Kadambini

Kadambini
Categories literature, culture, general interest
Frequency Monthly
Publisher Hindustan Times Media
Year founded 1960
Based in Delhi
Language Hindi

Kadambini is a noted Hindi-language literary monthly magazine from Delhi-based Hindustan Times Media.[1] Established in 1960,[2] it is the only Hindi magazine which covers a wide range of subjects including literature, science, history, sociology, politics, films and sports.[3]

History

Through the 1960s, under its founding editor Balkrishna Rao and later under Rajendra Awasthi, Kadambini and a few other leading publications of the time, started publishing short stories (laghu katha) by leading writers like Agyeya, Mahadevi Verma, Kunwar Narayan and Ramanada Doshi. This in time had an important impact on the growth of short story movement (Nayi Kahani) in Hindi literature.[4][5] Soon, it became a prominent magazine of North India,[6] and flourished through the 1980s, and along with magazines like Dharmyug and Sarika, allowed Hindi-language media to acquire a character of its own.[7]

The magazine also awards, the annual "Kadambini Prizes", given after on-the-spot essay and short story competitions.[8]

References

  1. "Go for Hindustan Media Ventures only in secondary market". Economic Times. Jul 5, 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  2. "Kadambini". Hindustan. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  3. Kadambini, HT Media’s monthly socio-cultural literary magazine HT Media.
  4. Ira Valeria Sarma (2003). The Laghukatha: A Historical and Literary Analysis of a Modern Hindi Prose Genre. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 37–. ISBN 978-3-11-089652-7.
  5. Kripa Shankar Sinha (1974). Modern Hindi short story. National Pub. p. 238.
  6. Yogendra K. Malik (1979). North Indian intellectuals: an attitudinal profile. Brill. p. 25. ISBN 978-90-04-05839-2.
  7. Vidura. C. Sarkar. 1992.
  8. S. P. Agrawal (1993). Development Digression Diary Of India : 3d Companion Volume To Information India 1991-92. Concept Publishing Company. p. 34. ISBN 978-81-7022-305-4.

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