«Magazine with a slant»
This magazine is published by Delhi Press, which brings a clutch of niche magazines, mostly targeted at poorer middle class. Delhi Press views itself as a Publishing house with a mission, and is sympathetic to Communist world-view.
Sarita is targeted at young people, students, housewives. Articles are well-written, but offer a partial perspective, as is usual with ideologically influenced magazines. I used to read this when I was young, but then gradually grew out of it, when I realised that their articles were slanted, and often carried misinfomration, much like Soviet publications.
The groups carries on a passionate battle against the mainstream religion in India, and has published many controversial books,. In one for, instance, they have argued that Tulsidas, the revered composer of Ramcharit Manas, misguided millions of Hindus. The group has been dragged to courts many times by Hindu activists, who find the magazines comments on their religious practices to be offensive. Each time, however, they have lost.
The magazines uses poor quality paper, being low-priced. Binding is poor, using front staples. Printing is fair, and magazine has a fairly large readership in smaller towns. There are not too many advertisements.
Not recommended.
[Friday, July 25, 2008]
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