Das Choudhury (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:GNG,WP:V. Only source is a primary government gazette. Article itself acknowledges "detailed biographies... are scarce in publicly available records." No independent secondary coverage exists. Colonial honorific titles alone do not establish notability. Lone Wolf howl 06:10, 28 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete - for lack of significant coverage. One source is not enough for any biography. Bearian (talk) 19:34, 31 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete. Strong suspicion of LLM use as the repeated "sources say" text is very typical. Sentence cited by nominator is also concerning. M kuhner (talk) 20:59, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- Samandar (film) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Sources predating the film's release fail WP:NFSOURCES and the film was not widely distributed. A WP:BEFORE search returns only the two reviews already in the article. Only one is from a GNG-worthy publication, while the other is not. Fails WP:NFOE and WP:NFIC Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 15:03, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Gujaratfirst.com is certainly not a WP:GNG worthy publication. It is part of a relatively recent media venture (launched around 2021) under a private group and even its own About page is largely self-promotional, highlighting the parent company and its achievements rather than addressing editorial credibility or independence. The platform is also more focused on revenue generation and audience reach.
- This is a 2024 film and if a recent release does not have reviews in reliable sources, then it is a clear indication of lack of notability. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 05:15, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Nebish Benson (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Subject only played minor roles as child artist movies. Fails GNG and NACTOR because of no mjaor roles in multiple productions. Thilsebatti (talk) 05:01, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Comment: I suspect this is the same subject as the first nomination from 2017, which ended in deletion. This iteration probably should have come to AfD much sooner than it did: it has been tagged as a poorly-sourced potential NBIO failure almost since its recreation in November 2023, was briefly tagged for PROD for two minutes in May 2024 before the proposer saw the big red text announcing the previous AfD's existence and self-reverted (but did not follow up with a second AfD or anything else), and based on the logs was only just returned to NPP this week after its initial 2024 review was vacated. No opinion on the article itself, but the signs–and the UPE blocks on both the 2024 reviewer and the article creator–certainly aren't encouraging (and that, combined with a G4 deletion not too long after the 2017 AfD, might mean that the salt shouldn't be taken off the table either). WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 17:16, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
- Delete and salt, no sign of the subject passing GNG or NACTOR, and as per Wcquidditch above analysis very likely paid editing was underway. Cavarrone 04:44, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete and salt. Evidence for a UPE farm seems pretty strong. If evidence for notability emerges, article can be reconsidered at that time. M kuhner (talk) 04:03, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Sanskar Bharti (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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I'm nominating this for delete as there aren't available online English references to the history and origin of Sanskar Bharti besides the primary source (the organization's website) to prove it. This entity seems to be an office or administrative arm of a political party in India called RSS. I'd have considered merge if there were available secondary articles. ABehjat (talk) 20:49, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete because of no significant secondary coverage. Entychologist (talk) 21:58, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: for clarity, English Wikipedia sources are not required to be in English, they are simply preferred when available. That of course can be a moot point if there is no SIGCOV in any language. (No opinion on that front.) WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 00:53, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Keep - my searches on Google News and Books found dozens of potential sources, in English. Some are self-published, some are passing mentions, and others are clearly not independent of the cultural organization or its political affiliation; but there are a few that constitute significant coverage, and I added two such sources. Bearian (talk) 03:49, 30 July 2026 (UTC) P.S. Obviously, this is not an endorsement of the subject or of RSS; it's just a fact of notability. Nobody claims that Fox News is not notable, because it's basically the media wing of a major political party. Bearian (talk) 03:52, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Keep as it passes WP:GNG and WP:ORG. Here are independent reliable sources , , , . Also please note RSS is not a political party. Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 10:11, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- I found those news references as well, but they are not sufficient information to explain the history of Sanskar Bharti. For example, if I were to draw on some of those sources, what claims/sentences in the article can I support with them? Like the sentence
At present, there are over 1200 branches of Sanskar Bharati throughout the country of India.
