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Banabina published in 1936 under the patronage of Balabhadranarayan Bhanjadeo, the king of Kendujhar state. Banambar Acharya and Rangadhar Mishra were its editors. It provided geral literary contents in the way of stories, poems, drama, biography, essays etc. Among its regular contributors were Nityananda Mahapatra, Jagabandhu Tripathy, Natabar Debata, Lakshmidhar Nayak, Nabakishor Das, Basanta Kumar Behura, Benudhar Raut. Magazine Info Magazine nameBanabina / ବନବୀଣାEditorBalabhadranarayan BhanjadeoNo Of pages205PublisherBalabhadranarayan BhanjadeoPublication1936Printed AtBalabhadra Sahitya Sangha,Keunjhar Banabina Sample Banabina Full Magazine Download
Pragti magazine published in 1937. Pyarishankar Ray as the editor and Bhagabati Charan Panigrahi taking over the editorship after six months. The magazine aimed to foster progressive ideas in the country. It also set a role for itself to be the mouthpiece for the groups opposed to colonialism and reactionary activities. It carried a variety fare including stories, poems, doscussions, reviews, ladies corner and foreign news. Magazine Info Magazine namePragati/ ପ୍ରଗତିEditorBhagabati CharanNo Of pages61PublisherBhagabati CharanPublication1937Printed AtNA Pragati Sample Pragati Full Magazine Download
Pallimangala Started in 1933 from Cuttack and edited by Saratchandra Mukherjee, Pallimangala was the mouthpiece of Odisha Divisional Cooperative Federation. It dealt with the practices and problems of agriculture and commerce in rural Odisha. It also featured articles on medicinal plants,irrigation as well as on social life in the rural areas. Magazine Info Magazine namePallimangala / ପଲ୍ଲୀମଙ୍ଗଳEditorSaratchandra MukherjeeNo Of pages142PublisherSaratchandra MukherjeePublication1933Printed AtSabuja Sahitya Samiti,Cuttack Pallimangala Sample Pallimangala Full Magazine Download
Kunkuma magazine was published in 1948 and Deba Mahapatra was the editor of this magazine. The magazine was handwritten and lithographed supplemented with a lot of illustrations. The most importantly it was published from Bombay, now Mumbai. It had short stories, articles on cinema, jokes, comments, book review etc. The writers were Jagadish Prasad Mohanty, Gopalchandra Misra, Bidyutprava Debi, Annapurna Debi, Kesab Meher etc. Manoj Das and Nandini Satpathy used to write in this magazine during their student days. Magazine Info Magazine nameKunkuma / କୁଙ୍କୁମEditorDeba MahapatraNo Of pages20PublisherDeba MahapatraPublication1948Printed AtNA Kunkuma Sample Kunkuma Full Magazine Download
Jhankar started in 1949 and published from Cuttack by the Prajatantra Prachar Samity. Harekrushna Mahatab was its founder-editor. It filled a large void in the field of Odia magazine publishing at the time and continued to be influential in Odia literary sphere for the next half-century. It is still in publication. Magazine Info Magazine nameJhankara/ ଝଙ୍କାରEditorHarekrushna MahatabNo Of pages1035PublisherPrajatantra Prachar Samity,CuttackPublication1949Printed AtPrajatantra Prachar Samity,Cuttack Jhankara Sample Jhankara Full Magazine Download
Adhunika magazine launched in 1936 with Bhagabati Charan Panigrahi as the editor Adhunika had declared that it will not confine itself to literary activities alone. Rather it will aim at bringing to Odisha an awareness about the progressive movement spreading around the world. It would strive to strike at the root of dogmas and irrationality clouding our personal and social lives. Unfortunately, it folded up only after five issues. Magazine Info Magazine nameAdhunika / ଆଧୁନିକEditorBhagabati Charan PanigrahiNo Of pages308PublisherBhagabati Charan PanigrahiPublication1936 Printed AtNA Adhunika Sample Adhunika Full Magazine Download
Dagar was published in 1937 by Laxmikanta Mahapatra with Nityananda Mahapatra as its editor. After 10 years of publication as a fortnightly, it became a weekly magazine. But reverted to its former frequency after a year. it was a publication with relatively small number of pages, but published some valuable material. Magazine Info Magazine nameDagar/ ଡଗରEditorLaxmikanta MahapatraNo Of pages227PublisherLaxmikanta MahapatraPublication1937Printed AtNA Dagar Sample Dagar Full Magazine Download
Taraka magazine is specially for school children, Taraka was published in 1883 from Baleswar. It contained short stories, poems, biography, discussions and news. Stories were based on morals. Principles of mathematics and science were explained in easy to follow presentations. Articles were illustrated. The magazine served as a source of education and entertainment for the children. Magazine Info Magazine nameTaraka/ ତାରକାEditor NANo Of pages1938 PublisherBaleswarPublication1883 Printed AtBaleswar Taraka Sample Taraka Full Magazine Download
Sikshyabandhu is a monthly magazine started publication in the year of 1885 by Jogesh Chandra Jena.Madhusudan Rao, the founder of the magazine, realised that this magazine must help school teachers to be effective in their profession. It folded up after two years of continuous publication. It contained articles mainly on education and literature. A special attractive feature of the magazine was the discussions on textbook topics. Magazine Info Magazine nameSikshabandhu/ ଶିକ୍ଷାବନ୍ଧୁEditorJogesh Chandra JenaNo Of pages160 PublisherJogesh Chandra JenaPublication1885Printed AtNA Sikshabandhu Sample Sikshabandhu Full Magazine Download
Taraka O Shubha Barta is a monthly magazine launched in 1886 and edited by Rev. Miller. It carried the details of missionary activities in Odisha like the income and expenditure of christian missions, number of churches, number of religious preachers and highlights of their work. Its articles differed from the earlier missionary publications being more fact-based and well-argued. The discussions in its pages reflected an objective of social reform. Magazine Info Magazine nameTaraka O Shubha Barta / ତାରକା ଓ ଶୁଭବାର୍ତ୍ତାEditorRev. MillerNo Of pages28PublisherOdisha Mission Press , CuttackPublication1886Printed AtCuttack Taraka O Shubhabarta Sample Taraka O Shubha Barta Full Magazine Download