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'''''The Leader''''' (24 October 1909 – 6 September 1967) <ref name=as/><ref name=du>{{cite web|url=http://library.duke.edu/research/subject/guides/south_asian_studies/newspapers.html|title=Newspapers and Periodicals: N4787 The Leader|publisher=Duke University Library System}}</ref> was one of the most influential English-language newspapers in [[India]] during [[British Raj]]. Founded by [[Madan Mohan Malviya]], the paper was published in [[Allahabad]].<ref name=ch>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000507/spectrum/main2.htm#3|title=C. Y. Chintamani (April 10, 1880 — July 1, 1941)|date=7 May 2000|work=The Tribune}}</ref> Under [[C. Y. Chintamani]], a dynamic editor from 1909 to 1934, it acquired a large readership in [[North India]]. His clash with Motilal Nehru over issue of his freedom as editor, meant that Motilal left within a year, thereafter between 1927 and 1936, Chintamani was not only the Chief Editor of the newspaper, but also the leader of the opposition in the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council|U. P. Legislative Council]].<ref name=ch/> [[Indian National Congress]] leader, [[Moti Lal Nehru]] was the first Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Leader,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.org.in/role-of-press.php |title=Role of Press in India's Struggle for Freedom |url-status= | '''''The Leader''''' (24 October 1909 – 6 September 1967) <ref name=as/><ref name=du>{{cite web|url=http://library.duke.edu/research/subject/guides/south_asian_studies/newspapers.html|title=Newspapers and Periodicals: N4787 The Leader|publisher=Duke University Library System}}</ref> was one of the most influential English-language newspapers in [[India]] during [[British Raj]]. Founded by [[Madan Mohan Malviya]], the paper was published in [[Allahabad]].<ref name=ch>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000507/spectrum/main2.htm#3|title=C. Y. Chintamani (April 10, 1880 — July 1, 1941)|date=7 May 2000|work=The Tribune}}</ref> Under [[C. Y. Chintamani]], a dynamic editor from 1909 to 1934, it acquired a large readership in [[North India]]. His clash with Motilal Nehru over issue of his freedom as editor, meant that Motilal left within a year, thereafter between 1927 and 1936, Chintamani was not only the Chief Editor of the newspaper, but also the leader of the opposition in the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council|U. P. Legislative Council]].<ref name=ch/> [[Indian National Congress]] leader, [[Moti Lal Nehru]] was the first Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Leader,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.org.in/role-of-press.php |title=Role of Press in India's Struggle for Freedom |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723140639/http://www.congress.org.in/role-of-press.php |archivedate=23 July 2010 }}</ref> and the paper remained politically charged through its existence, many of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s writings were also published in it, and it is repository of important writing of that generation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mkgandhi-sarvodaya.org/encyclopedia/sources.htm |title=The Encyclopedia of Gandhian Thoughts: SOURCES |publisher=mkgandhi-sarvodaya.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904084427/http://www.mkgandhi-sarvodaya.org/encyclopedia/sources.htm |archivedate= 4 September 2010 }} </ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:48, 5 May 2025
The Leader (24 October 1909 – 6 September 1967) [1][2] was one of the most influential English-language newspapers in India during British Raj. Founded by Madan Mohan Malviya, the paper was published in Allahabad.[3] Under C. Y. Chintamani, a dynamic editor from 1909 to 1934, it acquired a large readership in North India. His clash with Motilal Nehru over issue of his freedom as editor, meant that Motilal left within a year, thereafter between 1927 and 1936, Chintamani was not only the Chief Editor of the newspaper, but also the leader of the opposition in the U. P. Legislative Council.[3] Indian National Congress leader, Moti Lal Nehru was the first Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Leader,[4] and the paper remained politically charged through its existence, many of Mahatma Gandhi's writings were also published in it, and it is repository of important writing of that generation.[5]
Archives[edit | edit source]
The Duke University Library System has newspaper copies from 1963 to 6 September 1967 on microfilm,[2] apart from British Library, Asia, Pacific and African Collections and University of Cambridge, South Asian Studies Centre.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Leader (Allahabad, India)".
Vol. 1, no. 1. (Oct. 24, 1909)-v. 230, no. 20762 (Sept. 6, 1967)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Newspapers and Periodicals: N4787 The Leader". Duke University Library System.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "C. Y. Chintamani (April 10, 1880 — July 1, 1941)". The Tribune. 7 May 2000.
- ↑ "Role of Press in India's Struggle for Freedom". Archived from the original on 23 July 2010.
- ↑ "The Encyclopedia of Gandhian Thoughts: SOURCES". mkgandhi-sarvodaya.org. Archived from the original on 4 September 2010.