Deletion of B. S. Daya Sagar

Comment: His page needs to be kept live not only due to the fact that this page satisfies #C2, #C4, and to a very significant extent #C1. The two awards, this person recieved, that satisfy #C2 are Georges Matheron Lectureship and Krishnan Medal. A couple of examples evident from his homepagehttp://www.isibang.ac.in/~bsdsagar that satisfy #C4 include short reviews on his book titled "Mathematical Morphology in Geomorphology and GISci" http://www.isibang.ac.in/~bsdsagar/Quotes-from-Renowned-Experts.pdf, and Journal Reviewshttp://www.computingreviews.com/review/review_review.cfm?review_id=141739, http://pubs.cig-acsg.ca/doi/abs/10.5623/cig2013-056?journalCode=cig,http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11004-014-9569-3/fulltext.html to name a few on his book. This book is available in libraries wide across http://www.isibang.ac.in/~bsdsagar/MMGG-in-Libraries.txt. With all this, this page is a 'Strong Keep'. Wikipedia has pages on the names of  the 'awards' that this person received, but why the page created on this person (a recipient of these awards) is nominated for deletion. Please keep this page live.  — Preceding Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned comment added by Special:Contributions/203.106.67.32|203.106.67.32
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF||WP:PROF||WP:PROF||WP:PROF||WP:PROF)

Comment: A h-index of 10 is not enough for , and fellowship of the RGS is not a selective honour. Anyone with an undergraduate degree is eligible (see http://www.rgs.org/JoinUs/Fellowship.htm here). -- Special:Contributions/120.23.106.30|120.23.106.30
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF)

Comment: The large number of new editors participating in this makes me worried about  editing in the biography itself. That said,  is itself not a reason for a deletion but rather a reason to fix the article. The Fellowship in the Royal Geographic Society seems like it checks the box for #3. Given the sad state of this AfD, mine is a reluctant vote to keep but I think it's the correct thing to do. Does Wikipedia need ''this'' biography of Sagar? Maybe not. Should it have one? According to our policies, I think the answer is yes
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Conflict of interest (WP:COI||WP:COI||WP:PROF)

Comment: WP:Notability is not inherited so "working closely with several respected researchers" doesn't contribute to notability. The Dr. Balakrishna Memorial Award doesn't seem notable either, although the Georges Matheron Lectureship and Krishnan Medal could perhaps satisfy #C2. Any case for notability should probably concentrate on those. -- Special:Contributions/120.23.108.6|120.23.108.6
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF)

Comment: Average citation indices (eg.: h and g) vary from discipline to discipline. It is dangerous to take them as yard sticks to decide about one's 'Notability'. Many Awards' Committees are very cautious in selecting awardees based on these citation indices. It is more appropriate to take the Journal's Impact Factor into account. The excellent reviews http://www.computingreviews.com/review/review_review.cfm?review_id=141739, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11004-014-9569-3/fulltext.html,http://pubs.cig-acsg.ca/doi/abs/10.5623/cig2013-056?journalCode=cig published in highly reputed journals such as 'ACM Computing Reviews', 'Journal of Mathematical Geosciences', and 'Geomatica' on his book entitled "Mathematical Morphology in Geomorphology and GISci" add a lot more value than number of citations that a book receives. These excellent reviews written by pioneering scientists certainly satisfy #C4. Two awards (Georges Matheron Lectureship Award and Krishnan Medal), in particular Georges Matheron Lectureship, he received--which are named after very eminent personalities Georges Matheron{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Matheron} and M. S. Krishnanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._S._Krishnan_(geologist)--are indeed notable and they are selective honors. These two awards satisfy #C2. It is not correct that every other recipient of these awards has a wikipedia page except this person. KEEP his page alive. — Preceding Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned comment added by Special:Contributions/77.58.253.17|77.58.253.17
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF||WP:PROF)