Spl 'Yojana' issue on Independence anniv released by Dasmunsi

New Delhi, Aug 14 (UNI) Minister of Information and Broadcasting Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi today released a special issue of 'Yojana', the prestigious development monthly, on the 50th year of its publication along with an Audio CD of book '1857' by S N Sen for the visually challenged.

''Yojana was one of the important magazines that found place on the reading desk of Pt jawaharlal Nehru at a time when the development policies of the country were being evolved,'' Mr Dasmunsi said.

He was speaking after releasing the special issue and the audio CD, both brought out by the Publication Division of the Ministry to commemorate 150 years of the First War of Independence (1857) and the 60th anniversary of India's freedom.

Noted filmmaker Shyam Benegal and film actress and president of the Children's Film Society of India Nafisa Ali were guests of honour on the occasion.

The Minister said in his university days, he was a regular reader of Yojana. This issue carries articles by important people who have made some mark in the field of their work.

Mr Benegal said he would advice Yojana editors to also include articles evaluating the development that had taken place so far.

Ms Ali said the audio CD should also be made available to the CFSI as its films reach about 50 lakh children.

The special issue of Yojana, published in 13 langauges, takes a journey through the landmark events that shaped the Indian economy.

It has broadly three sections. The first one is an economic critique of British colonialism, the second is on the issues concerning Indian economy since 1947 to the present period and the third is on future growth strategy.

The rich collection of essays is by experts in their field. To name a few, the contributors are noted historians - Bipan Chandra, Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Aditya Mukherji and also M S Swaminathan, (MP and Agriculture Scientist), O P Bhatt (SBI, Chairman), Madhav Chavan, (PRATHAM), Devaki Jain (Development Economist), Narayana N R Murthy (INFOSYS) and Azim Premji (WIPRO).

The Special issue has many attractions. It carries the new Yojana logo along with the new cover lay out. The front cover has a painting by renowned artist Satish Gujral. The issue also carries a poem on '1857' by noted lyricist, Gulzar.

Yojana is a monthly devoted to socio-economic issues. It started its publication in 1957 with the blessings of then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Mr Khuswant Singh was the first Editor. The magazine is now published in 13 languages viz. English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Oriya.

The journal, though an official venture, tries to accommodate plurality of views and opinions on varied issues of national importance to give a balanced picture.

Yojana's endeavour has been to be a journal of mass circulation, to communicate with the common people in their languages and be available at a price they can afford.

The audio CD has been especially designed to allow easy navigation between chapters, pages and even paragraphs. This would be extremely useful for the visually impaired who are deprived of such books on an important issue like 1857.

UNI NAZ RR DB1834 Spl 'Yojna' issue on Independence anniversary released by Dasmunsi New Delhi, Aug 14 (UNI) Minister of Information and Broadcasting Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi today released a special issue of 'Yojana', the prestigious development monthly on the 50th year of its publication along with an Audio CD of book '1857' by S N Sen for the visually challenged.

''Yojna was one of the important magazines that found place on the reading desk of Pt jawaharlal Nehru at a time when the development policies of the country were being evolved,'' Mr Dasmunsi said.

He was speaking after releasing the special issue and the audio CD, both brought out by the Publication Division of the Ministry to commemorating 150 years of the First War of Independence (1857) and 60th anniversary of India's freedom.

Noted filmmaker Shyam Benegal and film actress and president of the Children's Film Society of India Nafisa Ali were guests of honour on the occasion.

The Minister said in his university days, he was a regular reader of Yojna. This issue carries articles by important people who had made some mark in the field of their work.

Mr Benegal said he would advice Yojna editors to also include articles evaluating the development that had taken place so far.

Ms Nafisa Ali said the audio CD should also be made available to the CFSI as its films reach about 50 lakh children.

The special issue of Yojana, published in 13 langauges, takes a journey through the landmark events that shaped the Indian economy.

It has broadly three sections. The first one is an economic critique of British colonialism, the second is on the issues concerning Indian economy since 1947 to present period and the third is on future growth strategy.

The rich collection of essays is by experts in their field. To name a few, the contributors are noted historians - Bipan Chandra, Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Aditya Mukherji and also M S Swaminathan, (MP and Agriculture Scientist), O P Bhatt (SBI, Chairman), Madhav Chavan, (PRATHAM), Devaki Jain (Development Economist), Narayana N R Murthy (INFOSYS) and Azim Premji (WIPRO).

The Special issue has many attractions. It carries the new Yojana logo along with the new cover lay out. The front cover has a painting by the renowned artist Satish Gujral. The issue also carries a poem on '1857' by noted lyricist, Gulzar.

Yojana is a monthly devoted to socio-economic issues. It started its publication in 1957 with the blessings of then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Mr Khuswant Singh was the first Editor. The magazine is now published in 13 languages viz. English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Oriya.

The journal, though an official venture. It tries to accommodate plurality of views and opinions on varied issues on national importance to give a balanced picture.

Yojana's endeavour has been to be a journal of mass circulation, to communicate with the common people in their languages and be available at a price they can afford.

The audio CD has been especially designed to allow easy navigation between chapters, pages and even paragraphs. This would be extremely useful for the visually impaired who are deprived of such books on an important issue like 1857.

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