Indian Journalists Association elects its first woman president and secretary

• The Indian Journalists' Association (IJA) in London has elected a woman president and general secretary for the first time in its 67-year history.
• Aditi Khanna, London correspondent for Press Trust of India becomes IJA president, and Rupanjana Dutta, Associate Editor of Asian Business Publications Ltd., its general secretary.
• List of past Presidents of Indian Journalists’ Association (IJA) 
  • K S Shelvankar
  • Sundar Kabaddi 
  • Tarapada Basu

About Indian Journalists’ Association (IJA)

• The IJA was set up in May 1947, with the active encouragement from V.K. Krishna Menon, who subsequently became the first High Commissioner of independent India in Britain.
• He allowed the then IJA members to use the India League premises near the Fleet Street and the Indian High Commission. 
• IJA in London uses India Club premise for its meetings that was founded in the same premises after the Independence.