Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Manikonda Chalapathi Rau


 * 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 of the debate was keep. Proto /// type  12:58, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Manikonda Chalapathi Rau
Subject seems non-notable and books do not exactly appear to be bestsellers from Google results. - Tangot a ngo 16:50, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete The author does not show up in my A9 search. Delete per WP:NN -- Alphachimp   talk  16:52, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. Oddly, the few Google results he does get seem to call him "famous", but without really qualifying that statement. See this. Looks like it may be an attempt to write himself into history, I don't know. -- Consumed Crustacean | Talk | 20:16, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong keep Books are easily verifiable e.g.    Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk  22:26, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment Your link in broken. However, a search indeed confirms their existence. They aren't particularily in many libraries, but they're out there. I'm still abstaining. -- Consumed Crustacean | Talk | 00:05, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Maybe a browser issue - it's working fine from here. Suggest you try to cut and paste the link into your browser.  Failing that search on the names of some of the books.  I think this is a a typical systemic bias issue - he's actually quite famous but under-represented on the Web.   Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk  00:34, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Broswer or Wikipedia. It's parsing the space in the link as being the separation between the URL and the text of the link. -- Consumed Crustacean | Talk | 02:16, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. This is the first time I am adding a page on Wiki. The content is genuine. The author, Chalapathi Rau M, was a famous journalist and had a profound influence on the development of journalism in India during the post-independence era. All books of this author appear with name Chalapathi Rau M. Search on A9, Google,  etc. with the keywords "Chalapathi Rau" or "Chalapathi Rau M" or "M Chalapathi Rau" will verify this.  I am working on getting the exact birth and death date of the author and brief biography of this author. I will update this page with these details at a later time. But, in the mean time let me know how I can stop this page from being deleted. Thanks. --Manikond@gmail.com 00:27, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. He seems to be a published author of note. ImpuMozhi 03:13, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment: seems notable, as an editor of the National Herald for thirty years. The Publications Division of the Government of India seems to describe him as a scholar of note, and that may be true. However, I have noticed over the past couple of days that the references sections of certain articles are being bombed with Chalapathi Rau - authored references. Jawaharlal Nehru is one example. That makes me suspicious. No vote. Hornplease 05:24, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * No need for concern over recent activity on Chalapathi rau M. I have been trying to refer his work at all relavant places in Wikipedia. Chalapthi Rau M was close associate and friend of Jawaharlal Nehru and an expert on Nehuruvian thought. The books added in Jawaharlal Nehru are commonly referred works on this topic.Manikond@gmail.com 06:06, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep per the last link added by me just now in the external links of the article; Mention in a reputed academic article is something. Also, being regarded as Nehru's unoffical media advisor is notable, imo. I guess the problem with Ghits is due to various transliterations possible. Also, suggest that it be moved to Chalapathi Rau or Chalapati Rau. --Gurubrahma 05:28, 18 June 2006 (UTC)


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