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Majdur
EditorGanesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Harihar Nath Shashtri
Founded1928 (1928)
LanguageHindi
HeadquartersKanpur

Majdur (Hindi: मज़दूर, 'Worker') was a Hindi weekly newspaper published from Kanpur, India.[1] Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi and Harihar Nath Shastri were editors of the newspaper.[1][2][3] Majdur was not affiliated to any political party.[3] It covered issues relating to the workers and peasants movements.[1]

As of 1928 Majdur had a circulation of 1,000, by 1931 the weekly circulation had reached 1,500.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Das, Sisir Kumar. A History of Indian Literature. 2.. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 1995. p. 623
  2. ↑ Narayan, Jayaprakash, and Bimal Prasad. Jayaprakash Narayan: Selected Works. New Delhi: Manohar, 2000. p. 62
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Datar, Bhagwant Nageshrao. Harihar Nath Shastri: Life and Work. Bombay: Popular Prakashan, 1968. p. v
  4. ↑ Pandey, Gyanendra. The Ascendancy of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh: Class, Community and Nation in Northern India, 1920-1940. London: Anthem Press, 2002. p. 64