Akhand Jyoti

Akhand Jyoti (अखण्ड ज्योति)

Chief Editor	Dr Pranav Pandya
Categories	Scientific spirituality
Frequency	Monthly
Publisher	Akhand Jyoti Sansthan Mathura
First issue	January 1938
Country	India
Based in	Shantikunj Haridwar
Language	Hindi and other
Website	Akhand Jyoti

Akhand Jyoti (अखण्ड ज्योति) is an Indian monthly magazine published from Mathura. It was started in 1938 by Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya. Published in more than 7 languages, it is main magazine of All World Gayatri Pariwar. It broadly covers social issues, personality development and scientific spirituality.

History

Inaugural issue of magazine was published on Vasant Panchami January 1938. Magazine was started in Hindi with a small circulation from Agra. Publication had to be stopped soon due to unavailability of raw material caused by World War II. Publication started again in January 1940 with 500 copies. In 1941 it shifted to Mathura.^[1] Since then, it has continued without any interruption till date. Magazine now gets published in more than 7 languages. Publishers claim its circulation to be more than 1.5 million.

Editors

First editor of magazine, Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya was a journalist and active participant of Indian freedom struggle. He had assisted Shri Krishnadatt Paliwal in Hindi daily Sainik where he had his own daily column Matta Pralap.^[2] He has authored more than three thousand books including bhashya of ancient Hindu scriptures.
In 1990, Bhagwati Devi Sharma, co-founder of All World Gayatri Pariwar, took over the editing work.
Dr. Pranav Pandya, Director, Brahmavarchas Shodh Sansthan became chief editor in 1994 and still serving.^[3] Dr. Pandya has authored many books in Hindi and English. He has also guided various research works and PhDs.

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