The first issue of Anandamela appeared in March 1975.[1]Satyajit Ray designed the cover of first issue. The magazine is published on a fortnightly basis.[2] It has been edited by several eminent personalities at different times including the poet Nirendranath Chakravarty,[3]Ashok Kumar Sarkar, and Debasish Bandopadhyay. The present editor is Caeser Bagchi . Anandamela is one of the oldest surviving Bengali children's magazines and is published twice a month, on the fifth (previously second) and twentieth days.
Many authors started writing for children through Anandamela; for example, author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay was noticed as a children's author after writing Manojder Adbhut Baari, which was published in Anandamela as a serial novel. On 19 June 2004, Anandamela split up into two different magazines, the original Anandamela (for children age 8 – 14), and Unish Kuri, (for teens and young adults age 15 – 25).
Popular series, novels, and stories
Aranyadeb (The Phantom) comics (translated from English)
Art and artists were always an important part of Anandamela, thus giving birth to some memorable artistic talents. Among the large number of artists who illustrated the pages and covers of Anandamela are:
In October, the Bengali festive month, Anandamela comes in a special size of nearly 400 pages, the hallmark of which is Sunil Gangopadhyay's new novel of the thriller series Kakababu, along with a full-length Feluda comic based on the story of Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray, illustrated by Abhijit Chattopadhyay. This special number features five to six full length complete novels, several short stories, features, and three complete comic strips, some of which run up to 60 pages.
Although the fortnightly regular issues of Anandamela started much later, the Puja Number started in 1971. Its price was Rs. 2.00 and it did not contain any cartoons. Sunil Gangopadhyay and Satyajit Ray are the only writers whose writings are present in every Puja Number of Anandamela from the beginning of the magazine.
Other activities
The Anandamela Club has a system of paid membership that arranges various programs, competitions and activities throughout the year for children.
Criticism
Anandamela has been criticised in the past for their over-dependence on foreign comics. After Paulami Sengupta took charge as the editor, original comics based on Bengali literature were introduced, and all foreign comics were pulled, including The Adventures of Tintin, which was the hallmark and flagship brand of Anandamela.
^ ab"Anandamela 5 April 2016 Bengali Magazine in PDF". New Bengali E-Book. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
^"End of an era". The Hindu. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
^Kunal Chakrabarti; Shubhra Chakrabarti (22 August 2013). Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow Press. p. 121. ISBN978-0-8108-8024-5.
External links
Official website
January 13, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Anandamela news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Anandamela Anondamela or Anondomela Bengali আনন দম ল is a children s periodical in the Bengali language published by the ABP Group from Kolkata India 1 AnandamelaSharadiya 2002 front cover of AnandamelaEditorCaesar BagchiFormer editorsAshoke Kumar SarkarNirendranath ChakravartyDebasish BandyopadhyayPaulami SenguptaFrequencyFortnightly 5th amp 20th of every month PublisherABP GroupFirst issueMarch 1975CountryIndiaBased inKolkataLanguageBengaliWebsitewww wbr anandamela wbr in Contents 1 History and profile 2 Popular series novels and stories 3 Key writers 4 Key artists 5 Special issue Puja Number 6 Other activities 7 Criticism 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory and profile EditThe first issue of Anandamela appeared in March 1975 1 Satyajit Ray designed the cover of first issue The magazine is published on a fortnightly basis 2 It has been edited by several eminent personalities at different times including the poet Nirendranath Chakravarty 3 Ashok Kumar Sarkar and Debasish Bandopadhyay The present editor is Caeser Bagchi Anandamela is one of the oldest surviving Bengali children s magazines and is published twice a month on the fifth previously second and twentieth days Many authors started writing for children through Anandamela for example author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay was noticed as a children s author after writing Manojder Adbhut Baari which was published in Anandamela as a serial novel On 19 June 2004 Anandamela split up into two different magazines the original Anandamela for children age 8 14 and Unish Kuri for teens and young