Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arun Bhatnagar


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The result was   keep. Mark Arsten (talk) 12:33, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

Arun Bhatnagar

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Unclear what would make him notable. The Banner talk 12:47, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Appears to have served in important sounding positions! References seem good. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Milkywaytraveller (talk • contribs) 13:11, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Quack? The Banner talk 20:32, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Hi I'm the creator of the page. Maybe a few more references and more detailing? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Harshvardhanbhatnagar (talk • contribs) 13:23, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep, a notable Indian state officer . --Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 13:50, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 14:46, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 14:46, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

As the article mentions, Bhatnagar served in the position of Secretary to the Government of India in several federal ministries. I should clarify that the position of Secretary signifies the senior most federal civil servant/ bureaucrat in a particular ministry. Further, Bhatnagar also served as Chairman of Prasar Bharti which is India's largest television and radio broadcaster. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Harshvardhanbhatnagar (talk • contribs) 16:39, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi! You seem to be new to Wikipedia and also seem to have first hand knowledge of Mr. Arun Bhatnagar. Please note that holding various posts as being part of IAS Officer is not really a notable thing. He had to be on some post and so he was. Many government officers get transferred after a certain period and we can't have articles on all of them because at the time of retirement they have been to 20-30 positions. In case, you have any information about Mr. Bhatnagar winning any awards or recognitions, maybe some newspaper wrote an article about him on his ways of work or bringing something innovative or something similar then that could be helpful. §§ Dharmadhyaksha §§ {T/C} 17:53, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi Dharmadhyaksha, Yes I am new to Wiki and also know the subject personally. Thanks for your comments. I should like to point out that Bhatnagar didn't just hold any government position but headed several federal Ministrie(s)/ department(s) as a civil servant. Furthermore, the government appointed him senior positions post his retirement from the civil service. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Harshvardhanbhatnagar (talk • contribs) 04:06, 20 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep. Appears to be a senior enough civil servant to merit inclusion. The senior civil servant in a ministry of a major country is notable. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:49, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Clean and Keep: Being senior civil servant of India, the subject is notable. Dharmadhyaksha; You are right. Just being an IAS will not bring notability but here being a Secretary of a Ministry, he is notable for sure. However the article requires some cleaning. -- Bharathiya (talk) 11:41, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
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