Target (magazine) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Target |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Living Media India Ltd. |
| Publication date | 1979-1995 |
Target was a super popular magazine for kids in India. It came out every month in English from 1979 to 1995. The magazine had lots of cool stuff. There were stories from readers and writers. You could also find fun do-it-yourself projects. Plus, it had many awesome comic strips!
What Was Inside Target Magazine?
Target magazine was really special. It looked great and had amazing artists and writers. This made it different from other kids' magazines back then. Some other popular magazines were Tinkle, Champak, and Chandamama.
A cool part of Target was pages about international pen friends. Before email, people loved having pen friends. This meant writing letters to kids in other countries. It was a fun way to learn about the world. Many also collected stamps from different places.
Here are some popular comic strips that were in Target:
- Gardhab Das by Jayanto and Neelabh
- Detective Moochhwala and Funny World by Ajit Ninan
- Granny's Gupshup by Praloy Chakrovorty and Joygopal Podder
- It Happened in History written by Renuka Narayanan and drawn by Suddhasattwa Basu
- Science News illustrated by Priya Nagarajan and others
Who Made Target Magazine?
Many talented people helped create Target magazine. They wrote exciting stories and drew amazing pictures.
Writers
- Dilip Salvi
- Sigrun Srivastava
- Ruskin Bond
- Geeta Dharmarajan
- Jacquelyn Singh
- Joygopal Podder
- Mala Marwaha (who also drew pictures)
- Margaret Bhatty
- Meera Govil
- Meera Uberoi
- Paro Anand
- Ramaa Isvaran
- Renuka Narayanan
- Roopa Pai
- Rupa Gupta
- Subhadra Sengupta
- Swapna Dutta
- Vijaya Ghosh (an Associate Editor)
- Viswajita Das
- Vatsala Kaul (an Associate Editor)
Illustrators
- Ajit Ninan (who made the Funny World and All in Fun cartoon pages)
- Jayanto Banerjee
- Neelabh Banerjee
- Suddhasattwa Basu (who also created India's first animated cartoon series, Gayab Aya)
- Praloy Chakrovorty
- Sujata Singh
- Manjula Padmanabhan (who also wrote stories)
- Priya Nagarajan
- Atanu Roy (who drew the "HA! HA!" jokes page)
