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'''''The Commonweal''''', subtitled "a weekly journal of national reform," was edited by [[Annie Besant]]. This is its policy as stated by the editor: | '''''The Commonweal''''', subtitled "a weekly journal of national reform," was edited by [[Annie Besant]]. According to Besant scholar Kurt Leland, the journal was published from [[January 2]], 1914 until March, 1920.<ref>Kurt Leland, "Chronology," Kurt Leland's Spiritual Orienteering website [http://www.kurtleland.com/annie-besant-shrine/orientation/41-chronology KurtLeland.com].</ref> This is its policy as stated by the editor: | ||
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We would fain be the voice of the dumb, the defender of the oppressed, the reformer of evil, the | We would fain be the voice of the dumb, the defender of the oppressed, the reformer of evil, the | ||
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# Industries and Trade | # Industries and Trade | ||
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''The Indian Government'' was a pamphlet published in 1917 that was reprinted from ''The Commonweal''. | |||
Subscriptions cost Rs. 6 per year, and the periodical was printed at the Theosophical Publishing House in [[Adyar, Chennai, India|Adyar, Madras, India]]. | Subscriptions cost Rs. 6 per year, and the periodical was printed at the Theosophical Publishing House in [[Adyar, Chennai, India|Adyar, Madras, India]]. | ||
''Letters to a Young Indian Prince'', 1921 | |||
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Revision as of 16:27, 24 April 2013
The Commonweal, subtitled "a weekly journal of national reform," was edited by Annie Besant. According to Besant scholar Kurt Leland, the journal was published from January 2, 1914 until March, 1920.[1] This is its policy as stated by the editor:
We would fain be the voice of the dumb, the defender of the oppressed, the reformer of evil, the upholder of righteousness. It is a great ambition; but "it is better to try nobly and to fail, than ignobly not to try at all."[2]
Supplements were issued bi-monthly, including such topics as these:
- Co-operation and Agriculture
- Sanitation and Medical Relief
- Education
- Social Reform
- Industries and Trade
The Indian Government was a pamphlet published in 1917 that was reprinted from The Commonweal.
Subscriptions cost Rs. 6 per year, and the periodical was printed at the Theosophical Publishing House in Adyar, Madras, India. Letters to a Young Indian Prince, 1921
Notes
- ↑ Kurt Leland, "Chronology," Kurt Leland's Spiritual Orienteering website KurtLeland.com.
- ↑ C. Hayavando Rao, The Indian Biographical Dictionary (Adyar: Pillar & Co.,1915), vi. Available online at Archive.org.