Sadaqat was an Urdu weekly newspaper published from Kanpur started by Khwaja Abdussalam, who also served as its first editor. It had a long run across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries from March 1925 until 2013. This File contains issues from the year 1947. These feature articles on the independence and Partition of India, the ensuing migration of populations, and communal riots, cow protection movement, and the Two-nation theory. Issues from 4 Jan 1947-27 Dec 1947. Other related regions, towns and cities provided by project holder: 'Uttar Pradesh; United Provinces; Bengal; Sindh; Peshawar; Hyderabad; Punjab; Kashmir; Junagadh; Rajkot. Cawnpore; Kanpur; London; Jerusalem; Calcutta; Kolkata; Junagadh; Rajkot; Hyderabad'.
صداقت کانپور سے شائع ہونے والا ہفت روزہ اردو اخبار تھا۔ اس کی شروعات خواجہ عبدالسلام نے کی، جو اس کے پہلے ایڈیٹر بھی رہے۔ صداقت کا بیسویں صدی سے اکیسویں صدی کے بیچ، 1925 سے 2013 تک طویل سفر رہا۔ اس فائل میں 1947 کے شمارے موجود ہیں۔ ان میں انگریزی حکومت سے آزادی، تقسیمِ ہند اور نقل مکانی، فرقا وارانہ فسادات، گو رکشا، اور دو قومی نظرئیے پر مضامین شامل ہیں۔.
Extent: 52 issues containing 311 pages.
Size and dimensions of original material: Height 49.5cm, width 32.9 cm, depth 0.1cm.
Condition of original material: Issue 1 cover page severely damaged. Includes one additional image at the beginning which is a scan of the binder cover. Issues 2-3 have text loss due to the tops of the pages being damaged; dates, page numbers illegible. Issues 4-51 are fragile but generally readable, brittle and wasted after scanning. Issue 52 includes one additional image at the end which is a scan of the binder cover.
Alternative calendar and date: Islamic, Safar ul Muzaffar 1366-20 Safar ul Muzaffar 1367
Publisher(s): Published by The Sadaqat, Cawnpore (Kanpur). Printed at Khwaja Abdul Wahid Intezami Press, Kanpur.
Editor(s): Khwaja Abdussalam.
Volume and issue number: Year 1947 / Issues 1-52.
Other related subjects provided by project holder: Two-Nation Theory, Muslim League, Indian National Congress, Indian Independence, Transfer of Power, Partition of India.
