Khalsa Akhbar Lahore
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The Khalsa Akhbar (
Oriental College, Lahore, who also established the Khalsa Press in Lahore, the paper was taken over by Giani Ditt Singh, a scholar and a poet.[4]
History
The newspaper was published with effect from 13 June 1886 through the efforts of Bhai Gurmukh Singh from Lahore.Faridkot and Sardar Basant Singh. Later on, it was handed over to Giani Ditt Singh. The newspaper continued to be published until 1889. After this, its publication stopped for sometime due to a legal suit filed by the Amritsari party regarding the publication of a play called Swapan.[5][6]
It resumed publication again on 1 May 1893 with Giani Ditt Singh as its editor. An experienced scholar and an expert in debates and discussions, he entered into many heated debates with representatives of Arya Samaj.
Giani Ditt Singh was an excellent writer of
Singh Sabha Lahore. He died in 1901. After him, Sardar Maeeya Singh Ahluwalia became the editor of Khalsa Akhbar and continued until 1905. The newspaper ceased publication after the dissolution of Singh Sabha Lahore
and due to some other reasons.
References
- ^ ISBN 9788173805301. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ISBN 0-415-20108-X.
- ^ Sikh Journalism:From 1800s to 1900s Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine sikhcybermuseum.org.uk.
- ^ History of Punjabi Journalism Archived 19 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine By Harpreet Singh, Daily Excelsior, 20 June 2000.
- ^ Biography of Giani Ditt Singh Archived 2 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine sikh-history.com
- ^ Giani Ditt Singh Biography
External links
Archived editions via Panjab Digital Library:[1]