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Fails WP:GNG and WP:NAUTHOR. Sources are mentions, unreliable, or otherwise not in-depth about the subject. CNMall41 (talk) 17:37, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Authors, and India. CNMall41 (talk) 17:38, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note: This discussion has been included in the list of West Bengal-related deletion discussions. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 18:16, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per WP:NAUTHOR and WP:NOTINHERITED. First off, we need an analysis of the reviews, if any, of his books in reliable sources. Next, his tenuous relationship with a famous foundation is not explained. Finally, it's too promotional in tone. Ping me if you can fix this mess of a page. Bearian (talk) 01:51, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete There is a long list of references but hardly relevant. He has written books but are they notable, Hard to find news about his books. I even couldn’t find any reliable book reviews to understand more about the subject. Neither there are coverage on subject in independent sources. He clearly fails WP:NAUTHOR. Above all article is promoting the individual by language and contents as well. Rahmatula786 (talk) 05:43, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep – The article clearly meets both WP:GNG and WP:NAUTHOR. The article contains citations from:
  • Times of India – National daily; easily passes “newspaper of record” bar for reliability.[1]
  • The Daily Star – Independent, third-party literary criticism → satisfies NAUTHOR #3.[2]
  • Indiablooms – National digital news-wire, independent.[3]
  • The Telegraph – Independent national daily (mostly popular in West Bengal and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands).[4]
  • Trans World Features – in-depth author interview.[5]
Each of these pieces is non-PR and non-paid. Together they comfortably exceed the two-source threshold of WP:GNG. Publishing credentials:
  • ISBN citations include works from Rupa Publications – one of India’s oldest mainstream publishers.
  • N.E. Publishers and Smriti Publishers – both commercial, audited presses (not vanity).
This, plus multiple in-depth reviews (at least on two books), means Victor Ghoshe meets WP:NAUTHOR outright. Additional evidence of lasting impact:
  • Library holdings: Tomb of God is catalogued in the Kerala State Central Library – the country’s second-oldest public library.[6]
  • International distribution: The novel is stocked by Waterstones UK (brick-and-mortar chain).[7]
  • Cultural cross-overs: Launches were headlined by National Film-Award legend Soumitra Chatterjee (for Tomb of God) and Sahitya Akademi winner Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay (for Paranormal 2).[3]
These points strengthen the “enduring, not temporary” aspect of notability per WP:N.
On the Gates Foundation mention: The caption of the image is the only evidence for that collaboration. If this single citation is insufficient, we can remove the claim without affecting notability.
Addressing the objections:
  • Mentions are not trivial: Coverage comes from mainstream dailies.
  • No independent book reviews: Daily Star piece is a 1 000-word critique; TOI article devotes its entire feature to dissecting plot and historical backdrop.
  • Tone is promotional: Agreed. The solution is copy-editing, not deletion.

--ParallelDimension (talk) 09:28, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ "Kolkata gets its own Da Vinci Code version with Charnock fiction". The Times of India. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  2. ^ "If Only Job Charnock Knew!". The Daily Star. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Actor Soumitra Chatterjee launches Victor Kalyan Ghoshe's latest novel". Indiablooms. 22 Mar 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay launches author Victor Ghosh's latest book Paranormal 2". The Telegraph. 11 Jun 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  5. ^ "The Job Charnock Riddle is written as a visual treat: Victor Ghoshe". Trans World Features. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Tomb of God". Kerala State Central Library catalogue. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Tomb of God". Waterstones. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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