UDBODHAN-The Magazine

Udbodhan- the only Bengali mouthpiece of Ramakrishna Math and
Mission, started by Swami Vivekananda in January
1899, stepped into its hundredth year in January 1998. Before
the publication of Udbodhan, the "Brahmavadin" and "Prabuddha
Bharat" were being published from Madras under Swami
Vivekananda's inspiration but these were not the official
journals of the Ramakrishna
Order. It was only later that the Prabuddha Bharat was taken
over by Ramakrishna Mission and published first, from Almora and
then, from Mayavati.

Swami Vivekananda dreamt of Udbodhan to occupy a commendable position in contemporary Bengali literature and to induce the Bengali mind to positive and creative thoughts. His elementary essays - "Prachya O Paschatya" and "Paribrajak" were penned down in Bengali specifically for Udbodhan.Thus, Udbodhan appeared, not merely as another journal of a religious order. Following Swami Vivekananda's wish, various other subjects like philosophy, literature, history, sociology, science and technology, et all, even today, regularly find place in its pages. In its journey covering over a century, it has been the tireless endeavour of Udbodhan to live up to the mission of its founder.
At present Udbodhan has a membership of over 78,000 and an
additional readership up to four times this figure.
Udbodhan played a notable role in the country's struggle for independence. The influence of Swami Vivekananda on the eminent revolutionaries was tremendous. Publishing of Swamiji's lectures, essays and discussions in Udbodhan helped to propagate the fiery words of Swamiji. The then Special Superintendent of British Police, Charles Tegart, in his confidential report to the Government had mentioned about the threat from the strong nationalist preachings of Swami Vivekananda. It is heard that he even advised seizure of Udbodhan issues.
Today, Udbodhan holds the unparallel record of being published without interruption for more than hundred years.
This it has done, without compromising ever on the quality of content. Udbodhan has published notable works of eminent Bengali authors and personalities. With its motto of "Arise, Awake, and stop not till the goal is reached" Udbodhan steps into the next phase of its journey.
| LIST OF EDITORS OF UDBODHAN PATRIKA | |||
| Sl.No | Name of the Editor | Period | Duration (Volume) |
| 01 | Swami Trigunatitananda | Magh 1305 - Poush 1309 | 01 - 04 |
| 02 | Swami Suddhananda |
Magh 1309 - Poush 1314 and Bhadra 1334 - Ashwin 1342 |
05
- 09, 29 - 37 |
| 03 | Swami Saradananda | Magh 1314- Poush 1318, Magh 1322 - Poush 1326, Bhadra 1329- Shravana 1334 | 10
- 13, 18 - 21, 24 - 29 |
| 04 | Swami Prajnananda | Magh 1318 - Poush 1320, | 14 - 15 |
| 05 | Swami Saradananda and Swami Madhavananda | Magh 1320 - Poush 1322 | 16 - 17 |
| 06 | Swami Saradananda, Swami Dayananda (then Br Bimal) and Swami Gangeshananda (then Br.Shantichaitanya) | Magh 1322-Poush 1326 | 18 - 21 |
| 07 | Swami Basudevananda | Magh 1326 - Ashwin 1342 | 22 - 37 |
| 08 | Swami Sundarananda | Kartick 1342 - Chaitra 1358 | 37 - 54 |
| 09 | Swami Shradhananda | Baishak 1359- Poush 1363 | 54 - 58 |
| 10 | Swami Niramayananda | Magh 1363-Poush 1371 | 59 - 66 |
| 11 | Swami Vishrashrayananda | Magh 1371 - Poush 1380 | 67 - 74 |
| 12 | Swami Dhyanananda | Magh 1380- Bhadra 1389 | 75 - 84 |
| 13 | Swami Abjajananda | Ashwin 1389- Kartick 1392 | 84 - 87 |
| 14 | Swami Prameyananda | Agrahayana 1392 - Ashwin 1394 | 87 - 89 |
| 15 | Swami Purnatmananda | Kartick 1394 - Baishak 1407 | 89 - 102 |
| 16 | Swami Sarvagananda | Jaisthya 1407 - Kartick 1412 | 102 - 107 |
| 17 | Swami Shivapradananda | Agrahana 1412 - Poush 1415 | 107 - 110 |
| 18 | Swami Ritananda | Magh 1415 - | 111 - |
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