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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  
upholder of righteousness. It is a great ambition; but "it is better to try nobly and to fail, than  
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."<ref>''The Indian Biographical Dictionary''. 1915. Available online at [http://archive.org/details/indianbiographic00raoc Archive.org.]
ignobly not to try at all."<ref>C. Hayavando Rao, ''The Indian Biographical Dictionary'' (Adyar: Pillar & Co.,1915), vi. Available online at [http://archive.org/details/indianbiographic00raoc Archive.org.]
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Subscriptions cost Rs. 6 per year, and the periodical was printed at the Theosophical Publishing House in [[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]].
 
== Books and pamphlets reprinted from ''The Commonweal'' ==
 
* '''''Congress Speeches''''', 1917
* '''''The Indian Government''''', 1917 that was reprinted from ''The Commonweal''.
* '''''The New Era: An Epoch-making Congress''''', 1918.
* '''''Letters to a Young Indian Prince''''', 1921.


== Notes ==
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Latest revision as of 18:52, 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:

  1. Co-operation and Agriculture
  2. Sanitation and Medical Relief
  3. Education
  4. Social Reform
  5. Industries and Trade

Subscriptions cost Rs. 6 per year, and the periodical was printed at the Theosophical Publishing House in Adyar, Madras, India.

Books and pamphlets reprinted from The Commonweal

  • Congress Speeches, 1917
  • The Indian Government, 1917 that was reprinted from The Commonweal.
  • The New Era: An Epoch-making Congress, 1918.
  • Letters to a Young Indian Prince, 1921.

Notes

  1. Kurt Leland, "Chronology," Kurt Leland's Spiritual Orienteering website KurtLeland.com.
  2. C. Hayavando Rao, The Indian Biographical Dictionary (Adyar: Pillar & Co.,1915), vi. Available online at Archive.org.