Chitralekha (weekly)
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Chitralekha is a Gujarati
weekly magazine. Chitralekha is published by the Chitralekha Group from Mumbai
, Maharashtra, India. Chitralekhas first issue was published in 1950, under the editorship of Vaju Kotak.
It had given rise to many prominent Gujarati columnists including Kanti Bhatt, Chnadrakant Bakshi, Taarak Mehta
, and others. After the sudden demise of founding editor Vaju Kotak in late 1950s, Madhuri Kotak took the charge of the magazine along with Harkishan Mehta.
The Chitralekha Group publishes several other weekly magazines, including G (a film magazine in Gujarati, Marathi and English) and BTW (By The Way).
On 20 April 2011, the Indian Postal Service
issued a Rs.
5 commemorative postage stamp
honouring Chitralekha.
Gujarati language
Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...
weekly magazine. Chitralekha is published by the Chitralekha Group from Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Maharashtra, India. Chitralekhas first issue was published in 1950, under the editorship of Vaju Kotak.
It had given rise to many prominent Gujarati columnists including Kanti Bhatt, Chnadrakant Bakshi, Taarak Mehta
Taarak Mehta
Tarak Mehta is an Indian columnist, humorist, writer and playwright. best known for the column Duniya Ne Undha Chasma in Gujarati Language. He has translated and adapted several comedies into Gujarati, and has been well-known figure in the Gujarati theatre...
, and others. After the sudden demise of founding editor Vaju Kotak in late 1950s, Madhuri Kotak took the charge of the magazine along with Harkishan Mehta.
The Chitralekha Group publishes several other weekly magazines, including G (a film magazine in Gujarati, Marathi and English) and BTW (By The Way).
On 20 April 2011, the Indian Postal Service
Indian Postal Service
The Department of Posts functioning under the brand name India Post , is a government operated postal system in India; it is generally referred to within India as "the post office"....
issued a Rs.
Rupee
The rupee is the common name for the monetary unit of account in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives, and formerly in Burma, and Afghanistan. Historically, the first currency called "rupee" was introduced in the 16th century...
5 commemorative postage stamp
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
honouring Chitralekha.