Talk:Bettina Bäumer

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Basis of notability of Bettina Baumer

The not-notable tag has been added to this article by user:Edward321, he has been requested to justify it. A talkback has been posted on his user page. The subject is notable enough to satisfy notability requirements viz. WP:GNG Yogesh Khandke (talk) 17:46, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Baumer clearly fails WP:PROF]. On what basis are you asserting their notability? Edward321 (talk) 05:05, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't look great to me, either. - Sitush (talk) 14:40, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Evidence of notability

First woman from the faculty of theology of the University of Salzburg to be conferred a honoris causa in its 380 year history, satisfies notability criteria no 1, "honorary degree"[1]
Notability criteria no 3 - [2] Fellow of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies [3]
Notability criteria no 7. The person has made substantial impact outside academia in their academic capacity.[4] -
1. The Hindu called her "... a renowned Indologist, one of the foremost expounders of Kashmir Saivism and a well-known figure in the field of inter-religious dialogue"[5]
2. The Times of India covered her book release.[6]
3. The Indian Express covered her speech[7]
4. The Indian Embassy in Vienna's cultural centre is inaugurated by her lecture.[8]
5. The Hindu quoted her speaking at a national seminar.[9]
6. Co-chairperson of 15th world Sanskrit conference, New Delhi - Religious studies section.[10]
7. Weltkloster called her a world-renowned Christian theologian and expert on Hinduism.[11]
8. The Hindustan Times considers her a renowned scholar of Sanskrit, Kashmir Shaivism, Indian philosophy and art.[12]
Publication in her honour[13] Samarasya Studies In Indian Arts, Philosophy And Interreligious Dialogue (In Honour Of Bettina Baumer): notability criteria no 1 - [14]
Author
1. Published author by a reputed publishing house Motilal Banarsidass - Eleven books- [15]
2. Contributor to five encyclopaedia/dictionaries, writer/editor of 13 books published by prestigious universities/ publishers[16],
Basic notability criteria - A person is presumed to be notable if he or she has been the subject of multiple published secondary sources which are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject.
Notability criteria no 1[17]: Tatvabodha lecture series: (Named lecture series of the National Mission for Manuscripts)[18]
Seven Wikipedia articles mention Bettina Baumer or cite her work

I believe the evidence presented above is persuasive enough to establish the notability of the subject of this talk page. Yogesh Khandke (talk) 18:39, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I would be inclined to consider absence of disagreement as a sign that my arguments have been accepted, and that the subject of this talk page is no longer considered non-notable by the editor who tagged the article and that he would not be averse to the tag been removed. Yogesh Khandke (talk) 04:53, 13 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]