Centre For Reference,
Information and Documentation

The Times of India (Mumbai) DNA (Mumbai)
The Indian Express (Mumbai) The Economic Times (Mumbai)
The Asian Age (Mumbai) The Hindu Business Line (Mumbai)
The Pioneer (New Delhi) The Hindustan Times (New Delhi)
The Telegraph (Kolkata) The Hindu (Chennai)
Maharashtra Times (Mumbai) The StatesMan (Kolkata)
Lokmat (Mumbai) Loksatta (Mumbai)
Sakal (Mumbai) Saamana (Mumbai)
The Sentinel Assam Nagaland Post
Weeklies
Time The Economist
Economic Political Weekly Frontline
Outlook India Today
Mainstream Organizer
Panchjanya Sadhna
People's Democracy Tehelka
Vivek Saptahik Sakal

Fortnightlies
Down To Earth Frontline
Vikalp Vedh Dalit Voice

Monthlies
One India One People The North India Church Review
Bhartiya Pragna Apla Parammitra
Suvarta Anubhav
Milun Saryajani Dharmabhaskar
Antarnad Aseemaa
Andolan Rashtra Dharma
Seminar
Topics: As Many As 260!
The CRID provides extensive collection of clippings on 33 wide-ranging topics divided into over 260 subtopics touching more or less all relevant aspects. The CRID will be happy to include any issues specifically requested by the subscriber.
Lasting Views, Not Temporary News!
Data is scanned and compiled daily, according to its relevance. The news, which is dead the next day, is not taken into consideration. However, the news analysis and the follow-up coverage are considered. All statistics having long-term effect, policy decisions and official documents are filed. The columns contributed by veteran journalists, expert comments, special newsletters, exclusive interviews and editorials of significance are all preserved. In addition, news and comments on issues exploding unexpectedly, suddenly and violently, are stored. Surveys, research papers and thematic notes published from time to time are well preserved.
The clippings are cut, pasted and filed everyday. The photocopies of these are mailed to the subscriber as per his requirements.
Who Can Benefit?
Individuals from all walks of life and institutions working in different fields desirous to be well informed have so far been immensely benefited.

Some of the potential subscribers could be -
  • Activists working on developmental issues
  • Students appearing for competitive examinations
  • Issue-based voluntary organisations
  • Banks and financial institutions
  • Companies and Advertising agencies
  • Journalists who work on special beats
  • Issue-based documentation centers
  • Research scholars from all areas
  • Libraries
  • Professors, teachers and educators
  • Publication houses
  • Training, educational and research institutions
  • Public relations professionals
  • Graduate and postgraduate students
  • Mass communication institutes and entertainment industry
  • Journalism students
Visitor Membership: Under this category any individual, desirous of taking advantage of our reference files containing over 3 lakh clippings, can register himself to visit the CRID on the following terms.
Charge per day: Rs 25
Charge for photocopying and preservation: Rs 3 per page.

Subscriber Membership: Under this, a subscriber member can select a topic or a set of topics of his interest from the following list to avail himself of the clippings he is interested in. These will be mailed to his address fortnightly on the 3rd and 18th of every month. The clippings can also be made available on e-mail.
Subscription charges per topic per year:
Subscriber Category A Category B
Individual subscribers Rs. 1500 Rs. 2000
Organisational subscribers Rs. 2000 Rs. 2500
Foreign subscribers Rs. 4000 Rs. 4500
New subject Subscriber
(subjects other than the list)		 Rs. 4000

Mode of Payment:
Payment can be made in cash or cheque/DD drawn in favour of Centre For Reference Information & Documentation payable at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

CRID at A Glance

  • Established in --> 1990
  • Total number of newspapers -->18
  • Total number of weeklies -->14
  • Total number of fortnightlies -->4
  • Total number of monthlies -->13
  • Total number of foreign magazines --> 2
  • Total number of topics covered --> 23
  • Total number of sub-topics covered --> 260
  • Total number of books available in library --> 10000
  • Total number of clippings available --> 3 lakh


Growing Need For Such A Centre:

If you aspire to be competent you can not ignore the importance of being well informed and updated in today's global scenario.
To whichever field you belong, you have to keep on acquainting yourself with the latest developments in the field of your interest.
Clarity of views and a positive perspective is essential for success.
A large number of newspapers and magazines are highlighting qualitatively different, often conflicting perspectives, widening and deepening the field of your interest.
For self improvement an individual or an organisation needs to see the ever-growing horizon in the respective field of their interest. Timely information proves an important intellectual input to identify the threats and challenges you often face.

