Eastern Panorama

Eastern Panorama
Executive Editor Harsh Jhunjhunwala
Staff writers D. Nampui
Categories Periodicals
Frequency Monthly
Circulation 1,000,000[1]
Publisher Megha Ads (P) Ltd[2]
Founder K. K. Jhunjhunwala
Year founded 1992
First issue April 1992 (April 1992)
Company Hill Publications[2]
Country India
Based in Shillong
Language English
Website Eastern Panorama Online
OCLC number 30147608

Eastern Panorama is a monthly news magazine started in April 1992, by Dr. K. K. Jhunjhunwala and published from Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya, India.[3][4] It has since then been regularly published, without any break,[5] and has been disseminating news, events, views, and concerns of the people of the region.[3]

Profile

Eastern Panorama is published by Megha Ads Private Limited, Shillong.[2] Starting with an opening print figure of 5000 copies, the magazine is reported to have the highest circulation of any magazine in the Northeast India, with an estimated readership of ten lakhs.[4] The magazine also has an online edition, launched later.[4][6] It is known to have covered a number of controversies such as Lottery scam and the Karbi Anglong massacre[4] and has covered issues like induction of the Manipuri language in the sixth schedule of the Constitution of India, insurgency, influx and corruption. It claims to be the first magazine in the region to report about the insurgents of the region including United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) and NSCN and bring up the debate on the issue of Uranium Mining in the region.

Eastern Panorama Group of Publications have also launched a women's magazine, Women's Panorama, the first copy released on 11 November 2011 by the filmmaker, Manju Bora.[7] The launching was originally scheduled for 7 November 2011 but was postponed due to the death of Bhupen Hazarika, a renowned singer from Assam.[8] The magazine is noted to be the first women's magazine in English to be published from North East India.[8] Sonata Dkhar is the Editor of the magazine and Harsh Jhunjhunwala remains the Editor in Chief.[7]

Achiever's Award

The magazine has instituted an annual award, Achiever's Award, starting from 2013, to honour individual and collective achievements in any field.[9] The winners of the 2014 edition are:[9]

  • Tetseo Sisters of Nagaland - Music
  • Martin Luther Christian University - Education
  • State Bank of India - Banking
  • Wansuk Myrthong (Meghalaya) and Anshu Jamsempa (Arunachal Pradesh) - Adventure Sports
  • Sumar Sing Sawian (Meghalaya) - Cultural Promotion
  • Shankar Lal Goenka (Jeevan Ram Moongi Devi Public Charitable Trust, Shillong) - NGO
  • Utpal Baruah (UB Photos, Guwahait) - Photography
  • GVK EMRI’s 108 Service - Social Service
  • Chandan Bora - Rural Entrepreneurship

External links

References

  1. ↑ "EP About". EP About. 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Worldcat listing". Worldcat. 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Magzter". Magzter. 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Assam Spider". Assam Spider. 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Web Stroes". Web Stroes. 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ "EP Online". EP Online. 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Assam Tribune". Assam Tribune. 14 November 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Assam Times". Assam Times. 10 November 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Shillong Times". Shillong Times. 13 April 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
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