''Chitralekha'' is a weekly news magazine published in

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and

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people *Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece See also * * ...

History and profile

''Chitralekhas first issue was published in 1950, under the editorship of Vaju Kotak. The magazine is part of the Chitralekha Group from

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, Maharashtra, India. It is jointly published by Chitralekha and #BANNER1 & # Group. It has given rise to many prominent Gujarati columnists including Kanti Bhatt,

Chandrakant Bakshi Chandrakant Keshavlal Bakshi ( gu, ચંદ્રકાંત કેશવલાલ બક્ષી) was a Gujarati author from Gujarat, India and a former Sheriff of Mumbai. He was known for his bold and new concepts in writing during his time ...

Taarak Mehta Taarak Janubhai Mehta was an Indian columnist, humourist, writer and playwright who is best known for the column ''Duniya Ne Undha Chasma'',and was a well-known figure in Gujarati theatre. His humorous weekly column first appeared in '' Chit ...

, and others. After the death of founding editor Vaju Kotak in 1959, Madhuri Kotak took charge of the magazine along with Harkisan Mehta, who edited it till 1998. The Chitralekha Group publishes several other magazines, including ''Watch World'' (a niche magazine focused on Watches) and ''BTW'' (By The Way - a lifestyle magazine circulated with Chitralekha Gujarati). A US edition of ''Chitralekha'' was launched in 2006 and was based in

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. On 20 April 2011, the

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issued a

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5 commemorative

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honouring ''Chitralekha''.Department of Posts 2011 Stamps
Indian Postal Service, 2011. Vaju Kotak 2011 stamp of India

References

External links

Official website
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