inquilab-the newspaper
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The presentation traces the history, current status and effect of "The Inquilab", an Urdu newspaper published in Mumbai, with regards to vernacular press in Mumbai.TRANSCRIPT
The InquilabGroup 4:Sayali GaikwadSanchita KadamUtkarsha KotianVinayak Tople
History of INQUILAB
• State of Urdu journalism in Bombay
• Early days
• Support to the Muslim league
• It’s Policy
• Appeal for peace and calm post independence
• Partition of India• Indo- Pak war
Ownership
• 1st owner – Abdul Hamid Ansari
• 2nd owner – Khalid Ansari
• Current Owners – Jagran Prakashan (Since May 2010)
Editors
• 1st Editor –
Gulam Ahmed Arzoo
• Ex-Editor – Fuzail Jaffrey
• Present Editor – Shahid Latif
Mission
• Upliftment
• Change
• Voice
• Concept of “Qaum”
Important landmarks
• Relief fund for Bengal (1943)
• Increase in Number of Pages (1947)
• During Partition of India
• Reporting Stalin’s death• Reporting during
‘Samyukta Maharashtra Andolan’
• Reporting Prohibition of Liquor in Maharashtra.
• Attempt towards preventing Communal riots.
• Dependence on Mid Day
• Special Anniversary Edition
• Change in outlook and launch of “Qaum”
• Take over by Jagran Prakashan
• Muslim Education and Women upliftment
Other Work
Current Scenario
• Threats : Internal and External
• Readership style
• 1996 trivia
• Idealistic content
References
1. Research by Mr. Aamer Mansoor Trambu
2. Abdul Hameed Ansari: Revolutionary Journalist and Freedom Fighter.
3. Information shared by journalists at Inquilab and Mid-Day Infomedia.
Acknowledgements• Mr. Aamer Mansoor Trambu,
Journalist with Saudi Gazette
• Mr. Javed Jamaluddin Shaikh, Bureau Chief, Sahara India Mass Communication, ex-senior reporter with Inquilab
• Shahid Latif’s interview by twocircles.net
• Imtiaj, Sales and Marketing, Mid-Day Infomedia.