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better photo for this article[edit]

There is a photo of Sarojini Naidu at one of the government websites, http://mea.gov.in/indiaperspective/2005/052005.pdf. I believe this will be a better photo for the infobox. Can someone transform and upload this photo? --Kedar (talk) 10:49, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gandhi quote[edit]

It's widely repeated that Sarojini Naidu once jokingly remarked it cost a great deal of money to keep Gandhi living in poverty. If the quote can be sourced, it would be good to include in the article. 24.125.38.175 (talk) 01:26, 26 October 2009 (UTC) R.E.D.[reply]

What's going on?[edit]

What's up with this article? I look at the history and I see the byte count going up and down like a yoyo. There's a 2 year old request to replace the photo with a "better" one, and yet the article has no photo at all! I can see the photo if I look back at previous versions. Have I stumbled upon another edit-war? This article was created in the ancient past of enWP, 2002, I believe, but there are only 2 entries on the Talk page, the most recent being 2009! Many conflicting edits, with zero discussion: looks to me like it's time for some protection/intervention. I suspect that the Discussion is being erased along with large portions of the article. Grow up, people! No one wins an edit war. This is a beautiful story about an important and influential person, and she doesn't deserve to be dishonored. When you contribute to Wikipedia, you MUST be prepared to see your work modified, even reverted. Get with the program. It's a process. Let the process operate.

the editor formerly known as the Ragityman69.171.187.81 (talk) 21:27, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

can you ppl let thm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.65.156.205 (talk) 05:33, 13 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism[edit]

Is it possible to semi protect this page for today? It seems like the google doodle is drawing a lot of vandals and very little honest contributors. --Debastein (talk) 09:16, 13 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Lead[edit]

Currently the article's lead section has citations and covers content which is not mentioned in the rest of the page. A lead section should summarise what the entire article says, since it's repeating content there is usually no need for citing it twice. The present content needs to be merged with the article and a brief summary needs to be written. -Ugog Nizdast (talk) 10:33, 13 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 13 February 2014[edit]

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Please change "Her 135th Birthday (in 2014) was marked by a doodle on Google India's Homepage." to "Her 135th birth anniversary....." as it commemorates the date of her birth, and is the preferred term for someone who is deceased. 120.59.247.63 (talk) 14:13, 13 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done, thank you. Ugog Nizdast (talk) 16:15, 13 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion[edit]

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WiG mini review[edit]

Hey, LEvalyn, thanks for working on this. It looks like you've made considerable improvement. Speaking entirely in a constructive spirit, I think a little more is necessary before this is GA material, though it's close. First, the remaining unsourced content needs to addressed. Second, some sources (not your main ones, but the ones in the article before you began) that need to be replaced: smartenglishnotes, streeshakti, filmsdivision, and the INC, are the ones that stand out. Third, since it looks like a lot of the content predated your involvement, you should at least spot-check those sources to see if they verify the content they are used for. Fourth, there's a rather long paragraph in the legacy section that throws together many ideas, including ones that probably belong in personal life, since they do not refer to Naidu's own legacy. Finally, and this may be trickiest; the "nonviolent resistance" section reads a little like a list of isolated facts; there's really no narrative thread. For such a prominent figure, there must be sources covering it in detail which can be used to frame the sub-section. I hope this feedback is useful; best of luck with the GAN. Feel free to ping me with questions, or if you want me to take another look. Vanamonde (Talk) 03:17, 7 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Vanamonde93, thank you for this feedback! It is very helpful in focusing my efforts as I get toward a final stretch -- I've been looking at this article for long enough, it was hard to see what was "fine" and what still does need addressing. I agree with all your points here, and will work my way through them before nominating for GA! ~ L 🌸 (talk) 18:33, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]