A Handwritten Newspaper

Chennai: At the office of 'The Musalman', the oldest Urdu daily in the country, and possibly the only handwritten newspaper in the world, no one has ever quit. They work, says Rahman Husseini, the chief katib or copywriter of the paper, till they pass on. Read more......................Each page of this Urdu newspaper is handwritten by 'katibs'

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Minister's son peddles newspapers

In an era when even mukhiyas' wards driving four-wheelers are not an uncommon sight, Uday Prakash Gupta is the odd man out. Like any other newspaper hawker, his day starts at 4.30 am when he -- be it summer or winter -- rushes out of his Naya Tola home here, loads bundles of newspapers on his bicycle and then pedals off to sell them. Unlike his colleagues, however, Uday's CV reveals he is the son of Mohanlal Gupta, a former Bihar minister. Read more...........................................This minister's son peddles newspapers

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Handwritten Newspaper that is Photocopied, not Printed

Till now we have seen newspapers which are printed but have you ever seen a newspaper which is handwritten & is Photocopied, not Printed.

Yes, here is Gaurishankar Rajak, a poor, "untouchable" washer man from Jharkhand state of India, who barely went to school but who is publishing a newspaper every week without fail for the past 21 years, highlighting discrimination against the poor and local corruption.

His newspaper is registered with India's Registrar of Newspapers too. Read full story at BBC here.

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Washerman scripts own newspaper

Here is an interesting story in which a Washerman from Jharkhand state of India is bringing out a handwritten weekly newspaper for the past 20 years. He is doing it just to keep himself busy & to spread awareness among the masses. Read more.............Jharkhand washerman scripts own newspaper too!

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