Template:Did you know nominations/Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:41, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo

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• ... that author Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo had won Sahitya Akademi Award for 1984 in Odia for his short stories Abhisapta Gandharba?

• Reviewed: Qriously

Created by Kiwipat (talk) and Dharmadhyaksha (talk). Nominated by Dharmadhyaksha (talk) at 06:17, 27 June 2016 (UTC).

• This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts seem to be borne out by the sources, the article is neutral, and I detected no close paraphrasing. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:52, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

• The hook is confusing with its odd tense and wording: why "had won"; why not "short story collection"; indeed, why not word it so it's clear that "Odia" is a language rather than a place or something else? Suggesting the following instead (though it may need more work):

• ALT1: ... that author Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo won a 1984 Sahitya Akademi Award for his Odia-language short story collection Abhisapta Gandharba? —BlueMoonset (talk) 18:21, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
• Review needed for ALT1. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 12:55, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

• ALT1 includes the same facts as the original but is better expressed. It is apparent to me that the use of the definite and indefinite article is on the decline in India, and I hesitate to adjust hooks for grammar when they may be perfectly acceptable on the subcontinent. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:18, 15 July 2016 (UTC)