Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete and redirect to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Given the paucity of sources and the doubt whether grandiose claims (such as 1 M students) are true, there doesn't appear to be much content worth merging, so I am deleting the article before redirecting it. Randykitty (talk) 17:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools[edit]

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A non-notable school in India with not a single reference coming outside of the school's website, a site that mentions the school in passing, or a promotional article. Nothing really about the notability of the school. The article alleges that Maharishi Mahesh Yogi founded the school, but no sources prove this, except for what I found from one of the school's webpages. No news sources I could find support such a claim. The article fails both WP:GNG and WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 15:40, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Education-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 16:32, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 16:32, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 16:32, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Weak delete per nom. Counterpoints:

- Coverage I can find is a teacher accused (arrested) for sexual harassment charges 1 2 3 4 5. Still, that probably belongs on Child sexual abuse laws in India more than here.

- Book mentions in 'Cultural Enrichment of Indian Education', ISBNs 9788173411779, 8173411778, and in 'ideal india', ISBNs 9789080600515, 9080600512. They appear to only be mentions, and it's hard to untangle some of the organization of the schools.

- At least a paragraph in 'Transcendental Meditation: The Essential Teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi', originally published 1973(?), ISBNs 9781401931575, 140193157X, has at least a few paragraphs on the schools with cites or footnotes. It says 80k students, 120 cities, in 150 schools. (the Wiki article says a million students, no cite)

That's the end of my search on it. tedder (talk) 21:25, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 22:36, 4 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I am not sure what the ruling is re: schools since they aren't presumed notable any more, but it seems that a school system that has over 1M students should be notable? Do we need proof of that or does size not matter at all in these situations? FiddleheadLady (talk) 15:28, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The number of students doesn't mean it's notable. Harvard University has less than a million but is more notable. So the student population doesn't apply. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 17:45, 8 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merge or redirect to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi as an ATD. I'm fine with either, but this doesn't have enough coverage in reliable sources to be notable on it's own. I think mentioning it in the article for Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is worth doing though. The article already has a bunch of random bits in it about schools he is associated with and it would improve things if they were combined into their own section or something. Which the content in this article worth saving can be added to. --Adamant1 (talk) 11:26, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete References appear somewhat scattershot, good points made above regarding either transcluding content in other articles that is relevant elsewhere. I am also fine with a merge or redirect , probably to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi would be most appropriate. Royal Autumn Crest (talk) 13:40, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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