Ranbir (newspaper)
Editor-in-chief | Lala Mulkraj Saraf |
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Founded | 24 June 1924 |
Language | Urdu language |
Ceased publication | 18 May 1950 |
Headquarters | Jammu |
Ranbir (
Founding
Ranbir was founded and edited by Lala Mulkraj Saraf.[2][3] He had previously worked as sub-editor of Lala Lajpat Rai's nationalist organ Bande Mataram.[3] Saraf had negotiated for some time to obtain the permission from the Maharaja Pratap Singh of Jammu and Kashmir to publish Ranbir as a statewide weekly.[4][5]
The newspaper was named after Maharaja
1930 ban
In May 1930 Maharaja
1947 ban and later years
The newspaper was banned in June 1947, following having demanded accession to India and urged for the release of Sheikh Abdullah.[8] The ban was eventually lifted and Ranbir re-appeared in September 1947. In the following years Ranbir was an important mouthpiece of the anti-Pakistani tendency in Jammu and Kashmir.[3] Ranbir was finally closed down on 18 May 1950.[4]
References
- ^ New Book Society of India, New Delhi. Indian Book Trade and Library Directory. New Delhi: New Book Society of India, 1950. p. 478
- ^ a b c Das, Sisir Kumar. A History of Indian Literature. 2.. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 1995. p. 589
- ^ a b c d e J & K Yearbook & Who's Who. Jammu: Rabir Publications, 1987. p. 4
- ^ a b c d e f Taseer, C. Bilqees. The Kashmir of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah. Lahore: Ferozsons, 1986. pp. 225–226
- ^ a b c Kapur, Manohar Lal. Maharaja Hari Singh, 1895–1961. New Delhi: Har-Anand Publications, 1995. p. 107
- ^ a b Journalism, Vol. 1–4. Department of Journalism, University of the Punjab, 1968. p. 34
- ^ a b Ravinderjit Kaur. Political Awakening in Kashmir. New Delhi: APH Pub. Corp, 1996. p. 121-122
- ^ Epilogue, Vol 4, Issue 11. p. 4