Shanibarer Chithi
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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
- Jogananda Das
- Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri
- Sajanikanta Das
- Parimal Goswami
