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The result was delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:12, 24 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Basanta Kumar De (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Stats)

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Fails WP:GNG - the only sources are mirrors, namechecks in official documents and a family memoir. My suspicion is that the article creator is also of that family. Sitush (talk) 21:16, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 22:36, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 22:36, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment If the claims in this article were true then it passes WP:GNG, however I could not confirm them. However this Frontline reference confirms he was father of Barun De. SL7968 04:39, 18 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Question for Solmon7968: I'm just wondering, before I search in more detail--specifically which claims do you think establish notability? All I'm seeing is that he was a major in the army, which is not a high enough rank for automatic notability, had a notable family (not relevant per WP:NOTINHERITED, and was the head of a company, which is not in and of itself enough. Qwyrxian (talk) 07:26, 18 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

He was not even the head. - Sitush (talk) 07:36, 18 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. Wikipedia does not carry the biographies of those who lead routine lives. This is the story of a routine life well lived, but not notably lived. Binksternet (talk) 14:56, 18 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Delete. There is simply a lack of secondary reliable sources. Since the article creator have not responded to my concerns after twice attempts I am voting delete. SL7968 16:06, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Dusti^{*Let's talk!*} 00:06, 24 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I really do not understand the need to relist this discussion. Please note this report at ANI. - Sitush (talk) 00:59, 24 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Nothing in this article indicates more than a routine life, rising to a Chief Commercial Manager role, not in itself notable in Wikipedia terms. AllyD (talk) 06:43, 24 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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