Kalnirnay
{{Short description|Calmanac (Calendar + Almanac) published in India}}
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{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Kalnirnay (Sumangal Press)
| logo = Kalnirnay (almanac company) logo.png
| type = Private company
| founder = Jayantrao Salgaonkar, Jayraj Salgaokar{{Cite web |url=http://www.kalnirnay.com/kal_user/about.php |title=KALNIRNAY®...World's Largest Selling ABC Publication |access-date=16 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100007/http://www.kalnirnay.com/kal_user/about.php |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19991020/ige20002.html |title=Kalnirnay to launch regional editions |publisher=Expressindia.com |date=20 October 1999 |access-date=2011-02-04}}
| industry = Almanac
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| products = Almanac
| services = Horoscope, Matchmaking, Career assessment, Kundali Matching
| revenue = {{INRConvert|550|m}}
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| num_employees = 150
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| foundation = 1 January 1973
| location_city = Mumbai, Maharashtra
| location_country = India
| homepage = {{url|kalnirnay.com}}
}}
Kalnirnay ({{lit|timely decision}}) is a calmanac (Calendar + Almanac) published in India. The almanac gives information about the Panchang, auspicious days, festivals, holidays, sunrise and sunset. It has recipes, stories on health and education, monthly Bhavishya and articles on Hindu astrology.{{cite web|title=About Sumangal|url=http://www.shop.kalnirnay.com/kal_user/home.php?section=about%20us|publisher=Kalnirnay official website|access-date=15 November 2013}}
History
Kalnirnay was founded in 1973 by Jayantrao Salgaonkar and Jayraj Salgaonkar. It initially started as a hand-printed almanac for Marathi subscribers. The logo and typography was designed by Kamal Shedge.{{Cite web |title=Emperor of Letters: Kamal Shedge |url=https://fontstand.com/news/essays/emperor-of-letters-kamal-shedge/ |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=Fontstand News |language=en-US}} The first issue was sold to 10,000 subscribers. It gradually grew to become the largest selling{{cite news|last=Kanade|first=Siddhesh|title=Jayantrao Salgaonkar, founder of Kalnirnay passes away|url=http://www.printweek.in/News/354262,jayantrao-salgaonkar-founder-of-kalnirnay-passes-away.aspx|access-date=15 November 2013|newspaper=Printweek|date=21 August 2013}} publication in the world, with around 19 million copies being sold annually.
Its website was launched in 1996, its desktop e-version (e-kalnirnay) was subsequently launched, and it is now available as an android and iOS application.
Publication and contents
Kalnirnay is published annually, by Sumangal Publishing, as a calendar almanac for all Indian religions.{{cite news|last=jaisinghani|first=Bella|title=Man who revolutionized the almanac passes away at 84|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Man-who-revolutionized-the-almanac-passes-away-at-84/articleshow/21970061.cms|access-date=15 November 2013|newspaper=The Times of India|date=22 August 2013}} It contains auspicious dates, festivals and celebrations of Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Jews in detail. It also provides useful information about Daily Panchanga, auspicious times for weddings (Muhurat), Daily Sun Rise – Moon Rise Timings, Sankashti Chaturthi Chandroday (Moon rise) Timing, Monthly Astrological Predictions for all Zodiac Signs, etc. It is published in nine languages – English, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Punjabi with Marathi accounting for the bulk of its readers.{{cite news|last=Indo Asian|first=News Service|title=Astrologer Jayantrao Salgaonkar dead at 84|url=http://www.newsreporter.in/kalnirnay-almanac-founder-dead-444558|access-date=15 November 2013|newspaper=News Reporter|date=20 August 2013}}
In addition to dates and times of religious and cultural relevance, each issue also contains articles on topics such as health, food and beauty.{{cite news|title=Kalnirnay' almanac founder, Jayantrao Salgaonkar dead|url=http://bombayinformer.com/52801/kalnirnay-almanac-founder-jayantrao-salgaonkar-dead/|access-date=15 November 2013|newspaper=Bombay Informer|date=20 August 2013}}