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Forward Press is an English-Hindi bilingual web publication covering issues relevant to India's backward classes (the masses) and regions. Anil Varghese is the current editor-in-chief of the publication.[1] Forward Press started as a monthly print magazine in June 2009. Its management decided to discontinue the print edition in 2016 to convert it into a web-only publication.[2]
| Chief editor | Ivan Kostka |
|---|---|
| Managing editor | Pramod Ranjan |
| Categories | Social issues, Politics |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Aspire Publication |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Final issue | June 2016 (print) |
| Country | India |
| Based in | New Delhi |
| Language | Hindi, English |
| Website | www |
Overview
editForward Press was founded by Silvia Maria Fernandes Kostka and Ivan Kostka in 2009 in New Delhi.[3] They have appointed many correspondents from several states and cities and launched the Bahujan Sahitya Catalogue. Senior journalist Pramod Ranjan served as the magazine's managing editor from 2011 to 2019.
Controversy
editOne of the magazine issues, published an article which was alleged to be derogatory to Hindu Goddess Durga. Some student organizations with political association such as those who were associated with All India Backward Student Federation, and a student union comprising members belonging to Backward Castes and Dalit communities organised 'Mahisasura Sahadat Diwas' at Jawaharlal Nehru University due to the allegations which prompted the Delhi Police to raid the press office on a complaint filed by right-wing student unions of Jawaharlal Nehru University.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About". Forward Press. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ Providing a voice to the dispossessed majority The Hindu. April 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "The closure of Forward Press print edition is a backward step for journalism". Scroll. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Dalit magazine insults 'Durga,' angers Hindus". One India. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Mahishasur Day observed at JNU". Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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