Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Imrat Khan


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) – Davey 2010 Talk 20:56, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Imrat Khan

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I couldn't establish that he meets WP:MUSICBIO or WP:GNG Boleyn (talk) 15:52, 14 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep. I'm a bit puzzled to see this nomination for a musician described by the New Grove as "the greatest living exponent of the surbahar, a bass version of the sitar developed by his great-grandfather Sahabdad Khan". The very fact that he is in Grove is usually taken as implicit of notability for Wikipedia purposes. The WP:MUSICBIO criteria are not easily applicaple to Indian classical musicians, but I'm sure criterion 1, non-trivial coverage in reliable sources, would be easy enough to verify. Criterion 5 is easily met, with at least four realeases on Nimbus Records. Criterion 7 also applies as he is the senior member of the Etawa Gharana school of sitar playing. Criterion 12 too – he has been broadcast by the BBC in UK and I'm sure there have been countless broadcasts in India, Pakistan and US also. Deskford (talk) 17:05, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Nomination withdrawn Deskford has convinced me, Boleyn (talk) 17:16, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
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