Himalayan Journal
{{Short description|Indian magazine}}
{{Infobox magazine
| image_file = Himalayan journal cover vol68 2012.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| category = Climbing, mountaineering
| website = {{URL|https://www.himalayanclub.org/the-himalayan-journal|himalayanclub.org/journal}}
| publisher = Himalayan Club
| country = India
| founded = 1929
| frequency = Annual
| issn =
|title=The Himalayan Journal|editor=Nandini Purandare|logo=}}
The Himalayan Journal is the annual magazine of the Himalayan Club in India.
History and profile
The magazine was established in 1929. The first editor-in-chief was the English geographer Kenneth Mason. He was a surveyor operating from Shimla. Mason later continued editing from England. Subsequent editors were C.W.F. Noyce, H.W. Tobin, and Trevor Braham. In 1960, K. Biswas took over as the first Indian editor. From 1969 to 1979 and from 1987 to 1989 Soli S. Mehta was editor. Harish Kapadia was editor from 1980 to 1986 and again from 1990 to 2010.{{cite web|author=Lorna Siggins|title=Himalayan climber to give lecture|work=The Irish Times|date=24 November 2011|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/himalayan-climber-to-give-lecture-1.15670|accessdate=24 March 2015}}
- Jurgalski, Eberhard (2008). [http://www.8000ers.com/cms/en/history-of-chronicles-mainmenu-183.html "History of chronicles"], 8000ers.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- [http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780198071501.do The Himalayan Journal, Volume 66], Himalayan Club, OUP India. Oxford University Press (2011). Retrieved 24 March 2015. Since 2014, Nandini Purandare has been the editor, the first woman to hold this post.{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=The Himalayan Journal |url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/publications/the-himalayan-journal/ |access-date=5 November 2023 |website=Himalayan Club}}
Editors
The following persons have been editor-in-chief of the magazine:
- Kenneth Mason (1929–1940)
- C.W.F. Noyce (1946)
- H.W. Tobin (1947–1957)
- Trevor H. Braham (1958–1959)
- Dr. K. Biswas (1960–1968)
- Soli S. Mehta (1969–1979 and 1987–1989)
- Harish Kapadia (1980–1986, 1990–2014)
- Nandini Purandare (2014-present)
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.himalayanclub.org/the-himalayan-journal/about-the-journal/}}
- [http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/index.htm Himalayan Index (The Alpine Club)]
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Category:1929 establishments in India
Category:Climbing and mountaineering magazines and journals
Category:English-language magazines published in India
Category:Sports magazines published in India