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First edition of The Indian P.E.N.

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First edition of The Indian P.E.N.

Copy of “Why a P.E.N. Club in India?,” The Indian P.E.N. 1, no.1 (7 March 1934): 1. This is the cover page of the first ever The Indian P.E.N., the All-India Centre’s original internal editorial, which was first published in Mumbai on 7 March 1934. This issue introduced the All-India Centre (here referred to as the India Centre of the P.E.N.) and its reasons for being established, which focused particularly on uniting and promoting Indian authors writing in their own vernaculars and thus promoting the “fast moving mind” of India. The article also set out the Centre’s aims and objectives, methods for joining the Centre, and notes that the periodical would be distributed to members.

Premier numéro du The Indian P.E.N.

Exemplaire de "Why a P.E.N. Club in India?," The Indian P.E.N. 1, no.1 (7 mars 1934): 1. Ceci est la première page du premier numéro du The Indian P.E.N., le périodique interne original du Centre indien, publié à Mumbai le 7 mars 1934. Ce numéro présente le Centre indien (connu, à cette époque, sous le nom de Centre P.E.N. de l'Inde) et les raisons de sa création, centrées tout particulièrement sur l'union et la promotion des auteurs indiens écrivant dans leurs propres langues afin de traduire au reste du monde «l'esprit en rapide expansion» de l'Inde. L'article présente également les buts et objectifs du Centre, les méthodes permettant de rejoindre le Centre, et note que ce périodique serait distribué aux membres.

El primer The Indian PEN

Ejemplar de "Why a P.E.N. Club in India?," The Indian PEN, 1, no.1 (7 marzo 1934): 1. Esta es la primera página del primer boletín The Indian PEN, una publicación interna original del Centro de la India, publicada por primera vez en Bombay, el 7 de marzo de 1934. Este número presenta el Centro de la India (aquí denominado Centro Indio del P.E.N.) y las razones de su creación, particularmente la unión, promoción y traducción de autores indios en sus lenguas vernáculas y promover, así, el «espíritu en rápida expansión» de la India. El artículo también presenta los objetivos del Centro, las maneras de unirse, y explica que el boletín será distribuído entre los miembros.

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07/03/1934

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All-India Centre

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