Talk:Padma Bhushan

Latest comment: 7 years ago by Argento Surfer in topic GA Review
Good articlePadma Bhushan has been listed as one of the Social sciences and society good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
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March 22, 2017Good article nomineeListed
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Did You Know
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on March 8, 2017.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that India's third highest civilian award was bestowed upon Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand in 2017?
Current status: Good article

M. L. Vasanthakumari edit

The above cites this award as being 2nd highest; here it is referred to as third. Where can I look? Thanks! --Stormbay 03:46, 7 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

It is third highest and comes after Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan

Ganesh Kumar edit

2008 Padmabhusan list is not complete.

Here is the complete list:

Mian Bashir Ahmed Public Affairs Shiv Nadar Information Technology Inderjit Kaur Social Work P. Susheela Arts Lal Shukla Literature & Education Amarnath Sehgal (Posthumous) Arts Ustad Asad Ali Khan Arts Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar Arts Prof. Sushil Kumar Saxena Arts Chandrshekhar Dasgupta Civil Service K Padmanabhiah Civil Service V Ramachandran Civil Service Prof Brijinder Nath Goswamy Literature & Education Prof Ji Xianlin (China) Literature & Education Prof Kaushik Basu (USA) Literature & Education Prof. (Smt.) Padma Desai (USA) Literature & Education Ravindra Kelekar Literature & Education Dr (Smt.) Shayama Chona Literature & Education Dr Srinivasa SR Varadhan Literature & Education Prof TK Oommen Literature & Education Prof (Dr) Jagjit Singh Chopra Medicine Prof Nirmal Kumar Ganguly Medicine Lord Meghnad Desai Public Affairs Yuli Mikhailovitch Vorontsov (Posthumous) Public Affairs Prof Asis Datta Science & Engineering. Prof. Sukh Dev Science & Engineering. Sunita Williams Science & Engineering. Vasant Gowarikar Science & Engineering. D. R. Mehta Social Work Dominique Lapierre (France) Social Work Suresh Kumar Neotia Trade & Industry Baba Neelkanth Kalyani Trade & Industry K. V. Kamath Trade & Industry Vikram Pandit Trade & Industry Jasdev Singh Commentary and broadcasting

I am not able to update this in wikipedia...Can anybody update this please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.234.200.70 (talk) 21:27, 24 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Padma is Sanskrit for lotus I think. Secretlondon (talk) 18:20, 31 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

Article Too Long! edit

This article is too long! I suggest splitting this page into several pages with each page containing awardees decade-wise. Jovianeye (talk) 00:10, 14 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

I have created new pages containing awardees decade-wise Jovianeye (talk) 19:56, 30 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

Pie chart edit

Total of 1225 awards have been conferred from 1954 till 2016 in ten different categories.

  Arts (236) (19.26%)
  Civil Service (135) (11.02%)
  Literature and Education (284) (23.18%)
  Medicine (125) (10.2%)
  Public Service (81) (6.61%)
  Science and Engineering (154) (12.57%)
  Social Work (88) (7.18%)
  Sports (27) (2.2%)
  Trade and Industry (76) (6.2%)
  Others (19) (1.55%)

GA Review edit

This review is transcluded from Talk:Padma Bhushan/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Argento Surfer (talk · contribs) 18:45, 16 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


It may take two days for me to complete my initial review. I will note/pass items as I go along. You don't need to wait for me to finish to begin addressing them. Most of my comments are open for discussion, so feel free to question anything. Once complete, I will be claiming points for this review in the 2017 WikiCup.

