Hamdard Naunehal

Hamdard Naunehal
Hamdard Naunehal - September 2021 Edition
EditorSaleem Farrukhi
CategoriesBilingual education
FrequencyMonthly
FounderHakim Said
Founded1953
First issue1953; 71 years ago (1953)
CompanyHamdard Pakistan
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu and English
Websitewww.naunehal.com

Hamdard Naunehal (Urdu: ہمدرد نونہال) is a Pakistani kids bilingual (Urdu and English) monthly magazine.[1] first published by Hakim Said of Hamdard Laboratories, under the editorship of Masood Ahmed Barkati, in 1953.[2][3]

This magazine is very popular among children due to its emphasis on proper Urdu through the section "نونہال لغت", titbits, moral & mystery stories, cartoons and informative snippets.

Content Team

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The current editor for the magazine is Saleem Farrukhi while the patron in chief is Sadia Rashid (daughter of late Hakim Saeed Shaheed – a philanthropist and founder of Hamdard Industries). Project head is Mohammad Arsalan, designer is Akram Warsi and drawing artist is Ghazala Imam till December, 2023.[4] The current team took over after death of previous editor Masood Ahmed Barkati. The magazine keeps his memory alive by publishing articles from his times.

Bilingual Format

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This format of digest has not changed for long except the inclusion of a section entitled ھنڈکلیا which aims at teaching basic level cooking, Until in October 2020 when Naunehal was revamped into a bilingual magazine with 96 Urdu and 64 English pages.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Children's literature by Pakistan's publishing". Himal Mag. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  2. ^ "60th birthday celebrations of the magazine". The Nation (Pakistan). 27 June 2012. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  3. ^ "Naunehal's Masood Barkati passes away". Dawn. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ^ Hamdard Naunehal, November 2023, edition
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