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In history of publishing: India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan
…magazines in India include the Illustrated Weekly of India (founded 1880), a topical review for educated readers; the Statesman Weekly (founded 1924), an illustrated digest of Indian news and views; the monthly general review Current Events (founded 1955); Thought (New Delhi, 1949–78/79), a political and economic weekly; the monthly Akhand…
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In Khushwant Singh: Career in diplomacy and journalism
…editorship of its weekly magazine, The Illustrated Weekly of India. At the Bombay (now Mumbai) office, he worked alongside cartoonists R.K. Laxman and Mario Miranda, and the latter designed an amusing logo to accompany Singh’s column, “With Malice Towards One and All.” It depicted Singh inside a light bulb with…
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