Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gouri Chindarkar


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The result was merge to Self Organised Learning Environment. (non-admin closure) – Davey 2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 23:48, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

Gouri Chindarkar

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Article fails to explain why this BLP subject is notable. All coverage of her seems to be related to being inexplicably chosen for BBC's 100 Women, with a smattering of human interest-type stories. This raises obvious WP:BLP1E concerns. The Wordsmith Talk to me 15:58, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. Seems notable for at least two reasons - both *why* she was selected for BBC's 100 women, and *because* she was selected for that list. I don't follow the "inexplicably chosen" comment - can explain why this is "inexplitable" please? Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 23:54, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'll bite. The list is supposed to be the most inspiring women the BBC can find, with a theme this year of "Defiance". Chindarkar was not the first or only Indian woman to take part in this education initiative. A source I found indicated that there have been 16,000 participants, presumably a large number of them being women. Chindarkar attended one of these labs, did well, and went on to a University. It hardly seems unique or especially notable. I'll be the first to admit that I'm no expert on Indian education systems so I could be wrong on how important it is, but a reading of the available sources doesn't seem to portray her as particularly notable, other than getting her name in the Indian press and being selected for the list. The Wordsmith Talk to me 00:11, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I wasn't asking for you/anyone to "bite" here. If you want to argue against the inclusion of her in BBC list, then this isn't the place to do that. If you have new sources that aren't already covered in the article, then please add them to the article! Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 01:04, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Espresso Addict (talk) 05:32, 14 December 2016 (UTC)


 * Merge to Self Organised Learning Environment. She is already mentioned there, and that is where any human interest stories associated with this should be redirected. Carcharoth (talk) 17:29, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Support Merge as above. She's included on the BBC notable women list for taking part in an innovative distance learning programme. That's interesting, but it doesn't make her notable in her own right, so merging seems reasonable. As I said on the creator's talk page, I have to say I also don't like creating articles on people for achievements as children and feel it's preferable to wait until they've begun a successful career in their own right. Blythwood (talk) 18:44, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Merge - I also agree with the merge proposal. I am not finding enough content to support a separate article at this time, and her notability is connected to the school.-- CaroleHenson (talk) 06:28, 16 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Merge per the above. There is not enough information to create a biography, nor a level of notability that requires one. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 05:52, 20 December 2016 (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.