Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anannya Magazine


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep.-- Ankit Maity  Talk •  contribs 16:42, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Anannya Magazine

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Non-notable publication. No reliable sources. Drmies (talk) 18:59, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete No page on the Bangla WP. Nothing in the way of refs. Peridon (talk) 21:05, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Neither of those are actually reasons for deletion. Notability is established by the existence of reliable independent sources, and of course it's easier if those are in the article as they should be.
 * Search seems to be easier with "Ananya Magazine"; if we have a Bengali speaker then "অনন্যা" gives a lot more hits.
 * We must be careful to avoid native-English bias. Sources need not be in English, and need not be online.

I'll have a look at what I can find and report back. Chiswick Chap (talk) 21:36, 12 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bangladesh-related deletion discussions.  Logan Talk Contributions 21:33, 12 December 2011 (UTC)


 *  Comment Keep - the magazine's web presence is pretty scrappy. It's a popular fortnightly for women. Web distribution is not their thing. The magazine has been running since 1987 and seems to have a huge circulation. It is mainly noted for its annual award ceremonies which are well respected. Search is a bit complicated by spelling but mainly by being in Bengali and not online. I've cleaned up the article a bit. The sources for the Anannya Magazine Awards are I think sufficiently reliable. Ideally we'd also have (Bengali) sources for the magazine itself. Chiswick Chap (talk) 22:24, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 23:48, 12 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep: As of 2003, its reported circulation is 20,000..  According to this 1999 book, its "Bangladesh's premier woman's magazine."   Similarly, The Daily Star (Bangladesh), an English-language Bangladeshi paper calls it "the most popular fortnightly magazine for women in Bangladesh".. And this  2006 Daily Star piece includes a section about editor-in-chief Tasmima Hossain, who apparently founded it.  Other sources also suggest it has influence in Bangladesh society, , , .--Milowent • hasspoken  04:39, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'm a keep then. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:04, 14 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep - Per sources that qualify topic notability, researched and posted by User:Milowent above. Northamerica1000 (talk) 16:46, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep per Milowent. --Legis (talk - contribs) 01:09, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
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