Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kartik Sawhney


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The result was   delete.   A rbitrarily 0   ( talk ) 10:59, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Kartik Sawhney

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This article fails WP:N and WP:BIO because I am unable to find significant coverage of the subject in reliable, third-party sources, and he does not appear to have won a notable award, nor is he notable within his field. None of the sources discuss him in any detail, they are either primary sources or passing mentions of his name.  Them From  Space  06:42, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Most of the references make only passing mention, and the others are not independent sources. Also several of the references do not in fact support the statements to which they are attached. I have not fond any evidence of substantial coverage. It seems he is quite a bright boy, but the article is promotional, and makes exaggerated claims. JamesBWatson (talk) 14:47, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
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 * Delete Not enough non-trivial coverage of subject to establish notability.--Sodabottle (talk) 18:01, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - not enough coverage in reliable, independent sources. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 02:07, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete no significant coverage in verifiable, reliable sources. (GregJackP (talk) 15:01, 20 April 2010 (UTC))
 * Delete per GregJackP. Rabbabodrool (talk) 20:22, 22 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Article not to be deleted: The child is a multitalented achiever, who has excelled and made wide contributions to diverse fields. He is truly a roll model, as he was the first boy in India to use computers for his school studies, in place of Braille. Consistently topping and leading the class of normal students by a blind boy, and that too four four years, in a school like DPS, R.K.Puram which is the most sought after school in the country, is really an exceptional achievement. Winning the `National Child Award for Exceptional Achievements` wherein only top 25 child geniuses out of a total of about 1 million children in India, are honoured, is a testimony to his excellence. NTS is yet another achievement, wherein only top 1000 academically gifted students are awarded. It is wikipedia which mentions NTS as the most prestigious scholarship in India. Besides, he is gifted in IT and Sciences, and a proof being that this boy has won several national and international Olympiads and competitive exams, where millions of students participate from across the world. Not only that, he is also a great singer, who has won several laurels. He is so talented that even the former President of India, Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, blessed, honoured and congratulated him on his stupendous achievements and success. There is no great personality in India who has not honoured and blessed this multifaceted genius. At the same time, he is also amazingly creative, and again his qualifying for the National Bal Shree Awards, wherein only top 150 creative young minds are invited. Pt. Ravi Shankar requires no introduction. He chose top 10 vocalists from across Delhi for a special project, and Kartik was one of them. There is hardly any newspaper that has not covered stories on him: to name a few, Hindustan Times, Times of India, the Hindu, Asian Age, Dainik Jagran, Pioneer, Sahara, DD-Bharti, Sadhna TV, Sony Entertainment Television and many more. Magiktuch was a choir of blind singers and musicians from across the country. It consisted of teng vocalists and musicians fro across the country, Kartik being one of them. His school has honoured him with all the great awards like student of the year, red blazer for extra curricular excellence and blue blazer for exceptional academic excellence. He is a scholarship holder by the school. Besides, he has also traveled to Austria and performed before the President of Austria. He has also been blessed by the Princess of Thailand and the First Lady of mlaysia, besides the PM of India, Vice President of India etc. IGNOU and DD Bharti have even made documentaries on his achievements, and he has also been interviewed on various radio stations and news channels. He is also a good speaker, and was selected to address the National Conference of School Principals on Information Technology and also presented his school annual production. artik, himself blind, is actively contributing towards the welfare of other people as well. A young social servant! He is actively working on child rights and has undertaken great projects. He has recorded radio programs on child labour, education and corporal punishment to reach out to a wide audience, published a 6-monthly newsletter titled `Our World` which is circulated in several schools of Delhi and NCR. Each time, a different issue is taken up. The issues include child labour, education, corporal punishment, social responsibility of media etc; conducted sessions in various prestigious schools like DPS Mathura Road, D.L.D.A.V. Model School etc. to sensitise children of the issues concerning them and how to overcome those; conducted competitions with underprivileged children at organizations like Udayan Care to manifest their verbal, imotional and written skills. Under Plan’s global advocacy campaign, `Learn Without Fear`, CAB organised a signature campaign with the help of Plan partners against bullying and corporal punishment in schools, and received an overwhelming response of more than 26000 signatures from children across seven states. Besides, he is the Resource Person for the Computer Literacy Program of the National Association of the Blind for their teachers. Besides, heh as also represented an NGO Human Care Foundation at various forums. Today, it is quite rare to find such a widely talented child. I think that he is certainly a source of inspiration for all. He is a perfect example of `where there is a will, there is a way`. Further, most of the newspapers and magazines who have covered stories on him are available as hardcopies, and not on the net. Hence, it’s becoming exceedingly difficult to incorporate the references. I don’t feel there is any exaggeration, and the achievements have been backed with reliable sources. — 122.177.60.36 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Delete. Only trivial coverage, not enough to establish the notablity. Salih  ( talk ) 08:21, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
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