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* ''The Pioneer''. Allahabad, : Pioneer Press, 1865-
This became the leading daily English language newspaper of northern India during the Raj. ''The Pi'' was founded by businessman and newspaper magnate George Allen and his junior partner and editor the Reverend Julian Robinson. An extremely conservative publication, its subscribers were people such as planters, mofussilites and businessmen. By gaining insiders' knowledge of the government's plans and postings the newspaper also became essential reading for senior civil service and military men. In addition to news it expanded to include a broad range of literary material - stories, poetry, essays and reviews - written by the British in India. At different periods Rudyard Kipling and his father were special correspondents as well as contributing stories and verse.
This newspaper is available in both print runs and on microfilm in university libraries and specialised collections around the world.
* ''The Times of India''. [Microform version] Bombay: Times Press, 1861-
This daily newspaper was originally called ''The Bombay times and journal of commerce''. With Quaker involvement in the early years it had a completely different ethos to its reactionary rival ''The Pioneer''. Today it has the largest distribution of any English language newspaper in the world. Old issues are available on microfilm at large libraries. FIBIS has an ongoing project of transcribing the early birth, marriages and death entries. The APAC Reading Room at the British Library has a copy of the ''Index to the Times of India, 1973-'' but this does not appear to include domestic occurrences.
