Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Azfar Hussain


 * 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 no consensus to delete. After much-extended time for discussion, there is an absence of consensus to discuss, and a reasonable argument for the notability of the subject based on the apparent presence of third-party reviews of the subject's work. BD2412 T 02:07, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Azfar Hussain

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Created to promote the subject using poor primary references and self written news - 103.4.65.218 (talk) 11:32, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete. No sign of citations for WP:NPROF C1. I also did not find reviews for WP:NAUTHOR.  No sign of any other notability. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 09:44, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  13:36, 22 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep. 1) Azfar Hussain is surely a notable figure in his country. His book in Bengali called Darshanakkyan --one of a kind--has been considered a groundbreaking intervention in literary and cultural criticism in Bangladesh (most of the major national dailies and other literary magazines--in both English and Bengali--have published glowing reviews of that book); he also held Summer Distinguished Professorship of English and Humanities at the University of Liberal Arts-Bangladesh; while he serves as Vice-President of the Global Center for Advanced Studies (a prestigious scholarly association in addition to being an experimental graduate school). All these points are covered in the biography of the subject published by the country's most prominent news portal bdnews24.com (https://arts.bdnews24.com/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8)

2) He and his works in English have been cited in numerous publications, including some prestigious ones. His work on the Native American poet Joy Harjo called "Joy Harjo and Her Poetics as Praxis" in particular is considered the first postcolonial reading of the poet's work, and it has been cited in many books, journal articles, and dissertations/theses.

3) Significant secondary sources in both English and Bengali are there to support the subject's notability. He writes in Bengali a lot and appears frequently on television in Bangladesh because of his national reputation. Some secondary sources in Bengali:

a) One of the prominent Bengali poets has written on the subject and his book, identifying him as a "significant intellectual": http://www.dainikamadershomoy.com/post/186645

b) One of the leading national dailies in Bangladesh called _Jugantor_ has published an article on the subject's book in Bengali: https://www.jugantor.com/todays-paper/literature-magazine/163337/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8--%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%87

Some secondary sources in English:

a) Bangladesh's leading English-language daily Daily Star --in its weekly literary magazine-- has published an essay on his book: https://www.thedailystar.net/book-reviews/news/azfar-hussains-dorshonakkhyan-materialist-philosophy-1735267

b) Yet another prominent English-language daily in Bangladesh has published a review on the subject: http://www.newagebd.net/article/66890/a-poetic-and-political-approach-to-philosophy — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smmmaniruzzaman (talk • contribs)
 * The above editor has found several reviews of the subject's 2019 book. This might support an article on the book, but I think it's still a WP:BLP1E as far as the subject goes. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 16:06, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  —&#8288;Scotty Wong &#8288;— 04:54, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep. Passes criteria 3c of WP:NAUTHOR per the sources provided above. Typically with authors we look for multiple independent critical reviews of their work to establish notability at AFD in relation to criteria 3c.4meter4 (talk) 20:02, 30 October 2021 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.