Talk:Nirad C. Chaudhuri

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Polymath

Can someone please back up the descriptor "polymath"? Brilliant, sure, but I'm not convinced that he "excelled in multiple fields, particularly in both arts and sciences." //Jugander 15:30, 12 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you care to read the two volumes of his magnificent autobiography it should perfectly vindicate the epithet. --89.104.38.64 18:49, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Would you please update the article to reflect this, then? The current article does not shed light on any plurality of ability. If you could cite the autobiography that would be wonderful. Perhaps then, all might be "perfectly vindicated". --Jugander 18:12, 3 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, looking that the body of the article, I see no good reasons to describe him as a polymath, and will therefore just change "polymath" to "writer" and leave it at that. Hi There 19:30, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"To his last day, he remained the quintessential Victorian English country gentleman, if not by birth, then by knowledge, habit, refinement and taste. He lived by the genteel standards of a Victorian squire till he breathed his last."

Where is this from?

This article was obviously written by an ardent fawning admirer. So much for neutral POV

Before editing biographies, please know more about the people whose works you are editing. At the least, you should read their work. Chaudhuri's works had stylistic expressions in European languages without any translations as they were meant for an erudite readership. He was an entrepreneur in the sense that he started journals, edited them , wrote books, was a connoisseur of wine, food, books and was a culturally literate distinguished historian. The statement "To his last day, he remained the quintessential Victorian English country gentleman, if not by birth, then by knowledge, habit, refinement and taste. He lived by the genteel standards of a Victorian squire till he breathed his last." is very appropriate for him.

Article standard is dubious

The standard of the article is quite abysmal. Moreover, out of context focus on a communal issue does seem to give a feeling that he is a Hindu communal activist. This article has to be improved beyond the capacities of the current writer who wrote article. And mischievous items removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.201.249.6 (talk) 19:15, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]