Then how to remain well informed and updated?
The CRID promises you to find an answer.


Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe (Editor In Chief)
Mr. Ravindra Sathe (Associate Editor)
Mr. Milind Arolkar (Asst. Editor)

For further details please contact:
Mr. Milind Arolkar (Asst. Editor)
Email: crid@rmponweb.org
Non Governmental Organisations
Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, Delhi
Vivekanand Kendra, Kanyakumari
Drishti Stree Adhyayan Prabodhan Kendra, Pune
Bhagirath Gramvikas Pratishthan
Paryavaran Dakshata Manch

Educational Institutions
R A Poddar College, Mumbai
Gokhale Education Society, Borivali
Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal, Kandivali, Mumbai
Mulji Jetha Mahavidyalaya, Jalgaon

Banking Institutions
Dombivali Nagri Sahakari Bank, Dombivali
Shreeram Urban Co-Ope. Bank, Nagpur
Karllappa Awade Bank, Ichalkaranji
Nagpur Nagrik Bank, Nagpur
COSMOS Bank, Pune
Citizen Credit Co-Ope. Bank, Mumbai
Kalyan Janata Sahakari Bank, Kalyan
Jalgaon Janata Sahakari Bank
Janata Sahakari Bank
Bhagya Lakshmi Sahakari Bank

People's Representatives
Vinod Tawade (MLC)
Ramnath Mote (MLC)
Vishwas Satarkar (Ex- speaker, Goa Assembly)
Gopal Shetty, (MLA) Borivali, Mumbai
Adv. Pradip Parulekar, Ratnagiri
Adv. Madhavi Naik (Ex Corporator (TMC)

Social Activists
Ramesh Panse, Educationist, Pune
Dr. Prasad Devdhar, Kudal

Environmental Institutions
Paryavaran Dakshata Manch, Thane (Enviro-vigil, Thane)
The information revolution was spread by the waves generated by hundreds of newspapers, magazines, websites and TV channels. Not the scarcity of information but the abundance, nay the explosion of information, is the issue you face. One cannot keep away from this revolution, while getting the relevant and timely information. The CRID promises to help you in this endeavour.

TV Channels
  • Channels, day and night, telecast a large variety of news, interviews, panel discussions, debates as well as exclusive reporting of the developments. Being time consuming and costly, it is very difficult, though not impossible, to record and preserve all that the channels telecast.
  • The channels cannot be quoted as a reliable source for reference.
  • The channels are tempted to glamorise and sensationalise the information to make it catchy. Obviously they fall prey to either cut-throat competition or to commercial constraints. Total Rating Percentage (TRP) is their Nirvana.
  • The programmes are designed and telecasted looking solely at the TRP. As a result you suffer. Their profit maximising approach, dominated by market considerations, does not serve your interests.
  • The most prominent drawback of the channels is the inherent inability to provide you with printed and authentic references. All what you see vanishes instantaneously in the air, adding to your anxiety. You remain empty handed. Do you want to be so?
  • The timing of the telecast does not always suit your schedule.

Websites
  • Plenty of websites provide you with varied options. But surfing is time consuming.
  • Problems like network connectivity, server problems, speed and the configuration of your system may hinder your pursuit.
  • Your long endless surfing seldom enriches you with enough data.
  • Viewing, reading, analysing thousands of websites on a 14-inch monitor is not a worthwhile mode of learning.

Print Media
  • Ultimately print media has no option.
  • There are hundreds of national and vernacular dailies and thousands of periodicals.
  • The often-neglected vernacular press contributes to the information world with its regional, local and subaltern concerns.
  • The print media contributes amply to contemporary international, national, regional and local social-political, cultural, financial and economic issues.
  • But they comment on or put forward views, which sometimes are coloured with their respective ideological, religious or any other background. At times, their perceived market threats and readership compulsions compel them to dish out colourful and picturesque gossip columns.
  • Some publications focus only on their cherished viewpoint such as gender, class, caste, tribe, religion, ideology and occupation. They visualise and analyse the world around keeping in mind the particular goals they strive to achieve. Yet, this cannot be neglected.
  • But there are a few committed groups that bring out booklets and leaflets, which however have a limited reach. Still, one cannot ignore these publications. At times, their editorials, comments, studies and data help to get a total picture.
  • Subscribing for the entire international, national, regional, and local print media is not possible, rather not economical. Is it advisable to spend the time and money needed to read all this? Perhaps not.