is unsourced and none of those article proves that. - I've even looked into Internet Archive for references but not luck. Even the translated versions do not offer a strong reference to draw on. ABehjat (talk) 17:22, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- I found those news references as well, but they are not sufficient information to explain the history of Sanskar Bharti. For example, if I were to draw on some of those sources, what claims/sentences in the article can I support with them? Like the sentence
- R. D. Raja (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Similar to , the sources are not independent of the subject or are passing mentions. Fails WP:GNG. Redirect to Remo, his most significant work. DareshMohan (talk) 18:48, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Comment, no opinion on notability, but I oppose a redirect, as I see no evidence Remo is the film he is mostly associated to, and those looking for this person would be better served by the search results page, listing all his credits and not just one. --Cavarrone 18:50, 1 August 2026 (UTC)
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- 2026 Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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I propose redirecting to Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 because, no WP:SIGCOV on independent WP:reliable sources other than the WP:ROUTINE coverage; fails WP:GNG for a standalone article. Vestrian24Bio 11:58, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete as not enough coverage to have a separate article of its own.
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- The Sky is Ours (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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The movie does not fulfil any criteria laid out by WP:NFILM. Astra Travasso (talk) 04:43, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Keep: The nomination does not address the four citations on the page. Is there a reason why Vanglaini or The Aizal Post are not considered reliable sources for the purpose of notability? Toughpigs (talk) 23:03, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
- The Aizawl Post and Vanglaini articles are recycled press releases. They do not contribute towards notability as per WP:NIFLM. One can use Google Translate and verify the text choosing Mizo to English as the language options. Astra Travasso (talk) 04:41, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Mengu Suokhrie (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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The subject of the page does not fulfil WP:SINGER or WP: It also does not have coverage to fulfil WP:SIGCOV. Their one significant movie was almost a decade ago which did not garner her any significant award or media coverage outside Nagaland. Thereby, it does not fulfil WP:NACTOR. Astra Travasso (talk) 04:40, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
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- India Book House (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Non notable publisher. None of the sources satisfy WP:NCORP. As its operations were merged into Oxford Bookstore and Stationery Company, I propose merging this article there. THE JIK (talk) 09:07, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Delete – The article does not demonstrate significant coverage in independent, reliable sources. As such, it fails to satisfy WP:NCORP. Last of The Time (talk) 05:36, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Redirect: While I understand the reasons for deletion as mentioned above. However they did publish few famous comics and have now been acquired by a big publishing house, so maybe redirect to Oxford Bookstore and Stationery Company. Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 19:52, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- Merge to Oxford Bookstore and Stationery Company, as proposed by the nominator. This page has some factoids which can be comfortably added to the target page. I don't get why the above voters are against a merge outcome. And no one has even explained that why a redirect/deletion is preferable to the merge outcome as proposed by the nominator. BhikhariInformer 📮 (Ping me or else I won't see it) 05:48, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- 2002 Qasim Nagar massacre (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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For an event to exist on Wikipedia, it must pass WP:NEVENT, which this does not. Google Books shows three pages of results, but most of these are not from reliable sources. This is because the author is often not specializing is any relevant field and the publisher is not reputable. Google Scholar shows 2 results, one of which is a wiki (self-described) and the other is an inaccessible citation. Google News shows some coverage shortly after the event. Then, most of the other coverage is not WP:SIGCOV, except for which is not from a reputable media outlet. Relevant concerns from the NEVENT page are WP:LASTING, WP:GEOSCOPE (local to Kashmir), WP:CASESTUDY, WP:ROUTINE (terrorist attacks in Kashmir are very, common compared to other regions) and WP:DIVERSE (only news sources) HerrHeulsuse (talk) 11:13, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Keep The article already has several citations from both local and international outlets, including The Independent' (UK) and Voice of America (US), which challenges the WP:GEOSCOPE concern raised above. Also, a quick search found additional coverage not yet cited, including articles in The Guardian,"Massacre in Kashmir slum renews fear of war"] and BBC News, "Kashmir killings condemned"]. The frequency of Kashmir insurgency attacks doesn't make this one non-notable. And WP:ROUTINE typically refers to scheduled, everyday coverage like weddings or baseball games, not a massacre. SupermarketCake (talk) 03:19, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
- WP:NEVENT says
- "Many events receive coverage in the news and yet are not of historic or lasting importance. News organizations have criteria for content, i.e.
