Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anarchism in India (2nd nomination)


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The result was keep. Geschichte (talk) 14:13, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Anarchism in India
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This article is primarily from a person view rather than a factual recount of Anarchism in India. Anarchism is the opposition and abolition of all classes and power in society. By citing the Varna system, which is inherited by birth, the article essentially contradicts the core tenets of Anarchism. The author has picked and chosen aspects of anarchist ideas to fit the religious or 'dharmic' preconceptions. Anarchists cannot be supportive of decentralisation and yet not focus on dismantling autocracies led by kings(More than often belonging to Kshatriya caste by birth) or even republics.

In regard to Gandhi being an anarcho-pacifist, the irony of Gandhi being an important member of a political party that advocated for the State of India seems to be lost on the author. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thundersparkf (talk • contribs)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone  14:15, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone  14:15, 3 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep. The nominator has missed that at AfD we're not primarily concerned about the current state of the article, but rather whether the topic of the article is notable. There are a vast number of reliable sources discussing anarchism in India, more than sufficient to satisfy WP:GNG: off the top of my head, Geoffrey Ostergaard and Melville Currell's The Gentle Anarchists, Maia Ramnath's Decolonizing Anarchism, and Ole Birk Laursen's recent work on M. P. T. Acharya. Colin Ward's Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction has a brief summary of the terrain (p. 12) that might also go some way to clarifying the confusion about Gandhi's relationship to anarchism identified by the nominator. Some of the sources currently cited in the article are also likely to be useful, and I'd be surprised if a lot more good sources couldn't be dug up. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 19:57, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep with Rewrites. There are some WP:OR issues with the article that need to be taken care of. I have marked one section with the same. Apart from that I do agree that the article meets WP:GNG and should not be deleted. Ujwal.Xankill3r (talk) 07:03, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep: Notable topic that has been covered in multiple notable books. Walrus Ji (talk) 09:27, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep The simplest perusal of a Google Scholar search reveals a multitude of scholarly works on this subject. Snow closure, please. --Goldsztajn (talk) 12:40, 7 January 2021 (UTC)


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