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| Free Press of India (FPI)was according to its founder ] as quoted by K. M. Shrivastava "...an independent national news agency planned in 1923, founded in 1925 and in active existence till 1935... Free Press of India had the supported of the entire national press of India while it was functioning. It maintained a comprehensive internal service. It was the first Indian news agency which organised and maintained an effective world news service to the press of India during the years 1932-35"<ref name="Shrivastava2007">{{cite book|author=K. M. Shrivastava|title=News agencies from pigeon to internet|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=MHujEBLJcvIC&pg=PA41|accessdate=27 March 2012|date=1 April 2007|publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd|isbn=978-1-932705-67-6}}</ref> | Free Press of India (FPI) was according to its founder ] as quoted by K. M. Shrivastava "...an independent national news agency planned in 1923, founded in 1925 and in active existence till 1935... Free Press of India had the supported of the entire national press of India while it was functioning. It maintained a comprehensive internal service. It was the first Indian news agency which organised and maintained an effective world news service to the press of India during the years 1932-35"<ref name="Shrivastava2007">{{cite book|author=K. M. Shrivastava|title=News agencies from pigeon to internet|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=MHujEBLJcvIC&pg=PA41|accessdate=27 March 2012|date=1 April 2007|publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd|isbn=978-1-932705-67-6}}</ref>{{rp|41}} Sadanand was aware of the constraints acting on the press as a result of the repressive laws of the colonial government in India. Newspapers could not carry factual reports of British atrocities even though FPI supplied them. So he started his own newspaper, first as a cyclostyled news bulletin, the ''Free Press Bulletin'', and finally ] on 13 June, 1930.<ref name="Shrivastava2007"/>{{rp|68,69}} This agency failed to receive subscriptions from the colonial government that agencies like ] did.<ref name="Iyengar2001">{{cite book|author=A. S. Iyengar|title=Role of press and Indian freedom struggle: all through the Gandhian era|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=pAJDpBQhBlcC&pg=PA135|accessdate=27 March 2012|date=1 January 2001|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7648-256-1|pages=135}}</ref> Israel writes that the FPI since its establishment in 1924, "had been run by a coalition of Bombay industrialists and journalists." On its board were Birla and P. Thakurdas. The FPI received a contribution of Rs. 5000 from the Millowners Association of Bombay and a monthly stipend of Rs. 2500. Birla and Thakurdas made a personal contribution of Rs. 5000 as working capital. It was the organ of the ]. Sadanand balanced the interests of the Party and those of FPI. Considering professional advancement as a contribution to nationalism.<ref name="Israel1994">{{cite book|author=Milton Israel|title=Communications and Power: Propaganda and the Press in the Indian Nationalist Struggle, 1920-1947|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=dkI_RHPPGKMC&pg=PA138|accessdate=27 March 2012|date=14 April 1994|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-46763-6}}</ref>{{rp|131,132}} | ||
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Free Press of India (FPI) was according to its founder Swaminathan Sadanand as quoted by K. M. Shrivastava "...an independent national news agency planned in 1923, founded in 1925 and in active existence till 1935... Free Press of India had the supported of the entire national press of India while it was functioning. It maintained a comprehensive internal service. It was the first Indian news agency which organised and maintained an effective world news service to the press of India during the years 1932-35" Sadanand was aware of the constraints acting on the press as a result of the repressive laws of the colonial government in India. Newspapers could not carry factual reports of British atrocities even though FPI supplied them. So he started his own newspaper, first as a cyclostyled news bulletin, the Free Press Bulletin, and finally The Free Press Journal on 13 June, 1930. This agency failed to receive subscriptions from the colonial government that agencies like Reuters did. Israel writes that the FPI since its establishment in 1924, "had been run by a coalition of Bombay industrialists and journalists." On its board were Birla and P. Thakurdas. The FPI received a contribution of Rs. 5000 from the Millowners Association of Bombay and a monthly stipend of Rs. 2500. Birla and Thakurdas made a personal contribution of Rs. 5000 as working capital. It was the organ of the Swaraj Party. Sadanand balanced the interests of the Party and those of FPI. Considering professional advancement as a contribution to nationalism.
References
- ^ K. M. Shrivastava (1 April 2007). News agencies from pigeon to internet. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-1-932705-67-6. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- A. S. Iyengar (1 January 2001). Role of press and Indian freedom struggle: all through the Gandhian era. APH Publishing. p. 135. ISBN 978-81-7648-256-1. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- Milton Israel (14 April 1994). Communications and Power: Propaganda and the Press in the Indian Nationalist Struggle, 1920-1947. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-46763-6. Retrieved 27 March 2012.