''Eastern Panorama'' is a monthly news magazine started in April 1992, by Dr. K. K. Jhunjhunwala and published from

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, the capital city of

Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and J ...

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. It has since then been regularly published, without any break, and has been disseminating news, events, views, and concerns of the people of the region.

Profile

''Eastern Panorama'' is published by Hill Publications Private Limited, Shillong. Starting in the year 1992, the magazine is reported to have the highest circulation of any magazine in the

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, with an estimated readership of ten lakhs. The magazine also has an online edition, launched later. It is known to have covered a number of controversies such as ''Lottery scam'' and the

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massacre and has covered issues like induction of the

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in the sixth schedule of the

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, insurgency, influx and corruption. It claims to be the first magazine in the region to report about the insurgents of the region including

United Liberation Front of Assam The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) (Assamese: সংযুক্ত মুক্তি বাহিনী, অসম) is an armed separatist organisation operating in the Northeast Indian state of Assam. It seeks to establish an indep ...

(ULFA) and NSCN and bring up the debate on the issue of Uranium Mining in the region. Eastern Panorama Group of Publications have also launched a women's magazine, ''Women's Panorama'', the first copy released on 11 November 2011 by the filmmaker,

Manju Bora Manju Borah ( as, মঞ্জু বৰা) is a multiple international and national award-winning Indian female film director and short story writer from Guwahati, Assam. Borah also served as Jury Member, Indian Panorama, IFFI 2007, 10th MAMI ...

. The launching was originally scheduled for 7 November 2011 but was postponed due to the death of

Bhupen Hazarika Bhupen Hazarika () (8 September 1926 – 5 November 2011) was an Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet, actor, filmmaker and politician from Assam, widely known as ''Sudha Kontho'' (meaning cuckoo, literally "nectar-throated"). His ...

, a renowned singer from Assam. The magazine is noted to be the first women's magazine in English to be published from

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. Sonata Dkhar is the Editor of the magazine and Harsh Jhunjhunwala remains the Editor in Chief.

Achiever's Award

The magazine has instituted an annual award, ''Achiever's Award'', starting from 2013, to honour individual and collective achievements in any field. The winners of the 2014 edition are: * Tetseo Sisters of Nagaland - Music *

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- Education * State Bank of India - Banking * Wansuk Myrthong (Meghalaya) and Anshu Jamsempa (Arunachal Pradesh) - Adventure Sports * Sumar Sing Sawian (Meghalaya) - Cultural Promotion * Shankar Lal Goenka (Jeevan Ram Moongi Devi Public Charitable Trust, Shillong) -

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* Utpal Baruah (UB Photos, Guwahait) - Photography * GVK EMRI’s 108 Service - Social Service * Chandan Bora - Rural Entrepreneurship

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.easternpanorama.in/ 1992 establishments in Meghalaya English-language magazines published in India Monthly magazines published in India News magazines published in India Magazines established in 1992