Talk:Prabhat Patnaik

Marxist economist
Based on what I know of Patnaik, the descriptor is likely justifiable, but it needs a source, and the source used here does not cut it; it's authored by Patnaik himself. We need a reliable secondary source, else this is falling afoul of WP:BLP, and WP:V. Pinging. Vanamonde (Talk) 18:21, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't know much about Patnaik so I removed it because from my understanding, it would be inappropriate to claim that he's a Marxist on the basis that he wrote a piece in a communist paper. One can engage with an idea without subscribing to it. The line "Prabhat Patnaik is a staunch critic of neoliberal economic policies, Hindutva and is known as a social scientist of Marxist-Leninist persuasion." which is cited to the same also appears to fail verifiability, his piece doesn't make any reference to Neoliberal policies or Hindutva.
 * In fact most of the material in the article doesn't have appropriate citations. I'll see if there are sources which can verify at least some of this. Tayi Arajakate  Talk 14:28, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree that general sourcing improvements are necessary. This claim is an exceptional one, and should be removed until a good source is found; my only point is that it ought to be sourceable. Vanamonde (Talk) 15:59, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I had to dig a bit but I found some reliable secondary sources that have at times used the descriptor of "Marxist economist" for him.
 * Although I should mention that on most occasions he is just described as a simple "economist". Tayi Arajakate  Talk 17:13, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Although I should mention that on most occasions he is just described as a simple "economist". Tayi Arajakate  Talk 17:13, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Although I should mention that on most occasions he is just described as a simple "economist". Tayi Arajakate  Talk 17:13, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Although I should mention that on most occasions he is just described as a simple "economist". Tayi Arajakate  Talk 17:13, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Although I should mention that on most occasions he is just described as a simple "economist". Tayi Arajakate  Talk 17:13, 4 November 2020 (UTC)