- news values
- , that differ from the criteria used by Wikipedia and encyclopedias. A violent crime, accidental death, or other media event may be interesting enough to reporters and news editors to justify coverage, but this will not always translate into sufficient notability for a Wikipedia article."
- HerrHeulsuse (talk) 10:30, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
- Re: Significance, this attack appears on a U.S. Department of State list titled Chronology of Significant Terrorist Incidents, 2002. SupermarketCake (talk) 21:07, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- I'm inclined to think this is just a news story with no sustained secondary coverage. I tried to find a suitable merge target, but this is just isn't significant to any broader subject. Does the Qasim Nagar neighborhood have significant coverage besides a one-off event? If not, I'll support deleting or redirecting to List of terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 05:15, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
- It probably does, in Kashmiri or another South Asian language, but we would need editors to work on it. I think that if we merge and redirect to your suggested page, then the history will be available to merge into a Qasim Nagar page if it is later created. HerrHeulsuse (talk) 10:29, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
- Regardless of what ends up happening to the event article, I've created an article for the location since I was able to find some coverage in Hindi and Urdu. It's barebones, especially because I was restrained in what information I grabbed from the sources, since I was reading them through machine translation. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 20:22, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
- It probably does, in Kashmiri or another South Asian language, but we would need editors to work on it. I think that if we merge and redirect to your suggested page, then the history will be available to merge into a Qasim Nagar page if it is later created. HerrHeulsuse (talk) 10:29, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
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- Re: Significance, this attack appears on a U.S. Department of State list, aptly titled Chronology of Significant Terrorist Incidents, 2002.
- Adding this: In reference to @Thebiguglyalien's comment on sustained secondary coverage, I'll agree that coverage is limited to 'lists of past attacks', (Times of India), passing mentions or remembrance articles from local outlets. However, the initial coverage was substantial and international (The Independent, VOA, Guardian, BBC, plus Tribune reporting and the above State Dept listing), which I'd argue meets WP:GNG on its own. SupermarketCake (talk) 21:47, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- WP:NEVENT:
- "a burst or spike of news reports does not automatically make an incident notable"
- "A violent crime, accidental death, or other media event may be interesting enough to reporters and news editors to justify coverage, but this will not always translate into sufficient notability for a Wikipedia article."
- Being included in a U.S. Department list is not worth anything HerrHeulsuse (talk) 10:35, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- The key word in the list title is "significant". There seems to be a lot of effort to delete this article, but WP:DINC. SupermarketCake (talk) 18:04, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
- Firstly, it seems like you have voted twice as you bolded your vote twice. You should change one to "Comment".
- Secondly, citing DINC makes it seem like this article can exist at all. But on what basis? A couple of contemporary news reports? That isn't for an encyclopedia page per the guidelines that I cite and that you ignore. But even ignoring them, what purpose does the page serve if no scholars analyse it? It is practically just trivia. HerrHeulsuse (talk) 19:37, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
- The key word in the list title is "significant". There seems to be a lot of effort to delete this article, but WP:DINC. SupermarketCake (talk) 18:04, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
- WP:NEVENT:
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- Keep: This article does pass WP:EVENT, the massacre was not a shock news WP:LASTING, and received extended and continued coverage WP:INDEPTH by reliable and independent news agencies. Dz5t 8O12 (talk) 05:24, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
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