Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ethnic groups of South Asia


 * 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The result was   Closed as keep, nominator has withdrawn request, and no other deletes. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 14:12, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Ethnic groups of South Asia

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The article "Historical definitions of races in India" directly contradicts this one, and the references there are more current and credible: Recent studies of the distribution of alleles on the Y chromosome,[3] microsatellite DNA,[4] and mitochondrial DNA [5] in India have cast overwhelmingly strong doubt for a biological Dravidian "race" distinct from non-Dravidians in the Indian subcontinent. The only distinct ethnic groups present in South Asia according to genetic analysis are the Balochi, Brahui, Burusho, Hazara, Kalash, Pathan and Sindhi peoples, the vast majority of whom are found in Pakistan[6]. Ajoykt (talk) 21:34, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Inaccuracies (if that's what they are) are a reason to edit an article not delete it and I can't think of any other reason why it should be deleted. Dpmuk (talk) 22:27, 14 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. Trouble is the two articles mentioned are virtually duplicates. One talks of "Ethnic groups of South Asia", the other the "Races of India" (actually it deals with the races of South Asia). The two disagree at a basic level. The second has more credible references to back it up. Why keep the first? Ajoykt (talk) 00:43, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep The article is informative and useful. Yes, it needs more references and perhaps better separation of the genetic issue but this are grounds for improvement. Artene50 (talk) 03:31, 15 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep I am withdrawing the delete request, because of the clarification on the talk page - this article is supposed to deal with linguistic, cultural and religious groups. Hard to make out from the article though; will take the discussion to the article's talk page. Ajoykt (talk) 01:36, 15 August 2008 (UTC)


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