Safari magazine
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Safari is a monthly Gujarati
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...

 popular science
Popular science
Popular science, sometimes called literature of science, is interpretation of science intended for a general audience. While science journalism focuses on recent scientific developments, popular science is broad-ranging, often written by scientists as well as journalists, and is presented in many...

 and general knowledge
General knowledge
General knowledge has been defined by differential psychologists as referring to 'culturally valued knowledge communicated by a range of non-specialist media' General knowledge therefore encompasses a wide range of knowledge domains...

 magazine
Magazine
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 published by Harshal Publications, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...

 in Gujarat, India
India
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. The editor of this periodical is Harshal Pushkarna and the publisher is Nagendra Vijay. Apart from popular science articles, the magazine also contains articles on history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...

, current affairs
Current affairs (news format)
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 and defence matters. It is a very popular magazine amongst young children and students. The tagline
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 of the magazine reads "Buddhishali vachako maate nu magazine" meaning "A magazine for intelligent readers" in Gujarati. The magazine features puzzles ranging from easy to difficult, quiz
Quiz
A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players attempt to answer questions correctly. In some countries, a quiz is also a brief assessment used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills.Quizzes are usually scored in points and many...

zes, quick facts as well as joke
Joke
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s. It also updates the knowledge of readers by the Section 'Navu sansodhan' means 'New Research'.

It is also known for its activities to make science popular in the new generation of Gujarat. The owners of the magazine have launched Nagendra Vijay science Foundation in December, 2004 — a non-profit organization working for make science popular in Gujarat. It is considered as one of the best magazines in Gujarati language, in terms of popularity and content.

History

Safari magazine was created on August 1, 1980 by Nagendra Vijay. It was the first magazine of its kind in Gujarat. After its sixth issue, its publishing was closed. It was relaunched in July, 1986. Again, after tenth issue, its publishing was closed. Finally, in May, 1992, the magazine was relaunched again, and since then, it has continued.

Other publications

There are also some other publications by the owners, which include: Indo-Pak war of 1971, vishvvigrah ni yaadgaar yudhhkathao (famous stories of World War I and World War II), Safari Jokes, Mosad na jaasusi missiono (Secret missions of Mosad), Cosmos, vishmaykaarak vigyan (Amazing Science), Prakruti ane Pranijagat (Nature and Animals), Ek vakhat evu banyu (Once upon a time), Jindagi Jindagi, Super Quiz and Mathemagic. Safari has also launched a Braille
Braille
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edition of the magazine.

English Edition

Safari launched its English edition in 2008 which is available in most parts of India.

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