Champak
{{short description|Indian children's magazine}}
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{{Infobox Magazine
| title = Champak
| image_file = Champak.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| editor =
| frequency = Fortnightly
| circulation =
| category = Children's Magazine
| company = Delhi Press Group
| founded = 1969
| country = India
| language = English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu,
| website = {{URL|champak.in}}
| issn = |
}}
Champak is a popular fortnightly magazine for children published by the Delhi Press Group since 1969 in India.{{cite web |url=http://ekikrat.in/Champak-magazine|title= Champak magazine|accessdate=14 February 2011 }} Champak competes with Amar Chitra Katha's Tinkle and Geodesic's Chandamama brands of magazines. Champak is published twice a month. It is published in English and 7 other Indian languages. Champak also launched a monthly school magazine called Champak Plus.
History
Champak was founded in 1969{{cite book|title=The Far East and Australasia 2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LclscNCTz9oC&pg=PA490|accessdate=2 June 2016|year=2002|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-1-85743-133-9|page=489}} by Vishwanath of Delhi Press. At that time, Champak competed with Chandamama, one of the best Children's selling magazines and Parag (Times of Indian Press) and Nandan (Hindustan Times Press). In 1980, another competitor, Tinkle was released. Yet 'til now, Champak remains one of the favourite magazines of children in India.{{cite web|url=http://www.theoriginof.com/champak.html|title=Champak|accessdate=14 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721180023/http://www.theoriginof.com/champak.html|archive-date=21 July 2009|url-status=dead}}
Champak Jogo Disk
A CD or DVD is given free of cost with a pack of Multimedia Edition Champak. The CD contains games, activities and interactive graphics for a child to learn.
Contests
Champak has also been conducting Story Writing Contests for children under 12 years old since 2008. The final round is held in New Delhi.
Champak's annual writing and painting competition is called 'Champak Creative Child Contest'.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/The-Champak-Creative-Child-Contest-an-all-India-story-writing-and-painting-competition-will-be-conducted-on-February-6-at-the-National-Rail-Museum-Chanakya-Puri-/articleshow/7425977.cms The Champak Creative Child Contest] The Times of India. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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See also
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
- [http://www.delhipress.in/ Champak at Delhi Press]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090721180023/http://www.theoriginof.com/champak.html Champak at Originof.com]
- {{Facebook|ChampakMagazine}}
- {{Youtube|c=UC7X2tbWKBrUTUFSp0ALB0-A}}
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Category:1969 establishments in Delhi
Category:Children's magazines published in India
Category:Magazines established in 1969
Category:Comics magazines published in India
Category:Multilingual magazines
Category:Biweekly magazines published in India
Category:Monthly magazines published in India
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