Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kanchan Gupta

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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 was keep. Coredesat 06:10, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Kanchan Gupta

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Delete - No notabity proved. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 12:12, 10 December 2007 (UTC) Note - I first time nominated it for AfD using TW, but the link "this article's entry" appeared red. I went to the link, saved the page, but next time I again when visited the page, the link showed red. So I removed the AfD tag and renomiated it for AfD. This time the link appeared blue. I don't know why this happened. I have redirected the former AfD page to this new page. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 12:33, 10 December 2007 (UTC) Note - The page problem is now solved with the help of administrator Ryan Postlethwaite. There is no redirect and page problem now.Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 13:12, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

What do you mean he is not notable? He is a well noted journalist in India and a senior journalist at one of the leading newspapers of New Delhi (the nation's capital if you did not know). This newspaper is also the oldest English language newspaper in India and part of Indian history. Please don't bring in your biases here. Are the only notable people who are Whites and Christians or those who agree 100% with them? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.214.40.237 (talk) 23:31, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep Bad faith nom. Gupta is associate editor of one of India's more famous English language papers, The Pioneer. He is also a notable commentator for rediff, another notable news source, and for Outlook, another notable indian paper. His journalistic work is also notable, and so is he.Bakaman 01:56, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep. Nomination to delete is POV-ridden and possibly based on nominator's own biases. Kanchan Gupta is an editor for one of India's oldest newspapers, dating back to 1850 or so. It is a notable paper, but happens to be right-wing in a universe of left-wing papers in India. It can be considered notable simply for being a dissenting voice, but it is a national newspaper with fair circulation as well. Gupta is a notable voice on the Right in India, where 99% of the journalists are Leftists or Far-Left. 202.164.132.52 (talk) 03:41, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. Kanchan Gupta is about as notable in India as, say, a senior columnist for the San Jose Mercury News is. That is, not a top national newspaper, but one with a focus and a perspective worth noting. It is absurd to claim that Gupta is not notable. Ezhava (talk) 03:57, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep. As a matter of courtesy, I have desisted from commenting here because I am the author of the impugned article. However, since I am allowed to vote once, I suggest that Kanchan Gupta is undoubtedly a notable Indian journalist and commentator. His opinions and perspectives may not appeal to certain people, but following Voltaire's maxim "I disagree with you, Sir, but I shall defend to the death your right to have your opinion", I would suggest to them that Kanchan Gupta's voice deserves to be heard, and he is a notable person who deserves a biographical entry. Malabarcoast (talk) 03:46, 12 December 2007 (UTC)


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