Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1981 Meenakshipuram conversion

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The result was keep. Sr13 05:45, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 1981 Meenakshipuram conversion

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prod'd article but author removed prod without addressing my concerns. I have no idea what a dalit is and I have no idea why this is notable. I think this article needs serious work before it can be considered wiki worthy. To someone like me who is ignorant on this subject, author has not shown why this is important. Writing 101 guys - assume your readers are as ignorant on the subject as I am and tell us everything. Postcard Cathy 20:42, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

• Keep:It was an important event in history of the republic of India. There are over 1000 google hits for the event.[1].The inernel link to dalits now provided.It is a stub and I agree with the nominator that further work needs to be done to enhance it. I propose to improve and enhance it in near future.I request that the article may not be deleted.Shyamsunder 9:19, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
• Keep I have found some articles about it and a book by a notable author mentioning it, although the article needs expansion and context. I believe it's covered in A.M. Mujahid's well-known book. I think newspaper articles would be a more relevant source than the journal mentions I've found but I'm not terribly familiar with the area papers.Sci girl 21:27, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
• Keep as the sources provided indicate it was important in modern Indian history. I gave it a rewrite to provide a little more context, but I would rather that someone more familiar with India add a line or two about its overall significance -- e.g. why the dalits were forced to convert, who did it, and so forth. --Dhartung | Talk 23:12, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
• Strong Keep: Notable historical event. Bradybd 05:41, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletions. --   ⇒ bsnowball  10:41, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

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