Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chandra Kalindi Roy Henriksen


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The result was keep. Withdrawn. (non-admin closure)  M h hossein   talk 11:26, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

Chandra Kalindi Roy Henriksen
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Apparent fail of at least WP:V and apparently WP:NAUTHOR and WP:BASIC. I find this one very puzzling, since I was expecting it to be a slam dunk for notability. Her title—Chief of the Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues—seems impressive, but it is at least currently not accurate (see ). Of the two sources for that claim in the article, the first does not seem especially reliable, and the second  is a primary source on a now-dead website. Confirmed that she has served as the chief of the Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

I think the best argument for notability is actually WP:NAUTHOR, since her book Land Rights of the Indigenous Peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts has 100+ cites on Google Scholar. I was only able to find one review of it, however. The articles in other Wikipedias do not help with sourcing. It was created by a sock, but I don't think that's relevant for notability purposes. NB: Searching for "Rajkumari Chandra Roy" as opposed to the current article title was more fruitful for me.

The article was kept in 2014; automated process did not pick up the old link. It's sat in CAT:NN for six more years without a substantial change, so it probably deserves fresh consideration. Arguments at the old AfD relied mainly on WP:NPOL, which I'm also sympathetic to, but the sourcing on this BLP is still quite weak. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 15:01, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Striking the claim about verification per PainProf's sources below. If this is kept, I suggest that closer move it back to Chandra Roy-Henriksen. It previously had that title, and it's unclear why it was moved. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 16:22, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I've withdrawn this nom per the consensus below. Thanks, everyone. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 20:24, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
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 * Comment France24 says she's the Head of the secretariat here, the UN says so here and here. I think searching without Kalindi helps a lot. PainProf (talk) 16:06, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
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 * Keep - WP:NPOL is still valid in this case as the person still holds an important office, also verified by the newer sources. Note, I also !voted the same in the old AfD. -- Zayeem  (talk) 15:33, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. Per . I agree that NPOL applies here, but I don't think it's transparently clear—leaving this open to gain renewed consensus, so we can clearly resolve the notability issue. As there are a lot of unsourced biographical details in this BLP which I was unable to verify, I would also suggest a stubbify if this is kept. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 15:38, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep - I have not yet checked all of the variations on her name, yet based on what I have found and the links in the comments above, she meets notability criteria. She holds an important, international position for years WP:POL and probably also WP:AUTHOR. Netherzone (talk) 17:22, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep - holds a position that meets WP:NPOL --Enos733 (talk) 20:20, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
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