By ZARINA PATEL
In June 1969, after nine years, The Nation overtook The Standard in circulation.
In 1968, a poster in The Nation newsroom depicted a circulation graph of The Nation and The Standard urging all journalists to “Close the Gap.”
It is arguable that the extensive coverage of the Asian Exodus from February 1968 onwards was partly responsible for this achievement in circulation figures.
The 1970s were kicked off by Quit Notices for the South Asian dukawallas or shopkeepers.
The Exodus was followed by the big news on Quit Notices from 1969 to 1977.
The Nation, again, had an edge in its reporting with business editor Kul Bhushan interviewing the dukawallas, who termed these notices kankotris or invitations!
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