Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/10 Janpath


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Spirit of Eagle (talk) 06:01, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

10 Janpath

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Not a Notable Place. Not any official residence of Government Official. Residence of Leader of Political Party is a Notable Place KC Velaga  ☚╣✉╠☛  15:18, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep, seems to meet WP:GNG based on a quick google search. Why would the residence of a political party leader be inherently non-notable?--Prisencolin (talk) 16:01, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. North America1000 16:06, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions. North America1000 16:06, 5 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep, notable location in Indian national politics. Article could be expanded with detail on past history of the building. See several book hits, such as https://books.google.com/books?id=ItQF4g08KbwC&pg=PA272 and https://books.google.com/books?id=R6LrBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT84 . https://books.google.com/books?id=VeXGhORkNaQC provides more on the history of the compound, it's usage by Sanjay Gandhi. https://books.google.com/books?id=zFyMKROi46kC&pg=PA43 say it used to function as Lal Bahadur Shastri's office in the 1960s. "Compare: 10 Janpath Road: n. residence of Ms. Sonia Gandhi, Italian wife of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi. 10 Janpath was the official residence of Rajiv Gandhi when he was the PM. The house was given to his widow and" (https://books.google.com/books?id=wDQyBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA16), "Thousands of Congress(I) workers waving black flags staged demonstrations outside the AIIMS, at Rajiv Gandhi's official residence at 10, Janpath and at Teen Murti House to protest against the assassination." (https://books.google.com/books?id=SAZVQqntxY0C&pg=PA70) "The most poignant moment came when the body reached 10 Janpath: Mrs Lalita Shastri collapsed as she touched her husband's body." (https://books.google.com/books?id=nTRuAAAAMAAJ p. 8) "He preferred to shift to 10 Janpath instead of to Teenmurti House, again due to the same complex, because he drew a parallel between his 10 Janpath house and the famous 10 Downing Street residence of the Prime Ministers of our former" (https://books.google.com/books?id=kX8dAAAAMAAJ p. 159) "The number 10, Janpath also has a strange history. The house has claimed many casualties. After he ceased to be the Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi moved into the house and was assassinated within 18 months. His widow and Congress president Sonia Gandhi continues to live there. It is said that since the house has already claimed a victim, its negative influence stands countered.

Ten Janpath was the office of the Indian Youth Congress during the emergency when Ambika Soni was its president and Sanjay Gandhi, a National Council member. The IYC was virtually wound up within 18 months from there and had to be resuscitated back subsequently after its ejection in 1977. The story is that even the Press Council of India had its office for 18 months and it had to move out. K.K.Tewari, a senior Congress leader who stayed there and moved out after Rajiv was allotted the house is in political wilderness.

Lal Bahadur Shastri as the Prime Minister also lived in the complex whose part the present 10, Janpath was. He died within 18 months of being in office." (http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/capital-closeup/2010/06/30/the-most-charmed-house-and-other-tales/) --Soman (talk) 02:44, 7 November 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 13:05, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

Keep - Agreed with nomination to the extent that residence must not be regarded as notable for article, however, we usually create articles about residences if they are already enough covered by media. Capitals00 (talk) 15:51, 16 November 2015 (UTC)


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