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BGV Subject File No. 13
I. Subject Files, 1936-2013
(C) Media, 1974-1976
1974
Verghese-Birla letters. Includes correspondence between B.G. Verghese and proprietors of the Hindustan Times regarding removal of HT Editor, HT report on Maruti and Modi Mills and proposal to form an HT Trust. Also, includes extracts from the judgement of the Delhi High Court in the Verghese case on the jurisdictional authority of the Press Council and on the question of who, the editor or the proprietor, enjoys primacy in the matter of a newspapers reading content.
Verghese-Birla letters; Hindustan Times; Modi Mills; Maruti; Delhi High Court; Press Council
English
95 pp.
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BGV Subject File No. 14
I. Subject Files, 1936-2013
(C) Media, 1974-1976
1974
Papers on the controversy regarding dismissal of B.G. Verghese from the Editorship of the Hindustan Times. Includes press clippings, articles and related letters from B.G. Verghese, K.K. Birla, Jag Parvesh Chandra, C.R. Irani, and John Kohle.
K.K. Birla; Jag Parvesh Chandra; C.R. Irani; John Kohle; Verghese Birla controversy; Hindustan Times
English, Hindi, Marathi, German, Gujarati
261 pp.
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