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The result was delete. Cirt (talk) 06:22, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Minakshi Datta[edit]

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Non notable author. (less than 100 hits on Google). Subject is related to several famous writers (her parents and husband are notable), but she is not notable by herself. Fails WP:N. Ragib (talk) 08:40, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete : per WP:N. Being the daughter or wife of notable persons do not make one notable. --Ragib (talk) 08:40, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Also the subject of a VOA interview [1]. Juzhong (talk) 08:50, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And so? I can provide a similar link of *me* as the subject of a BBC World Service interview. :) --Ragib (talk) 09:05, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's interesting that you wouldn't see fit to mention coverage by a reliable source, something which might inspire other editors to look for further evidence. Juzhong (talk) 09:30, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, I just stated that a radio interview does not establish a person's notability. I have been interviewed by BBC world service, as well as several national newspapers, but that does not make me notable. In case of the subject of this article, I have found only 3 or 4 Google hits (the rest are unrelated persons by same name, or wiki mirrors). Not only that... except for the VOA interview, the subject was mentioned in the other instance as one of several attendees who were present in a meeting and read some poems. Once again, being the daughter of or spouse of a notable person doesn't make one notable. Nor does a single interview in VOA or BBC. --Ragib (talk) 09:52, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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• Comment Ragib, how on earth is anyone supposed to know whether or not you're notable? Perhaps you're just modest. Being no more notable than you is not evidence for deletion; after all, some wpedians are notable.. (I don't want to sound personal, but you made the comparison). DGG (talk) 02:29, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DGG, my comment was in response to the claim that, an interview in a media outlet makes a person notable. I just gave a counter example that many people get interviewed by media every day, and that interview alone does not make anyone notable, or serve as the person's proof of notability. --Ragib (talk) 19:29, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak Delete: She is somewhat known among Bengali people, but that's mostly because of her illustrious parents and to some extent due to her husband, who is more well-known. Though she has translated some books and wrote self-help books (search from parabaas.com, a Bengali Webzine), she does not seem to be notable to have a separate article in WP.--GDibyendu (talk) 14:41, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Essentially fails WP:CREATIVE. She has published multiple books, but they are either translations or non-notable. Her husband's article sufficiently introduces her, which I believe is the limit of her notability. ^LeaveSleaves _talk 14:39, 17 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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