Bachon Ki Duniya
Encyclopedia
Bachon Ki Duniya is one of the oldest urdu
magazine
s for kids. Translated literally it means "The world of children".
It was started in around 1958, from Lahore, Pakistan by one of the renowned writer of that time, the late Muhammad Amin Sharaqpuri. Almost a decade after his death, his elder son, Muhammad Saleem Sharaqpuri (who himself was a renowned children writer
) took the editor
ship.
He kept on publishing it for another 35 years and then after his demise it was taken up by his elder son, hence the magazine now enters the third generation.
The style and trend set by this magazine was followed by many. To this date the magazine is being published. Hence it has entered the 54th year of its life, serving and edutaining
generations of Pakistan
i children.
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
s for kids. Translated literally it means "The world of children".
It was started in around 1958, from Lahore, Pakistan by one of the renowned writer of that time, the late Muhammad Amin Sharaqpuri. Almost a decade after his death, his elder son, Muhammad Saleem Sharaqpuri (who himself was a renowned children writer
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
) took the editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
ship.
He kept on publishing it for another 35 years and then after his demise it was taken up by his elder son, hence the magazine now enters the third generation.
The style and trend set by this magazine was followed by many. To this date the magazine is being published. Hence it has entered the 54th year of its life, serving and edutaining
Edutainment
Edutainment is a form of entertainment designed to educate as well as to amuse.-Overview:...
generations of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i children.