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.

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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]

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References

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