Unish-Kuri

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Unish Kuri, which literally means "nineteen twenty", is the youngest fortnightly magazine published from ABP Ltd, publishers of Anandabazar Patrika of Kolkata, India, that took off as a new division, or wing of Anandamela, the 30 year old legendary childrens' magazine published in Bengali. First published on 19 June, 2004, the magazine has already gained huge popularity among teenagers and the age group of 16 to 26, proving wrong all the critics who had predicted doom for the magazine. Presently it shows a paid circulation of about 70,000. Founder editor of the magazine Poulomi Sengupta Sarkar has emerged from a lot of criticism regarding the magazine. It has often been criticized as being unsuitable for the young generation, yet all these only let to steady rise in circulation. Owing to its success Unish Kuri had to come up with one more magazine, Unish Kuri Career that deals exclusively with careers. Unish Kuri maintains a tendy colorful outlook. It is published from 6 Prafulla Sarkar Street, Kolkata 700001.

Contents 1 Topics dealt 2 Key writers 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Topics dealt

• Cover Story,
• Mail E-mail (readers mails),
• Teen Fashion,
• Beauty tips,
• Solution to personal problems,
• Career related tips,
• Laughter/humour,
• Messageboard,
• Sharing of readers' personal experiences,
• Fiction,
• Celebrity interviews,
• Latest from the world of science and IT,
• Astrological predictions,
• Campus news,
• Debate,
• Calender (events of the fortnight).

[edit] Key writers

• Sunil Gangopadhyay,
• Suchitra Bhattacharya,
• Samaresh Majumder,
• Poulomi Sengupta Sarkar,
• Shaktipada Rajguru,
• Sangita Bandopadhyay,
• Pampa Sensharma,
• Pinaki Ghosh,
• Smaranjit Chakraborty,
• Indranil Sanyal.

[edit] See also

• Anandabazar Patrika
• Ananda Publishers
• Other teen magazines

[edit] External links

• Anandabazar Patrika website
• Unish Kuri at ORKUT