Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Probasi

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The result was speedy keep per WP:SK#1. I withdraw this nomination. A significant problem in initially locating sources was due to the article's (now previous) name. The article's title has been changed to "Prabasi." Thanks to the editors who worked to locate sources and improve the article. (Non-administrator closure.) Northamerica1000^(talk) 05:44, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Probasi

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This topic about a magazine fails WP:N. Additional opinion about the notability of media on Wikipedia can be read at the essay Wikipedia:Notability (media). Google News archive and Books are only providing passing mentions (e.g. [1]). Custom searches (e.g. [2]) are likewise failing to provide significant coverage; just passing mentions (e.g. [3], [4], [5], [6]). Northamerica1000^(talk) 13:34, 18 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bangladesh-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:10, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:10, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:10, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep aka Prabasi or প্রবাসী - is a notable Bengali-language literary magazine. It ran for over 60 years founded in 1901. Authors who published in it included Rabindranath Tagore, a Nobel laureate. Ramananda Chatterjee was founder and chief editor for much of its existence. According to the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, "Prabasi's fame remains almost unsurpassed by any other Bengali periodical."[7] -- Green Cardamom (talk) 17:08, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've renamed the article to 'Prabasi' which has more results on Google etc, expanded the article and adding back links. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 17:35, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: Prabasi was one of the leading Bengali periodical in the first half of the 20th century. It had a position similar to what Desh has today, if not better. BengaliHindu (talk) 18:07, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep This was a very influential magazine in the first half of the 20th century. It is covered widely in Bengali literature related works, but may not be available for web search. --Dwaipayan (talk) 20:02, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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