Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/D. Vinayachandran


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The result was   keep. -- Lear's Fool 03:08, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

D. Vinayachandran

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Completing nomination on behalf of User:Captainofhope. Original rationale listed below. I abstain. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 07:50, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Notability remain questioned..??? ...Captain......  Tälk tö me...   08:30, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep notable poet in Malayalam with many books published by mainstream publishers. I am sure there is a lot of coverage in Malayalam sources.--Sodabottle (talk) 04:48, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment. If you are "sure' that there are a lot of sources then let's see them. The present sources show little more than "he exists". Xxanthippe (talk) 03:05, 17 February 2011 (UTC).
 * Keep He is a well known poet in Malayalam. I have added one reference for his Kerala Sahithya Academy award. --Anoopan (talk) 08:06, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. Winner of at least two prestigious awards in Malayalam literature, viz., Kerala Sahithya Academy Award and Asan Award. This shows that he is in the same league of O.N.V. Kurup, Sugathakumari, Balachandran Chullikkadu, Sreekumaran Thampi, etc. His poetry has been discussed in the books such as The tree of tongues: an anthology of modern Indian poetry, Indian poetry today, Modern Indian literature, an anthology and Indian literature: positions and propositions. Salih  ( talk ) 17:05, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
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