Talk:Jayadeva birth controversy

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The "speedy deletion" banner appeared a second or so after I started this article. I was in the middle of editing it. I will be adding more substance, more references to it later. SDas 14:04, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

I'll be NPOVing this article in the next few weeks. SDas 22:34, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

I am unsure as to the factual correctness of this article, but have added an NPOV tag as it is clearly not written in a neutral fashion, regardless of the facts being true or not? It reads like a personal criticism of Bengali historians in India. Even if such a grand conspiracy was produced by some historians it should not be reported on in this one-sided manner. This then leads one to doubt the very nature of the argument being depicted. Maybe someone with an informed opinion could take a look? 81.155.83.62 18:03, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

While I (who wrote most of this article) agree that the text may read like POV, I could not find arguments from the other side to balance it out. I will not object to the POV tag being placed in the main article for now. All things said, there is nothing critical about current Bengali historians. As a matter of fact, it is the seminal works of notable Bengali historians (and a few others) that have been used in the article. There are no counter claims, and this whole issue has been settled for about 2 years. All statements are supported by references, including several scholarly ones authored specifically by experts on Jayadeva. Given the recency of the historical settlement described in the article, I'd welcome the opinions of genuine historians whose knowledge of the subject is actually up-to-date. SDas 06:05, 4 December 2007 (UTC)