The Leader (Allahabad newspaper)

{{Short description|English-language newspaper in India}}

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The Leader (24 October 1909 – 6 September 1967) {{cite web|url=http://library.duke.edu/research/subject/guides/south_asian_studies/newspapers.html|title=Newspapers and Periodicals: N4787 The Leader|publisher=Duke University Library System}} was one of the most influential English-language newspapers in India during British Raj. Founded by Madan Mohan Malviya, the paper was published in Allahabad.{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000507/spectrum/main2.htm#3|title=C. Y. Chintamani (April 10, 1880 — July 1, 1941)|date=7 May 2000|work=The Tribune}} Under C. Y. Chintamani, a dynamic editor from 1909 to 1934, it acquired a large readership in North India. His clash with Motilal Nehru over issue of his freedom as editor, meant that Motilal left within a year, thereafter between 1927 and 1936, Chintamani was not only the Chief Editor of the newspaper, but also the leader of the opposition in the U. P. Legislative Council. Indian National Congress leader, Moti Lal Nehru was the first Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Leader,{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.org.in/role-of-press.php |title=Role of Press in India's Struggle for Freedom |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723140639/http://www.congress.org.in/role-of-press.php |archivedate=23 July 2010 }} and the paper remained politically charged through its existence, many of Mahatma Gandhi's writings were also published in it, and it is repository of important writing of that generation.{{cite web|url=http://www.mkgandhi-sarvodaya.org/encyclopedia/sources.htm |title=The Encyclopedia of Gandhian Thoughts: SOURCES |publisher=mkgandhi-sarvodaya.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904084427/http://www.mkgandhi-sarvodaya.org/encyclopedia/sources.htm |archivedate= 4 September 2010 }}