  1. Is it well written?
    A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:  
    Lead
    Does Padma Bhushan have an English translation? I assume the words mean something. Consider adding something similar to the opening line of Bharat Ratna.
    " announced on Republic Day" see note below about specifying date.
    • Done
    I'm not sure the list of "most recent" recipients is needed in the lead. Their names aren't located anywhere else in the article, and that language leaves itself open to becoming outdated.
    • Removed
    History
    "...in its history;[4] for the first..." I think this would work better as two sentences - "...history. The first time was..."
    • Done
    Regulations
    See note under 2D for a minor plagiarism concern.
    "announced every year on Republic Day of India" The article should specify the date as January 26. Not all readers will know that offhand.
    • Done
    Specifications
    "Riband" should be linked - it's not a common spelling.
    • Linked the first occurance
    Refusals and controversies
    Did Sisir Bhaduri say why he refused his award? His article only mentions that he received it.
    • Added reason
    "Dattopant Thengadi rejected the award until [others] are not offered the Bharat Ratna" This seems confusing - He turned it down until it's not offered to two other individuals? Should this say until they are' offered an award? Dattopant's page only mentions the award in the infobox with no additional detail.
    • Done
    "S. R. Sankaran also turned..." The word also isn't needed here - it makes it sound like someone else refused it that year.
    • Done
    Playback singer should be linked.
    • Done
    "...Karanth who was awarded in 1968 returned ..." There should be a comma after Karanth and 1968
    • Done
    "Chatwal was pled guilty" - was isn't needed. Sant Singh Chatwal doesn't mention any criminal charges or guilty plea. "witness tampering during the United States presidential election" The election year should be specified and the link should point directly to the specific election, not the generic election page.
    • Done
    "each of the awardee... " awardee should be plural
    • Done
    B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:  
    no issues
  2. Is it verifiable with no original research?
    A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:  
    no concerns
    B. All in-line citations are from reliable sources, including those for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged, and contentious material relating to living persons—science-based articles should follow the scientific citation guidelines:  
    no concerns
    C. It contains no original research:  
    no concerns
    D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:  
    Earwig results were mostly attributed quotes or common phrases. Minor issue in the lead and regulation sections - "distinguished service of a high order" is in quotes, but the next phrase (without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex) also comes from the same source verbatim from a separate location. An ellipsis should be added after "order" and the "without distinction..." should be included as part of the quote. Note that the source does NOT include the oxford comma before the word or.
    • Done
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:  
    Under history, the article mentions the date of creation, but says nothing about why it was created. Was there a unifying theme among the 23 first-year recipients, or had there been a call for the award leading up to its creation? Was it discussed in media or government prior to the press release from the (unnamed) secretary to the (unnamed) President of India?
    Also in history, the award was suspended by the new PM for being "worthless and politicized." Was this accurate? Disputed?
    • The government gazette only inform about its creation and does not mention any specific reason including demand. The same goes for revoke. The awards are not given with theme followed in a given year. In both the cases, as it was in pre-internet era no online sources are available. We could have this info in the books or press releases but unfortunately those are not available online as this point of time.
    B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):  
    At the end, it's a little heavy on Sant Singh Chatwal - this article has more information on him than his own. Considering the content though, I think that's a failure of his article, not a digression for this one.
  4. Is it neutral?
    It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:  
    The information presented is on balance. I'm unfamiliar with the topic, so I'm assuming nothing controversial was omitted.
  5. Is it stable?
    It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:  
    No significant changes since nomination. No history of vandalism.
  6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
    A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:  
    no concern
    B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:  
    Image needs WP:ALTTEXT
  • Done
  1. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:  
    Pass

Argento Surfer (talk) 18:45, 16 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

Notes are complete. Pass/fail pending improvements by @Vivvt: or other editors. Argento Surfer (talk) 20:50, 17 March 2017 (UTC)Reply
Updated status. Still some pending items under Refusals and controversies and 3A. Argento Surfer (talk) 13:02, 20 March 2017 (UTC)Reply
Pinging @Vivvt: to see if this is still being worked on. Argento Surfer (talk) 15:38, 22 March 2017 (UTC)Reply
@Argento Surfer: I have addressed your concerns. Please let me know if you need any further changes. - Vivvt (Talk) 18:38, 22 March 2017 (UTC)Reply
@Vivvt: Thanks for the quick response. I'm still curious about the English translation of the award name, but it's not vital for GA status. Nice work. Argento Surfer (talk) 18:42, 22 March 2017 (UTC)Reply