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The result was: promoted by Alex Shih ^Talk 12:10, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Mitali Madhumita[edit]

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... that ... Mitali Madhumita is the first women officer in the Indian Army to receive a gallantry award? Source:[1][2][3][4]

Reviewed: Jeff Bauman.

Created by Fitindia (talk). Self-nominated at 16:23, 13 July 2017 (UTC).

Article is new enough and long enough. Much of the information in the "Army Career" paragraph does not appear to be supported by the source. Article needs grammar and spelling cleanup as well. Hook is interesting and reliably sourced. QPQ seems to be missing a source review. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 20:10, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Have cleaned it up and add a few more sources. FITINDIA 17:56, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

Still some unsupported parts - her rank, "unarmed". Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 18:15, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

I could remove the unarmed part out but this source on the beginning of the third paragraph does mention that she was unarmed [5] and her rank as a Lieutenant Colonel is mentioned here on the second line and here too on the first line Lt Col Mithali, Please let me know if I should remove the "unarmed" word. Thank you. FITINDIA 19:04, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

Um, the article has only two paragraphs right now. Also, by default each statement should be supported in the next inlined source(s). Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 19:45, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

Sorry about that, I meant the third para of the source mentioned she was unarmed. I have gone ahead and removed the "unarmed" word and sourced the Lt Col rank . FITINDIA 20:04, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

Not sure I am seeing the "three officers" either, but maybe I am too sleepy. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 22:34, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

Have reworded that, Please have a look and if there is anything you see that needs to be reworked please let me know. Thank you. FITINDIA 03:39, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

* Not sleepy anymore, but it seems like this article in general has an issue with statements that are not backed by the source. "and operations in Jammu-Kashmir and the northeast states of Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur" is not in the source. "2000-batch officer" is not in the source. "Madhumita was also posted in sensitive areas like Jammu-Kashmir and the northeast of the Indian state" does not appear to be in the source. Some commas are being used when dots would be needed. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 08:46, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Source India Today "Lt Col Madhumita had joined the Army in 2000", Hindustan Times mentions during operations in J-K and the northeast, I could if you like just mention northeast but Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur" is were the army is out of the barrack, The Hindu was kept away from the media as she is still on a sensitive posting. If you feel it sould be rewritten please do let me know and I will do the needful. Thank you. FITINDIA 09:41, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Each of these sources need to be included in the article. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 09:45, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Could you please have a look now. Thank you. FITINDIA 11:16, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

I am wary about the names of the states again. "Northeast India" does not seem to be a synonym for these. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 13:03, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Have removed the states and kept Northeast. FITINDIA 13:18, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 13:51, 16 July 2017 (UTC)