Matwālā Explained

Matwālā was a biweekly Hindi-language literary and political magazine published from 1923 to 1930. It was based in Calcutta.

History and profile

Matwālā was established in 1923[1] and was headquartered in Calcutta, West Bengal.[1] The magazine, which had a nationalist political view and a satirical and comical tone, was founded by Seth Mahadev Prasad.[2] The first editor was Suryakant Tripathi.[1] One of the contributors was Bhagat Singh.[3] Matwālā ceased publication in 1930.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: R. Vanita . Same-Sex Love in India: Readings in Indian Literature . S. Kidwai . 11 September 2000 . Springer . 978-1-137-05480-7 . 246.
  2. Book: Sheldon Pollock. Arvind Raghunathan. Literary Cultures in History: Reconstructions from South Asia. 19 May 2003. University of California Press. 978-0-520-22821-4. 994.
  3. News: S. Irfan Habib. Revolutionary ideas that live on. 3 September 2020. The Hindu. 23 March 2019.
  4. Rahul Bjørn Parson . The Bazaar and the Bari: Calcutta, Marwaris, and the World of Hindi Letters . PhD dissertation . University of California, Berkeley . 6 March 2023 .

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