Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yogesh Atal, Sociologist


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Timotheus Canens (talk) 00:09, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Yogesh Atal, Sociologist

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 * Delete. Insufficient notability. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 22:17, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Social science-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:19, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:20, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Meets WP PROF: a festschrift honoring him has been published.  Even worldCat,which does not cover India well, lists 59 published books, many of which have 100s of library holdings --outside of India. He was furthermore the head of one of them major divisions of Unesco.  I am wondering about WP:BEFORE.    DGG ( talk ) 01:30, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Easily satisfies WP:PROF. The article needs a good edit and a proper title, but otherwise notability is established.  freshacconci  talk talk  02:15, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Meets WP:PROF. Gscholar has 328 citations and books. He has been covered in mainstream media Indian express, The Hindu, sify,zee news, Economic Times and The tribune. He was a member of a government committee set up to examine the demands behind 2008 Gurjar unrest in Rajasthan (The person has made substantial impact outside academia in their academic capacity.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sodabottle (talk • contribs) 03:51, 22 December 2009
 * Keep. GS h index = 10, festschrift, Director-General of the Indian Institute of Education, and distinguished public career confer notability, Xxanthippe (talk) 21:47, 23 December 2009 (UTC).
 * Keep No indication whatsoever of insufficient notability. --68.127.232.132 (talk) 21:50, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
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