A Critical review of Monthly “Anokhi Kahaniyan”

Abstract

One of the major fields of literature and journalism is Children's Literature. In the 19th century, the tradition of the publication of magazines in Urdu journalism became very strong, but the first regular magazines for children began in the early twentieth century. “Bachon Ka Akhbar” of Munshi Mehboob Alam is regarded as the first children's magazine published in May 1902. So far more than 300 such magazines have been launched till now. Monthly “Anokhi Kahaniyan, Karachi" of the 1990s has published more than 450 volumes. 55 were special numbers. Monthly “Anokhi Kahaniyan” has sparked almost three generations of children’s writers. It provided writers for drama, journalism, and poetry. It made the history of children's literature.