Anokhi Kahaniyan
 January 2015 cover | |
| Editor | Mehboob Elahi Makhmoor[1] |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Mustufa Hashmi, Rauf Aslam Araeen, Shahid Ali Sahar |
| Staff writers | Elahi Bax Chisti, Noor Muhammad Hashmi, Naushad Adil and Mehboob Elahi Makhmoor |
| Categories | Children's non-fiction |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Elahi Publications |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Based in | Karachi |
| Language | Urdu |
| Website |
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Anokhi Kahaniyan (Urdu: انوکھی کہانیاں lit. Amazing stories) is children's Urdu language magazine published from Karachi, Pakistan.[2][3] Its editor is Mehboob Elahi Makhmoor.[4]
Anokhi Kahaniyan is among the most popular children's magazines of Pakistan.[5] Many popular children's literature writers have been writing for Anokhi Kahaniyan. Naushad Adil is among those writers.
History
The magazine has been published and edited by Mehboob Elahi Makhmoor since 1991. The first issue of Anokhi Kahaniyan came out on August 10, 1991. The first three issues were jointly edited by Mustufa Hashmi, Rauf Aslam Araeen, Shahid Ali Sahar and Mehboob Elahi Makhmoor. The editorship was taken by Elahi Bax Chisti, Noor Muhammad Hashmi and Mehboob Elahi Makhmoor in December 1991.
Anokhi Kahaniyan faced financial hardships during initial phase. The late Chisti, father of Makhmoor had a great financial contribution in the establishment of the magazine.
Awards
Anokhi Kahaniyan has been awarded with the Best Magazine award for four times by UNICEF Pakistan and International Islamic University, Islamabad. National Book Foundation has also awarded the founder and editor of the magazine with appreciation certificates and price cash of Rs. 10,000 ($ 100) for three times. National textbook board approved the inclusion of Makhmoor's drafts in curriculum for three consecutive years.
See also
References
- ↑ Super User. "مختلف شخصیات کے تاثرات". bachoonkaclub.com.
- ↑ Munir Mughal. "List of Newspapers Published in Pakistan in National or Local Languages". academia.edu.
- ↑ "(صوبہ سرحد میں بچوں کا ادب (چوتها حصّہ". tebyan.net.
- ↑ "ماہنامہ ”گوگو“ کی چوتھی سالگرہ - Karachi Updates". karachiupdates.com.
- ↑ "اردو میں بچوں کا ادب". hamariweb.com.