Talk:Lalita Ramakrishnan

Lalita Ramakrishnan Wikibiography

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No Need for Extensive Citations in Lead

@Amir.azhieh: WP:MOSLEAD says that The presence of citations in the introduction is neither required in every article nor prohibited in any article. In this case the main body gives sources that show that the articles were influential, namely articles in The New York Times and statements by the Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organization. Kindly remove the citation template. Thank you. NightHeron (talk) 03:21, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

@NightHeron: Thanks for the information you provided me with. I totally agree with that but the information does seem unnecessary to the main body if it cannot be supported with enough evidence. All in all however, I would surely do so, but I was not able to find the New York Times as well as the WHO Deputy Director-General citation, do you mind showing me the citation so that I replace my citation needed with those two links?Amir.azhieh (talk) 04:49, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

@Amir.azhieh: Thank you for your prompt reply. Since you agree provided that the citation is given in the lead, I made that change. The New York Times citation was reference #28 before, but now (because it is cited in the lead) it becomes reference #9. The information about the statements by the Deputy Director-General of the WHO was also in the New York Times article. NightHeron (talk) 10:59, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

American?

The lead paragraph and the short description both describe Lalita Ramakrishnan as American. She is an FRS which, as I understand it, means she must (also?) be a citizen of a Commonwealth country. If she were only American, she'd be a Foreign Member (ForMemRS). The Early Life section in the article says she was the first foreign (that is, not American) graduate of the medical residency program at Tufts-New England Medical Center; the reference for that is dead. Could someone please provide a reference for her American nationality and for any other nationality she might have? Thanks --Frans Fowler (talk) 02:22, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

I set the short description, but only based on the existing lead, and beyond noting she had at least worked in America, I did not confirm her nationality. Looking again, https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/cutting-edge-scientists-named-fellows-of-royal-society-for-2018/article_f9df78c2-6b4f-11e8-be73-db047911bcea.html says "Indian American", so in absense of a better source, might be worth adding it to that? I'm not familar with FRS criteria. -Kj cheetham (talk) 19:37, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

From what I've heard, an American (or other foreigner) who has worked in the UK for at least 3 years would be admitted as FRS, not ForMemRS. Unless we have a source that says that she has switched from US to British citizenship or that she self-identifies as British, I think we should assume that "American" or "Indian American" remains correct. NightHeron (talk) 13:09, 15 April 2021 (UTC)