Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shyamaprasad Mukherjee


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The result was   speedy keep withdrawn by nominator (non-admin closure). The Legend  of Zorro  19:02, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Shyamaprasad Mukherjee

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Only claim made in this article for notability is the subject is holder of Centenary Professor of Statistics. I do not think the position is high enough to give the professor defacto notability. The Legend  of Zorro  22:57, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:51, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:51, 14 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Strong keep. My attempt at calculating an h-index only came up with h = 10 (probably Indian publications were not well-cited in his early career). On the other hand, I think we have a clear WP:PROF #5 for his named chair, and the award presented by the Indian Prime Minister satisfies WP:PROF #2. The subject is clearly a major figure in Indian statistics, as well as internationally (President of the Association of Asian-Pacific Operational Research Societies from 2001-2003). I find this nomination incomprehensible. -- 203.171.197.23 (talk) 04:19, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Can you give a link to the GScholar results because my search seems that my results I am not getting results about any statistican. I note that the two awards may indicate notability but they are not the offical award (which is Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize) presented by the Indian Government. The Legend   of Zorro  06:39, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I tried this GS search, which might not even get all his publications. And, while I'm not familiar with the "P.C. Mahalanobis birth centenary award," being (according to the news story in The Hindu) awarded by the Indian PM suggests a high level of national importance within India. This guy is far more notable than many US professors that have been kept at AfD in the past. -- 202.124.88.18 (talk) 11:02, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

Upon searching a bit more sources and per the comments withdrawing nomination and closing this AFD. The Legend  of Zorro  19:02, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep IMO, there are many individuals who are much less deserving of having an article than this man. SOXROX (talk) 14:00, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
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