adults age 15 25 Popular series novels and stories EditAranyadeb The Phantom comics translated from English Archie Comics translated from English Arjun by Samaresh Majumdar Asterix comics written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo translated from French Bagha Tiger comic translated from English Batman comics translated from English Chander Pahar comics by Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhyay with art by Sidhhartha Chaterjee Dodo amp Tatai by Tarapada Roy Doohsahosi Tintin The Adventures of Tintin comics by Herge translated from French Dosyi Dennis Dennis the Menace comics translated from English Dyuti Hitoishi and Young Detective Kabulda by Rajesh Basu Ekenbabu series by Sujan DaGupta Feluda comics by Satyajit Ray art by Abhijit Chattopadhyay Flash Gordon comics Gablu Henry comics translated from English GhanaDa by Premendra Mitra Gogol by Samaresh Basu Gupi amp Panu by Leela Majumdar He Man Comics translated from English Jo Jet Jocko Jo Zette and Jocko comics by Herge translated from French Kakababu by Sunil Gangopadhyay Kalaboti by Moti Nandy Kikira by Bimal Kar Dithi Kolpyo Sruneet and Kaga Boga by Debasis Bandyopadhyay Manojder Adbhut Bari Harano Kakatua Gosaibaganer Bhoot and Sadhubabar Lathi novels by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Mitin amp Tupur by Suchitra Bhattacharya Pandab Goenda by Sasthipada Chattopadhyay Professor Shonku by Satyajit Ray Rahasyer Sandhane Cent Rahasya novels Hans saheber Behala Rimbor Aschorjo Putul Nafargarer Hambir Mahal stories by Rajesh Basu Rappa Rayer Kando comics by Sujog Bondhopadhya Rovers er Roy Roy of the Rovers comics translated from English Spider Man comics translated from English Tarzan comics translated from English Tenida comics by Narayan Gangopadhyay with art by Arijit Dutt Chowdhury Comics based on the stories by Shibram Chakraborty with art by Saurav Mukhopadhyay Comics based on the stories by Parshuram Rajshekhar Bose Key writers EditRajesh Basu Debasis Bandyopadhyay Samaresh Basu Suchitra Bhattacharya Dulendra Bhowmik Sanjeev Chattopadhyay Sukanto Gangopadhyay Sunil Gangopadhyay Sailen Ghosh Bimal Kar Samaresh Majumdar Premendra Mitra Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Moti Nandy Anil Bhowmik Satyajit Ray Nabanita Dev SenKey artists EditArt and artists were always an important part of Anandamela thus giving birth to some memorable artistic talents Among the large number of artists who illustrated the pages and covers of Anandamela are Kunal Barman Onkar Nath Bhattacharya Shubhaprasanna Bhattacharya Krishnendu Chaki Amitava Chandra Abhijit Chattopadhyay Subrata Chowdhury Bimal Das Saumen Das Debasish Deb Subrata Gangopadhyay Pratyaybhaswar Jana Sudhir Maitra Roudra Mitra Ahibhushan Malik Prasenjit Nath Satyajit Ray Anup Roy Baishali Sarkar Samir SarkarSpecial issue Puja Number EditIn October the Bengali festive month Anandamela comes in a special size of nearly 400 pages the hallmark of which is Sunil Gangopadhyay s new novel of the thriller series Kakababu along with a full length Feluda comic based on the story of Oscar winning director Satyajit Ray illustrated by Abhijit Chattopadhyay This special number features five to six full length complete novels several short stories features and three complete comic strips some of which run up to 60 pages Although the fortnightly regular issues of Anandamela started much later the Puja Number started in 1971 Its price was Rs 2 00 and it did not contain any cartoons Sunil Gangopadhyay and Satyajit Ray are the only writers whose writings are present in every Puja Number of Anandamela from the beginning of the magazine Other activities EditThe Anandamela Club has a system of paid membership that arranges various programs competitions and activities throughout the year for children Criticism EditAnandamela has been criticised in the past for their over dependence on foreign comics After Paulami Sengupta took charge as the editor original comics based on Bengali literature were introduced and all foreign comics were pulled including The Adventures of Tintin which was the hallmark and flagship brand of Anandamela See also Edit Children s literature portalUnish Kuri sister publication of AnandamelaReferences Edit a b Anandamela 5 April 2016 Bengali Magazine in PDF New Bengali E Book 7 April 2016 Retrieved 2 June 2016 End of an era The Hindu 5 October 2013 Retrieved 2 August 2015 Kunal Chakrabarti Shubhra Chakrabarti 22 August 2013 Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis Scarecrow Press p 121 ISBN 978 0 8108 8024 5 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anandamela amp oldid 1089450645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
