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| Name of the Collection | K. Santhanam collection |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | II. Subject Files, 1846-1984 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | Corruption, morality, and social issues, 1962-1976 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 35 |
| Abstract | Papers on corruption in India. Includes a photograph of K. Santhanam during the first meeting of The Committee on Prevention of Corruption, published in The Mail (19-10-1962), and his article, �Drive Against Corruption�. Articles from Hindustan Times on the enquiries related to corruption against Chief Ministers Pratap Singh Kairon (Punjab) and Biren Mitra (Orissa), the Jayanti Shipping Company corruption scandal are present. Also contains Santhanam�s article on donations to political parties published in the Company Law Journal; on black money published in Organiser (3-8-1964), �Ombudsman for India� published in Swarajya (1967); �Scope and Function of Lokpal� reprinted from The Hindu (4-7-1968); issues of national integrity and corruption; and an article on Jayaprakash Narayan�s Bihar Movement published in The Rising Sun (12-4-1974). |
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| Keywords | Drive Against Corruption; Committee on the Prevention of Corruption; The Mail; Hindustan Times; Pratap Singh Kairon; Biren Mitra; Punjab; Orissa; black money; Jayanti Shipping Company scandal; Company Law Journal; donations; ombudsman; Lokpal; Jayaprakash Narayan; Bihar movement; Hindu; Organiser; Swarajya; The Rising Sun; Free Press Journal; national integrity |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1962 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1974 |
| Extent | 60 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Press Clippings. Printed and Typed |
| Language | English |
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| Donor | Ravi Santhanam |
| Donation Date | 2025 |
| Custodian | Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat (India) |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
