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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