Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shripad Mahadev Mate

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) power~enwiki (π, ν) 00:35, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Shripad Mahadev Mate

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Does not qualify WP:GNG. The individual was a teacher at a school and principal of a local college. There is one single mention in a book [1]. There are no other references, no media coverage. Adamgerber80 (talk) 00:14, 26 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Shri Mate was a legendary writer of Marathi literature. His students went over to become noted writers.

Keep-The subject in question has been mentioned in multiple books/publications.[2],[3],[4],[5],[6],[7],[8],[9],[10] and [11]. FITINDIA 16:17, 27 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. FITINDIA 16:18, 27 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. FITINDIA 16:18, 27 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as per the multiple book reliable sources. As this is a pre-internet subject it makes sense that the reliable sources would be in books Atlantic306 (talk) 17:35, 27 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Subject has been mentioned as a prominent figure in social reform in many written sources and in my view meets WP:GNG. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:48, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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