Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gautam Shiknis


 * 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 Keep. The article, however, needs better citations, more complete reliable independent sourcing, and it needs to be cleaned up to read less like a resume. Marking for cleanup. Keeper  |   76   |   Disclaimer  19:33, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Gautam Shiknis

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An article about a person whose main claim of notability is founding Palador Pictures. No non-trivial coverage, and redirect/prod was contested by a Palador Pictures employee. Prolog (talk) 18:05, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.   -- Fabrictramp (talk) 23:36, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.   -- Fabrictramp (talk) 23:36, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge/Redirect with/to Palador Pictures. utcursch | talk 16:47, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. He seems to be notable for other things as well. --Eastmain (talk) 04:13, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
 * See Google News coverage --Eastmain (talk) 04:44, 21 April 2008 (UTC)


 * What other things? All of those links are about Palador Pictures. The notability of the company is not in doubt, but the notability of the subject of this biography certainly is. Prolog (talk) 05:05, 21 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep. He is regularly credited for bringing World Cinema into India and setting up a completely new category, something that has not existed. I would agree that he might not be notable from an European and American point of view, but from the Indian point of view, he definitely is (and Wikipedia has zillions of readers in India as well) and his opinion is asked, he has appeared on TV, he has written a book, he has written a number of articles himself and hundreds of articles have been written about the company and its contribution to business not just in India, but the World. He has opened up a window where great cinema from the world can come in to India for which he is greatly respected, and an idea which has been copied by others. If these are not criteria for notability, what is? Check this latest article out yesterday in India's leading financial paper where his contribution is talked about and more than half a page is devoted to his works : http://www.financialexpress.com/news/A-bit-of-the-old-and-the-new/299091/&cid=0&usg=AFrqEzeIdURiUAnhVdTMFAQOXrFBJ9mzwQ .Satyenkb (talk) 09:31, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Darkspots (talk) 11:54, 22 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete: While the subject is quoted in a few news articles about his cinema company, there are no reliable sources about the subject, as WP:V requires. There are only 505 hits for him on the Indian Google, likewise a heap of quotes about his company or his films.  I've read the article above, only a portion of which deals with Shiknis, and the only degree it describes anything about him (rather than quoting him) is limited to stating that Shiknis holds workshops to promote his films.  The company does seem to be notable, but he is not, and I'd be happy if User:Eastmain could elaborate on what other things he thinks Shiknis is notable.    RGTraynor  14:10, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * "Comment'. The references about what his company does also explain what *he* does in his capacity as CEO and what deals he has negotiated. The other claims for notability include that he is the author of Meet Moriarty, a collection of short stories in 2004, and that he is also a visiting faculty for technology in marketing and direct marketing at the NMIMS University. -- Eastmain (talk) 19:44, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - Notability is confirmed in this article. Ecoleetage (talk) 20:10, 22 April 2008 (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.