Shanibarer Chithi Explained
Shanibarer Chithi (meaning the Saturday Letter in English) was a monthly Bengali literary magazine published by Shaniranjan Press in Kolkata, India.[1] It was published between 1924 and 1962.
History and profile
It was founded in 1924 by Ashok Chattopadhyay as the conservative response to the progressive literary magazine Kallol which was founded a year ago.[1] Its first issue appeared on 26 July 1924.[2] The magazine started as a weekly publication and later became a monthly publication.[3] The magazine was one of the major satirical publications in India.[4] Sajanikanta Das joined the magazine from eleventh issue as the editor who made the magazine popular.[5]
Shanibarer Chithi ceased publication in 1962.[6]
Editors
Notes and References
- Chakrabarty . Dipesh . Romantic Archives: Literature and the Politics of Identity in Bengal. Critical Inquiry. 30 . 3 . 2004. 10.1086/421165 . 669.
- Sharmily. Nawshin. Mirroring universalism in Kazi Nazrul Islam: a humaniterian poet with distinctive style. BRAC University. 2019. 30. BA. 10361/15713.
- News: 'শনিবারের চিঠি'র নজরুল বিরোধিতার স্বরূপ. Chowdhury. Titas. 28 May 2012. Jai Jai Din. Bengali. 21 April 2013. Dhaka.
- Book: Kunal Chakrabarti. Shubhra Chakrabarti. Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. 27 July 2016. 22 August 2013. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-8024-5. 147.
- Encyclopedia: 1987. Sajanikanta Das. Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo, Volume 1. Sahitya Akademi. 8126018038. 878–879.
- Chowdhury. Asma. India at the end of the British Raj: Autobiographical perceptions of Nirad C Chaudhuri. University of Dhaka. 2015. 185. PhD.
