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{{short description|English-language weekly newsmagazine in India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
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| finaldate = {{End date|df=yes|1993|11|13}}
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'''''The Illustrated Weekly of India''''' was an [[English-language]] weekly [[newsmagazine]] publication in [[India]]. It started publication in 1880<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/283083/Illustrated-Weekly-of-India ''Illustrated Weekly of India''] Britannica.com.</ref> (as ''[[Times of India]]'' Weekly Edition, later renamed as ''The Illustrated Weekly of India'' in 1923) and ceasing publication in 1993. Also simply known as '''''Weekly''''' by its readership, ''The Illustrated Weekly of India'' was considered to be an important English-language publication in India for more than a century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kamat.com/database/sources/weekly.htm|title=''The Illustrated Weekly of India''|publisher=kamat.com}}</ref>

The magazine was edited by [[Sean Mandy]], [[A. S. Raman]], [[Khushwant Singh]], [[M. V. Kamath]], and [[Pritish Nandy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-27/news-interviews/28322109_1_poems-pritish-nandy-gulzar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811083515/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-27/news-interviews/28322109_1_poems-pritish-nandy-gulzar|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Pritish...all over again!|date=27 May 2010}}</ref> A.S. Raman was the first Indian editor of ''The Illustrated Weekly of India'', succeeding Sean Mandy. Khushwant Singh took over as editor nearly a year after Raman's formal departure. In between, assistant editor Subrata Banerjee edited the magazine for about 20 months. Cartoons in the latter half of the magazine were by [[R. K. Laxman]] and [[Mario Miranda]]. It is now defunct, having closed down on 13 November 1993.

Many young students of English used it as a regular reading and guide for honing English language skills in vernacular India.

==Closing of ''The Illustrated Weekly of India''==

In 1993, the publication industry became intensely competitive and the magazines published by ''The Times of India'' were losing money. [[Samir Jain]], The owner of the Times of India group, decided to end the publication of ''The Illustrated Weekly of India'', ''[[Dharmyug]]'', and similar magazines to focus on revitalisation of the newspapers.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/reportage/supreme-being?page=0,5 | title=Supreme Being, How Samir Jain created the modern Indian newspaper industry | first=Samanth | last=Subramanian | date=1 December 2012 | work=The Caravan | access-date=29 December 2018 }}</ref> The move was widely criticised, however Samir Jain was able to turn the fortunes of ''Times of India'' around.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=hllyb6ymMy0C&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=%22Samir+Jain%22+illustrated+weekly&source=bl&ots=4Cb_suf--q&sig=wAtcxf9fabeIIRV46MTojH26WU8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=70lVVau7BYrzoAT3wYDQDA&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Samir%20Jain%22%20illustrated%20weekly&f=false The Indian Media Business, Vanita Kohli, Sage, 2006 p. 34]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|The Illustrated Weekly of India|''The Illustrated Weekly of India''}}
* [http://www.timescontent.com/tss/showcase/Microfilm/Illustrated-Weekly/975/IllustratedWeekly.html ''Illustrated Weekly of India'' on Microfilm] at ''Times Group'' website

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