Shakhsar

Urdu magazine

ShakhsarEditor| Amjad Najmi

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Founded| June 1965
Final issue| May 1973
Country| India
Based in| Cuttack, Odisha
Language| Urdu

Shakhsār (Urdu: شاخسار), also spelt as Shaakhsaar, was an Urdu literary magazine published in Cuttack, Odisha, India,[1] edited by Amjad Najmi.[2] Initially, this magazine played a central role in connecting and introducing the literary world of Odisha to the Urdu world of India and outside India within a short period of time.[3][4]

## History

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In June 1965,[5] a year before the publication of Shabkhoon, Karamat Ali Karamat started this bi-monthly magazine from Cuttack under the editorship of his teacher Amjad Najmi as the spokesperson of pure and healthy modernity.[6][7]

The first issue was published in June–July 1965, and the last issue was published in May 1973.[5]

On the contribution of Shakhsar to Urdu literature, Salman Raghib has written a thesis on the subject of "Contribution of Shakhsar to Urdu Literature" and obtained his Ph.D from Utkal University.[8] Some of Shakhsar's editorials and commentaries were published under the title "Shekhar ke Idāriye aur Tabsare"(transl. Shakhsar's Editorials and Commentaries) by Insha Publications, Kolkata.[9]

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ Press in India. Vol. 2\. Office of the Registrar of Newspapers. 1971. p. 663. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
2. ^ Ahmed, Nuruddin (1988). The Brightest Heaven (1988 ed.). Cuttack: Husn-e-Jahan Publications. p. 11.
3. ^ Amīn, Md Rūhul (28 July 2022). "Karamat Ali Karamat: Life and works" (in Urdu). Qindeelonline. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
4. ^ Mohanty, Gopinath (2002). Cultural Heritage of [Orissa]. Bhubaneswar: State Level Vyasakabi Fakir Mohan Smruti Samsad. p. 31\. ISBN 9788190276153.
5. ^ a b Newalpuri 2001, p. 294.
6. ^ Karamat 2006, p. 11.
7. ^ Siddiqui 2012, p. 45.
8. ^ Siddiqui 2012, p. 46.
9. ^ Karamat, Karamat Ali (2021). Mere Muntakhab Pesh lafz (Criticism and analysis) (in Urdu). New Delhi: Educational Publishing House. p. 9.

### Bibliography

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* Siddiqui, Iftekhar Imam (2012). Karamat Ali Karamat: Ek Mutāla'ah (Poet's Special Corner and other subjects) (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Lal Kunwan, Delhi: Educational Publishing House.
* Karamat, Karamat Ali (October 2006). "Foreword By Hafeezullah Newalpuri". Shakh e Sanobar (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Cuttack: Vidyasagar Printers. p. 9-14.
* Newalpuri, Hafeezullah (2001). Orissa Mein Urdu [Urdu In Orissa] (Thesis) (in Urdu). New Delhi: National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language.

## External links

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Former issues on rekhta.org
*[transl.]: translation