Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jangnama

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The result was Withdrawn. When this article was nominated I was confused as to what it was about; article is much clearer after the rewrite and the subject seems to be notable. (non-admin closure) ~ satellizer ~~ talk ~ 23:22, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Jangnama[edit]

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This article is rather poorly written, and I'm not sure if it passes WP:GNG, although I admittedly have little knowledge about this subject. It has no references, thus fails WP:V, is probably mostly original research and is not written from a neutral point of view. ~ satellizer ~~ talk ~ 07:20, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Fails WP:NBOOK and GNG. G-searches turn up completely unrelated material. I don't see how it would qualify for CSD G3, but I won't rule out such possibilities. hmssolent\^{Let's convene} _{My patrols} 09:40, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:18, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:18, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Poetry-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:18, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, weakly. "Jangnama" generally seems to be a genre of heroic and war poetry in India, specifically associated with Islam. There were quite a few different Jangnamas created, according to the Encyclopedia of Indian Literature.[1] This article appears to be on a specific poem. Google Scholar finds Bhatti, Harvinder. "Mapping the World of Contestation: The Semiotics of Jangnama1 of Shah Muhammad." Reconstructing identities: society through literature (2008): 56, which may be relevant, but sounds perfectly awful. This article is very flawed, but the underlying concept appears to be notable. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 15:54, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. I have revised the article with a stub around the general concept, taken from the Encyclopedia of Indian Literature. The original text stands below my additions. That text appears to have been forked out of Shah Mohammad. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 16:17, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

keep It's something of a problem that most works on this are not written in the best English but I find the same definition and numerous book references. Mangoe (talk) 21:24, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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