Sadhana (weekly)
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Sadhana is a Socialist
Marathi
weekly publication that was established by Pandurang Sadashiv Sane
(Sane Guruji), a leader of Rashtra Seva Dal, on August 15, 1948. It was edited by Marathi writer Shankar Dattatraya Javdekar
from 1950 to 1952. Yadunath Thatte
became Sadhanas editor in 1956 and continued to lead it until 1982. G.P. Pradhan was the next editor of the weekly.
In the early 1970s the magazine provided a forum for voices from the Dalit Panther
movement, who were revolting against the treatment of low castes in Indian society. Some of the Dalit writings published by the magazine were considered to be inflammatory by the middle class and even led to calls to ban the concerned issues. Sadhana brought the Dalit activists to the attention to the Marathi intelligentsia, and gave an impetus to the growing dalit movement.
The magazine served as a voice for Socialist thought in India
and played a key role in the mass awakening during the 21-month long Emergency Rule in India that was imposed in June 1975. In July 1976, the Government of India
led by Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
intimidated the weekly to stop publication by abusive use of national defence laws. The magazine reopened soon after, after winning a landmark court case concerning press freedom in which Justice V.D. Tulzapurkar of the Bombay High Court
along with Justic N.C. Gadgil quashed the government order seizing the assets of Sadhana Press, and struck down censorship orders as arbitrary.
Socialism
Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...
Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
weekly publication that was established by Pandurang Sadashiv Sane
Pandurang Sadashiv Sane
Pandurang Sadashiv Sane , affectionately known as Sane Guruji to his students and followers was a famous Marathi author, teacher, social activist, and freedom fighter from Maharashtra, India...
(Sane Guruji), a leader of Rashtra Seva Dal, on August 15, 1948. It was edited by Marathi writer Shankar Dattatraya Javdekar
Shankar Dattatraya Javdekar
Shankar Dattatraya Javdekar , popularly known as Acharya Javdekar, was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India....
from 1950 to 1952. Yadunath Thatte
Yadunath Thatte
Yadunath Dattatray Thatte was a Marathi journalist, editor, biographer, social worker and socialist leader from Maharashtra, India....
became Sadhanas editor in 1956 and continued to lead it until 1982. G.P. Pradhan was the next editor of the weekly.
In the early 1970s the magazine provided a forum for voices from the Dalit Panther
Dalit
Dalit is a designation for a group of people traditionally regarded as Untouchable. Dalits are a mixed population, consisting of numerous castes from all over South Asia; they speak a variety of languages and practice a multitude of religions...
movement, who were revolting against the treatment of low castes in Indian society. Some of the Dalit writings published by the magazine were considered to be inflammatory by the middle class and even led to calls to ban the concerned issues. Sadhana brought the Dalit activists to the attention to the Marathi intelligentsia, and gave an impetus to the growing dalit movement.
The magazine served as a voice for Socialist thought in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and played a key role in the mass awakening during the 21-month long Emergency Rule in India that was imposed in June 1975. In July 1976, the Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
led by Prime Minister
Prime Minister of India
The Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...
Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
intimidated the weekly to stop publication by abusive use of national defence laws. The magazine reopened soon after, after winning a landmark court case concerning press freedom in which Justice V.D. Tulzapurkar of the Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court at Mumbai, Maharashtra, is the High Court of India with jurisdiction over the states of Maharashtra & Goa, and, the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli...
along with Justic N.C. Gadgil quashed the government order seizing the assets of Sadhana Press, and struck down censorship orders as arbitrary.