Odia Magazine Dagar By Laxmikanta Mahapatra

Rinky06 Sep, 2022Business

Dagaro was launched in 1937 by Laxmikanta Mahapatra with Nityananda Mahapatra as its editor. After 10 years of publication as a fortnightly, it became a weekly magazine. But reverted to its former frequency after a year. it was a publication with relatively small number of pages, but published some valuable material. Its tone was mainly satirical. It had a number of sections including one for children with membership option. During its life of more than 50 years it saw many ups and downs. Among its writers were Raimohan Das, Laxmikanta Mahapatra, Nityananda Mahapatra, Ramachandra Misra and Gourachandra. Faturananda?s contributions in managing Dagaro?s affairs is noteworthy.