Unish-Kuri
Encyclopedia
Unish Kuri, which literally means "nineteen twenty", targeted at teens
and young adults
, is one of the youngest fortnightly magazines published from ABP Ltd, publishers of Anandabazar Patrika
and The Telegraph, of Kolkata
, India
, that took off as a new division, or wing of Anandamela
, the 33-year-old legendary children's magazine
published in Bengali
. It is published from 6 Prafulla Sarkar Street, Kolkata
700001.
editor
of the magazine Paulami Sengupta 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 has established its romantic fiction
section strongly among its readers. Also popular among its readers is fiction falling under thriller genre. Unish Kuri also publishes serial novels. The regular sections are:
The latest in content of Unish Kuri is a special column by Rupam Islam
, the popular youth icon from Kolkata, where Rupam gives advice and solution to the youth.
The magazine encourages article
/fiction
-contribution of readers.
hunt, and melodious voice
hunt from 2005. These talent hunts have been popular.
Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood , but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage...
and young adults
Youth
Youth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood . Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals could exist at all ages.-Usage:Around the world, the terms "youth",...
, is one of the youngest fortnightly magazines published from ABP Ltd, publishers of Anandabazar Patrika
Anandabazar Patrika
Anandabazar Patrika is an Indian Bengali language daily newspaper published in Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai by the ABP Group. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.28 million copies making it the largest circulation for a single-edition, regional language...
and The Telegraph, of Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, that took off as a new division, or wing of Anandamela
Anandamela
Anandamela or, Anondamela, or, Anonodomela is a children's periodical in the Bengali language published by ABP Limited from Kolkata, India...
, the 33-year-old legendary children's magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
published in Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
. It is published from 6 Prafulla Sarkar Street, Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
700001.
History and growth of the magazine
First published on 19 June 2004, the magazine has already gained huge popularity among teenagers and young adults, of the age group 16 to 26, proving wrong all the critics who had predicted doom for the magazine. FounderEntrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
of the magazine Paulami Sengupta has emerged from a lot of criticism
Criticism
Criticism is the judgement of the merits and faults of the work or actions of an individual or group by another . To criticize does not necessarily imply to find fault, but the word is often taken to mean the simple expression of an objection against prejudice, or a disapproval.Another meaning of...
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.
Content
Unish Kuri maintains a colorful outlook. The magazine is known for the guts to publish its own criticism. When all magazines are doing away with fictionFiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
, Unish Kuri has established its romantic fiction
Romance novel
The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...
section strongly among its readers. Also popular among its readers is fiction falling under thriller genre. Unish Kuri also publishes serial novels. The regular sections are:
- Cover Story,
- Mail E-mail (readers' mails),
- Teen FashionFashionFashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
, - Beauty tips,
- Solution to personal problems,
- CareerCareerCareer is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a person's "course or progress through life ". It is usually considered to pertain to remunerative work ....
related tips, - LaughterLaughterLaughing is a reaction to certain stimuli, fundamentally stress, which serves as an emotional balancing mechanism. Traditionally, it is considered a visual expression of happiness, or an inward feeling of joy. It may ensue from hearing a joke, being tickled, or other stimuli...
/humourHumourHumour or humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement...
, - Messageboard,
- Sharing of readers' personal experiences,
- Short storyShort storyA short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
, - Serial novel
- CelebrityCelebrityA celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
interviewsInterviewsInterviews is:# the plural form of "interview"# a compilation album by Bob Marley & the Wailers, see Interviews # a C++ toolkit for the X Window System, see InterViews...
, - Latest from the world of science and ITInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, - Astrological predictions,
- CampusCampusA campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
newsNewsNews is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
, - DebateDebateDebate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
, - CalendarCalendarA calendar is a system of organizing days for social, religious, commercial, or administrative purposes. This is done by giving names to periods of time, typically days, weeks, months, and years. The name given to each day is known as a date. Periods in a calendar are usually, though not...
(events of the fortnightFortnightThe fortnight is a unit of time equal to fourteen days, or two weeks. The word derives from the Old English fēowertyne niht, meaning "fourteen nights"....
).
The latest in content of Unish Kuri is a special column by Rupam Islam
Rupam Islam
Rupam Islam is a playback singer, song writer, composer and the lead singer of the band Fossils. He is a recipient of National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. He won the award in 2010, for his work in the film Mahanagar @ Kolkata...
, the popular youth icon from Kolkata, where Rupam gives advice and solution to the youth.
The magazine encourages article
Article (publishing)
An article is a written work published in a print or electronic medium. It may be for the purpose of propagating the news, research results, academic analysis or debate.-News articles:...
/fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
-contribution of readers.
Activities
Unish Kuri has started activities like Unish Kuri modelModel (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
hunt, and melodious voice
Voice
Voice may refer to:* Human voice* Voice control or voice activation* Writer's voice* Voice acting* Voice vote* Voice message-In film:* Voice , a 2005 South Korean film* The Voice , a 2010 Turkish horror film directed by Ümit Ünal...
hunt from 2005. These talent hunts have been popular.
Key writers
Names appear in alphabetical order:- Binayak Bandopadhyay
- Krishnendu Mukhopadhyay,
- Pampa Sensharma,
- Paulami Sengupta,
- Pinaki Thakur
- Prachet Gupta,
- Samaresh Majumder,
- Sangita Bandopadhyay,
- Smaranjit Chakraborty
- Suchitra BhattacharyaSuchitra BhattacharyaSuchitra Bhattacharya is an Indian novelist.-Early life and education:Suchitra Bhattacharya was interested in writing from her childhood....
, - Sukanto Gangopadhyay,
- Sunil GangopadhyaySunil GangopadhyaySunil Gangopadhyay , is a celebrated Indian poet and novelist.-Early life:...
See also
- AnandamelaAnandamelaAnandamela or, Anondamela, or, Anonodomela is a children's periodical in the Bengali language published by ABP Limited from Kolkata, India...
- Anandabazar PatrikaAnandabazar PatrikaAnandabazar Patrika is an Indian Bengali language daily newspaper published in Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai by the ABP Group. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.28 million copies making it the largest circulation for a single-edition, regional language...
- Ananda PublishersAnanda PublishersAnanda Publishers is a large publishing group with headquarters in Kolkata. It publishes numerous Bengali books by many renowned authors. It has one of the largest stalls in the Kolkata Book Fair, and is often awarded a prize for its stall. Ananda Publishers is the division of ABP...
- Other teen magazines