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The '''Allahabad Pioneer''' was an Anglo-Indian newspaper founded in Allahabad in 1865 by George Allen, an Englishman who had had great success in the tea business in north-east India in the previous decade.<ref> Das Gupta, Uma.  1977.  "The Indian Press 1870-1880: A Small World of Journalism", ''Modern Asian Studies'', 11(2):213-235. pp 233-234.</ref> It issued a weekly as well as a daily edition (circulation of 5,000).
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In 1872, [[Alfred Percy Sinnett]] became the editor of the newspaper, and oversaw the transformation of the newspaper to one of exercising great influence in British India.<ref>Das Gupta, Uma. 1977. "The Indian Press 1870-1880: A Small World of Journalism", Modern Asian Studies, 11(2):213-235. pp 233-234.</ref> It was regarded as "the ablest and most influential of all Indian newspapers published in the interior of the country.<ref>[http://classiclit.about.com/od/kiplingrudyard/a/Rudyard-Kipling-Biographical-Sketch.htm# Rudyard Kipling - Biographical Sketch] at About.com Classic Literature</ref> After [[A. P. Sinnett|Mr. Sinnett]] became involved in [[Theosophy]] in 1880, the newspaper, which was said to be a "virulent mouthpieces of British government propaganda"<ref>[http://www.ampltd.co.uk/digital_guides/indian_newspaper_reports_parts_1_to_4/publishers-note-part-4.aspx# Indian Newspaper Reports] at Adam Matthew Publications</ref> began to show a sympathetic view towards the natives. This costed him his job and in 1883 he returned to London.
 
A few years after the dismissal of [[A. P. Sinnett|Mr. Sinnett]], author Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), in his early 20s, worked at the newspaper office in Allahabad as an assistant editor from November 1887 to March 1889.<ref>[http://classiclit.about.com/od/kiplingrudyard/a/Rudyard-Kipling-Biographical-Sketch.htm# Rudyard Kipling - Biographical Sketch] at About.com Classic Literature</ref>
 
== Notes ==
 
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==Further reading==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pioneer_(Indian_newspaper)# The Pioneer (Indian newspaper)] at Wikipedia
 
[[Category:Journals and Newspapers]]

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