Robert Knight (editor)

Robert Knight was a prominent editor and journalist in the Victorian Era in British India. He was a prominent editor of Times of India and founder of The Statesman two of the most prominent newspapers in India.^[1][2][3]

Biography

Robert Knight came to Bombay in British India in 1847 as a 22-year-old and later took up journalism and writing articles in newspapers. Robert Knight became the Editor of the Bombay Times in 1857 replacing George Buist. In December 1959 the Bombay Standard and Chronicle of Western India was absorbed into it and later in and in 1961 it absorbed its rivals Courier and Telegraph two Bombay newspapers and the name was changed to The Times of India. It grew into national prominence under him.^[4] He forged an arrangement with Reuters which made them the sole agent for India.^[5] Later he left The Times of India and started The Statesman in Calcutta in 1875.^[6]

References

1. Asima Ranjan Parhi (2008). Indian English Through Newspapers. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-81-8069-507-0. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
2. Jitendra Nath Basu (1979). Romance of Indian Journalism. Calcutta University. p. 200. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
3. C.V. Narasimha Reddi (1 January 2014). Effective Public Relations and Media Strategy. PHI Learning. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-81-203-4871-4. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
4. Sangita P. Menon Malhan (2 August 2013). THE TOI STORY: How A Newspaper Changed The Rules Of The Games. HarperCollins Publishers India. pp. 1945–. ISBN 978-93-5029-664-6. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
5. Edwin Hirschmann (2008). Robert Knight: Reforming Editor in Victorian India. Oxford University Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-19-569622-6. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
6. Chitra Kanungo (1 January 2001). Freedom Under Assault. APH Publishing. pp. 283–. ISBN 978-81-7648-226-4. Retrieved 28 June 2016.