Doot or Paavan Hriday Doot is Gujarati Catholic monthly published from Anand, Gujarat, India since January 1911.
 December 2010 issue | |
| Editor | Jaswant Macwan |
|---|---|
| Co-editor | Jaswant Macwan |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | around 5000 |
| Publisher | Gujarat Sahitya Prakash Society |
| Founder | Hermanus Zurhausen |
| Founded | January 1911 |
| Country | India |
| Based in | Anand, Gujarat |
| Language | Gujarati |
History edit
The first issue was published by German Jesuit missionary Father Hermanus Zurhausen from the Examiner Press, Bombay (now Mumbai) in January 1911.[1] The publication moved to Anand in 1926 where it is being published by Gujarati Sahitya Prakash Society. The cost of the first issue was two paisa which now increased to ₹ 100 annually.[2][3]
The monthly published its centenary issue in December 2010, the second ever Gujarati magazine after Buddhiprakash.[2] The commemorative postage stamps were released in January 2011.[3]
The magazine has around 5000 subscribers.[2]
Controversy edit
The February 2012 issue published image of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus holding a can of beer and cigarette. After controversy, the publisher apologized.[4][5]
See also edit
- Varghese Paul, an editor of Doot for 14 years
- List of Gujarati-language magazines
References edit
- ^ Shrikant Modh (21 January 2011). "Doot – Centenary of Gujarati Monthly Magazine". Philately News. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "'Doot' has a message, launches its 100th edition in Ahmedabad". dna. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Stamp marks Catholic magazine centenary". ucanews.com. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ Rupera, Paul John and Prashant (2 March 2012). "Image of beer drinking Jesus outrages Christians in Gujarat". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Publisher apologizes over image of Christ". ucanews.com. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2015.