Chitralekha (weekly)
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| Former editors | Harkisan Mehta (1958-1998) |
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| Website |
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Chitralekha is a weekly magazine published in Gujarati and Marathi.[1] The magazine is published by the Chitralekha Group from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.[1] Chitralekha's first issue was published in 1950, under the editorship of Vaju Kotak.[2]
It has given rise to many prominent Gujarati columnists including Kanti Bhatt, Chandrakant Bakshi, Taarak Mehta, and others. After the death of founding editor Vaju Kotak in 1958, Madhuri Kotak took the charge of the magazine along with Harkisan Mehta who edited it till 1998.[3]
The Chitralekha Group publishes several other magazines, including Watch World (a niche magazine focused on Watches) and BTW (By The Way - a lifestyle magazine circulated with Chitralekha Gujarati).[1]
On 20 April 2011, the Indian Postal Service issued a Rs. 5 commemorative postage stamp honouring Chitralekha.[2][4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Chitralekha Group to launch its first women's magazine". Afaqs. 13 August 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Chitralekha – Indian Stamp". stampX. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ↑ Who's Who in India. Guide Publications. 1986.
- ↑ Department of Posts 2011 Stamps, Indian Postal Service, 2011.