Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kiran Bala Bora


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The result was no consensus. Liz Read! Talk! 05:14, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Kiran Bala Bora

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Coverage does not appear significant enough to meet WP:GNG. Most of the sources provided (e.g., ) only contain passing mentions of Bora. Apparently written by a relative of the subject. – Ploni (talk) 16:35, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Women, India,  and Assam. Ploni (talk) 16:35, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

Keep.
 * 1) The first PDF linked above mentions her 15 times (search for "Kiranbala" to verify). That is more than a passing mention.
 * 2) Passing mention, but described as "the legendary social activist Kiran Bala Bora" here: "The pathogen called gender discrimination." Assam Tribune [Guwahati, India], 6 Apr. 2021, p. NA. Gale OneFile: News, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A657902977/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=47bb39ef. Accessed 16 July 2022.
 * 3) 14 mentions in this book: Sharma, D. (1993). Assamese Women in the Freedom Struggle. India: Punthi-Pustak.
 * If you search for her in the format "KiranBala Bora" you also get

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 23:21, 23 July 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 02:40, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) https://ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp/files/public/4/40928/20160528032043930389/oer_033_2_001_009.pdf briefly mentions her as one of 4 women leaders of a movement of 400 people
 * In summary I see two sources that mention her significantly, and passing mentions as an important leader. CT55555 (talk) 19:11, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep The sources given are a bit borderline for me - The Sharma book mentions her mostly in combination with other women leaders, and has but a few descriptions of what she did on her own. Can't access the 1993 book. I think it's likely more sources exist in Assamese, or given the time period, offline sources, which brings me to keep. Femke (talk) 18:18, 1 August 2022 (UTC)


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