Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bala S. Manian
He has had significant coverage in indian media. Biocon director, Indian school of Business|ISB mentor are all high visibility roles, which makes the media do a human interest piece always. Besides the 1999 Science and Technical oscar for  "pioneering efforts in the development of laser film recording technology." is enough to satisfy . And the oscar win seems to have generated some coverage in 1999 in the US media like this http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/68476142.html?dids=68476142:68476142&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+21,+1999&author=LAUREN+BARACK&pub=New+York+Post&desc=LASER+WHIZ+WINS+OSCAR+;+BUT+DON%27T+SAVE+INVENTOR+BALA+MANIAN+A+SEAT+AT+THE+AWARDS&pqatl=google NY Post article
— User:Sodabottle, 04:55, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:ANYBIO (Wikipedia:Notability)