Saraswati (magazine)
| Former editors | Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi (1903-1920) |
|---|---|
| Categories | literary magazine |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Publisher | Indian Press |
| Founder | Chintamani Ghosh |
| First issue | January 1, 1900 |
| Country | India |
| Based in | Allahabad |
| Language | Hindi |
Saraswati was the first Hindi monthly magazine of India.[1][2] Founded in 1900, by Chintamani Ghosh, the proprietor of Indian Press, in Allahabad,[2][3] its success under the editorship of littérateur Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi (1903-1920), led to flourishing of modern Hindi prose and poetry especially in Khariboli dialect.[4] It became the most influential periodical in the Hindi literature during the first two decades of the 20th century.[5]
History
Based in Georgetown, Allahabad, Ghosh founded Indian Press in 1884, mainly to published educational books, though gradually shifted to publishing general interest books. [6] However, Ghosh didn't have much experience in publishing literary works. Thus in late 1899, he wrote to Nagari Pracharini Sabha in Varanasi, which worked for promotion of Devnagari script, seeking help with editor and writers for founding a literary Hindi magazine. Eventually, first issue of Saraswati was published on January 1, 1900.[7]
Indian Press was also the earliest promoters and publisher of Rabindranath Tagore's work, including Geetanjali, whose rights he held till 1922 before transferring it to Viswa Bharati University.[8] Dwivedi, the doyen of modern Hindi literature, remained its editors from 1903 to 1920, and provided a platform for upcoming writers in Hindi, where many writers of repute, including Premchand and Maithili Sharan Gupt got published.[4] Through the magazine, he not only gave a new direction to Hindi literature by bringing in his social reformist agenda, but also exerted his lasting influence of the formation of style and sensibility during this twenty-year period of Hindi literature. Today it is known as "Dwivedi Yuga" (Age of Dwivedi) after him.[9][10]Other eminent editors of Saraswati were Padumlal Punnalal Bakshi[11] of Rajnandgaon,Thakur Srinath Singh and Devidutt Shukl.[12]
In 2013, President of India, Pranab Mukherjee while unveiling a statue Ghosh at Jagat Taran Girls' Inter College, Allahabad, remembered his "great contribution towards promoting Hindi language and literature." [1][8]
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