Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ramesh Nagaraj Rao


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 01:07, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

Ramesh Nagaraj Rao

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Fails WP:PROF Darkness Shines (talk) 15:55, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
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 * Keep. Maybe not notable as an academic, but clearly meets general notability guidelines as an author and pundit. Plenty of sources, several of them cited, have discussed and quoted him. Aymatth2 (talk) 16:32, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Nope, he fails WP:AUTHOR as well. Darkness Shines (talk) 16:35, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
 * In fact a search for his name brings up only 40 hits. Darkness Shines (talk) 16:37, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
 * But he easily passes WP:GNG. I get 6,420 hits. Aymatth2 (talk) 18:46, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
 * But how many of those are RS. Actually discuss him, or are even him? I do not think he writes on Fighting Cancer: A Nontoxic Approach to Treatment which is on the page you linked to. Darkness Shines (talk) 19:07, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Most of them seem to be this Ramesh, not all. He obviously writes a lot about Hindutva, and his views get discussed a fair bit by people who agree or disagree with them. Google images gives links to pages that carry his picture - the guy with the beard. "Closepet N. Ramesh" gives some more results. There are various bio-type blurbs like this one or this one. A notable pundit.  Aymatth2 (talk) 02:28, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Keep He is an academic and an author whose works are notable and he is also an awardee of the Kulapati Munshi Award. He also held the position of Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Studies and Theatre, which is definitely a notable academic position in a university. Uncletomwood (talk) 16:43, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Do you have a citation for the award? I cannot find one? Darkness Shines (talk) 17:08, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Also, he is Professor of Communication only, not theatre, and he is not chair of that. Darkness Shines (talk) 17:34, 5 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Comment. There is no pass of WP:Prof. Notability will have to be found in WP:GNG. Xxanthippe (talk) 04:45, 6 April 2014 (UTC).
 * Comment I agree with Xxanthippe. Even if he were chair, that still is not enough to pass WP:ACADEMIC. --Randykitty (talk) 09:09, 6 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep Clearly meets notability criteria.♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:31, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
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