Talk:P. C. Devassia

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Sahitya Akademi Award: problems with references[edit]

Devassia's receipt of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit had until 15 Feb 2011 been cited to these two references:

"Devassia, P.C. (1906)" (pp. 350-352) in Volume 1 (A-Dh) of Bhattacharya, J. N. (2003). Encyclopaedic dictionary of Sanskrit literature. Delhi, India: Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 8187746858. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help) (5 volume set, ISBN 9788187746843)^: 350–2
Bhattacharya, J. N. (2004). Encyclopaedic dictionary of Sanskrit literature. Delhi, India: Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 81-87746-84-X. Retrieved 12 Dec 2010. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help) 5 volume set (ISBN 9788187746843): V1: A-Dh (ISBN 8187746858, ISBN 9788187746850), V2: Dh-K (ISBN 8187746866, ISBN 9788187746867), V3: L-Pr (ISBN 8187746874, ISBN 9788187746874), V4: Ps-S (ISBN 8187746882, ISBN 9788187746881), V5: T-Z (ISBN 8187746890, ISBN 9788187746898); the 5-volume set is item 3 of the Global encyclopaedic literature series (editors Nagendra K. Singh, Bibhuti Baruah), with items on 1. Pali (2 vols, 2003), 2. Punjabi (2 vols, 2003), 3. Sanskrit (5 vols, 2004), 4. Asian Novels and Novelists (3 vols, 2005), 5. Urdu (2 vols, 2007), 6. Marathi (2 vols, 2007).^{: v1/p350-2}

However, bobraynor pointed out that the reliability of the publisher (Global Vision) is in doubt, and removed the references. After initial reluctance, I too have been persuaded of the doubts about reliability of Global Vision (see discussion on RS noticeboard - DIFF). If anyone could add a more reliably sourced reference for Devassia's award, it would be much appreciated. Thank you. -- Health Researcher (talk) 18:07, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with the removal of a source from a questionable publisher here. In this case, searching Google Books for +devassia "sahitya akademi award" reveals plenty of sources, from more reputable publishers (like the Sahitya Akademi itself!). One could include a few of them, and also use them to expand the article. Regards, Shreevatsa (talk) 18:48, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]