Fagun

Fagun is a monthly newspaper in the Santali language in the Ol Chiki script in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.[1][2] It is the only newspaper in India that is published in Santali.[3][4] It has readership across the country.[5][3] The newspaper was founded in April 2008 by Mangat Murmu.[6] and is edited by Malati Murmu,[3][7][8] who received the Telegraph Legend Award in 2016.[9] Fagun started with a circulation of 500 copies, and as of 2018 has a circulation of 5000. Copies cost 5 rupees each.[10]

References

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  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ghosh, Rakhi (24 April 2015). "Helping Santalis stay connected". www.tabla.com.sg. https://www.tabla.com.sg/jrsrc/240415full/epage004005/TA20150424-TAB-004-00-005.html. Retrieved 26 November 2018. 
  4. "India: Malati Murmu's Santali Newspaper's A Big Hit with the Tribals". Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. "Unseen and Unsung Heroines". goodnessfoundation.in. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  6. "Fagun 7th Foundation 2015". allindiaaseca.org. Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  7. Ghosh, Rakhi (19 March 2015). "India: Malati Murmu's Santali Newspaper's A Big Hit with the Tribals". highbeam.com. highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  8. Ghosh, Rakhi (30 December 2015). "A Shout out to 5 of the Most Amazing and yet Least Known Women of 2015: Malati is a Proud Heritage-Keeper". The Better India. https://www.thebetterindia.com/41317/remarkable-women-of-2015/. Retrieved 26 November 2018. 
  9. "FAGUN - A Santali Newspaper". allindiaaseca.org. Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  10. "Santali Newspapers and Magazines". allindiaaseca.org. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2017-11-24.

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