Society | |
Editor2: | Sapna Sarfare |
Editor Title2: | Deputy Editor |
Frequency: | Monthly |
Category: | Lifestyle, celebrity |
Company: | Magna Publishing Co. Ltd.(The Hero Group) |
Firstdate: | 1971 |
Country: | India |
Based: | Mumbai |
Language: | English |
Website: | http://societymag.co.in/ |
Society is a monthly English-language lifestyle and celebrity magazine published in India.[1] It was founded in 1971 by Nari Hira, and is published by Magna Publishing Co. Ltd. in Mumbai. As of 2018, it is edited by Sapna Sarfare.[2] [3]
Society describes itself as "India's leading people and lifestyle magazine," which "has always been the front runner in reporting about the lives of the rich and famous,"[4] and covering "the latest news, controversy or achievements of people in the area of business, politics, art, sports, media or spicy details on socialites."[5]
In Pop Culture India!, author Asha Kasbekar describes Society as part of a new wave of 1970s lifestyle magazines, along with Debonair, Gentleman, Inside Outside, Interior, Savvy, and Women's Era.[6]
The magazine also conducts awards to honour achievers in various fields including Society Achievers Award, Society Global Indian Icon Award and Society Pride of India Honour.[7] [8] [9]