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			{{Short description\|Assamese language magazine}}
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	\| category = Literature		\| category = Literature
	\| company = [[~~Oxomiya Bhaxa~~ Unnati ~~Xadhini Xobha~~]]		\| company = [[Asamiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha]]
	\| publisher = [[Chandra Kumar Agarwala]]		\| publisher = [[Chandra Kumar Agarwala]]
	\| firstdate = 9 February 1889		\| firstdate = {{start date and age\| 9 February 1889}}
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| based = [[Calcutta]]		\| based = [[Calcutta]]
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	\| finaldate = 1903		\| finaldate = {{start date and age\|1903}}
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	'''''Jonaki''''' (~~{{lang-as~~\|'''জোনাকী'''~~}},~~ '''''Moonlight''''') was an [[Assamese language]] magazine published from [[Calcutta]] in 1889.<ref name="ab">{{cite web\|url=http://www.sarai.net/fellowships/independent/archival-submissions/fellowships-04-05/uddipan-dutta-the-growth-of-print-nationalism-and-assamese-identity-in-two-early-assamese-magazines/page-6\|title=The Growth of Print Nationalism and Assamese Identity in Two Early Assamese Magazines\|last=Dutta\|first=Uddipan\|publisher=Sarai\|pages=6\|accessdate=6 April 2010\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109001953/http://www.sarai.net/fellowships/independent/archival-submissions/fellowships-04-05/uddipan-dutta-the-growth-of-print-nationalism-and-assamese-identity-in-two-early-assamese-magazines/page-6\|archivedate=9 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="ef">{{cite journal\|last=Goswami\|first=Geeta\|date=Jan–Feb 2008\|title=Axamiyā Poetry: Inception to Romanticism\|journal=Muse India\|issue=17\|url=http://www.museindia.com/showfocus6.asp?id=792\|accessdate=6 April 2010}} {{Dead link\|date=October 2010\|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> It was also the mouthpiece of the then Assamese [[literary society]] [[~~Oxomiya Bhaxa~~ Unnati ~~Xadhini Xobha~~]] in which the society’s aim and objectives were regularly expressed.<ref name="ab" /> The first editor of the magazine was [[Chandra Kumar Agarwala]].		'''''Jonaki''''' (<small>[[Assamese language\|Assamese:]]</small> '''''জোনাকী'''''; <small>[[Literal translation\|lit]]</small> '''''Moonlight)''''' was an [[Assamese language]] magazine published from [[Calcutta]] in 1889.<ref name="ab">{{cite web\|url=http://www.sarai.net/fellowships/independent/archival-submissions/fellowships-04-05/uddipan-dutta-the-growth-of-print-nationalism-and-assamese-identity-in-two-early-assamese-magazines/page-6\|title=The Growth of Print Nationalism and Assamese Identity in Two Early Assamese Magazines\|last=Dutta\|first=Uddipan\|publisher=Sarai\|pages=6\|accessdate=6 April 2010\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109001953/http://www.sarai.net/fellowships/independent/archival-submissions/fellowships-04-05/uddipan-dutta-the-growth-of-print-nationalism-and-assamese-identity-in-two-early-assamese-magazines/page-6\|archivedate=9 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="ef">{{cite journal\|last=Goswami\|first=Geeta\|date=Jan–Feb 2008\|title=Axamiyā Poetry: Inception to Romanticism\|journal=Muse India\|issue=17\|url=http://www.museindia.com/showfocus6.asp?id=792\|accessdate=6 April 2010}} {{Dead link\|date=October 2010\|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> It was also the mouthpiece of the then Assamese [[literary society]] [[Asamiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha]] in which the society’s aim and objectives were regularly expressed.<ref name="ab" /> The first editor of the magazine was [[Chandra Kumar Agarwala]].

	==History==		==History==
	The [[~~Oxomiya Bhaxa~~ Unnati ~~Xadhini Xobha~~]], after its formation in 1888, decided to publish a new monthly Assamese magazine. But the bigger problem was to finance it since all the associated members of the society were students. Chandra Kumar Agarwala, who belonged to a rich business family, came forward to finance the magazine and named it ''Jonaki'' ("Moonlight"). Agarwala was a FA student in Presidency College then and also a member of the society. He put forward two conditions to publish and edit the magazine:		The [[Asamiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha]], after its formation in 1888, decided to publish a new monthly Assamese magazine. But the bigger problem was to finance it since all the associated members of the society were students. Chandra Kumar Agarwala, who belonged to a rich business family, came forward to finance the magazine and named it ''Jonaki'' ("Moonlight"). Agarwala was a FA student in Presidency College then and also a member of the society. He put forward two conditions to publish and edit the magazine:
	#Every member must take care of ''Jonaki'';		#Every member must take care of ''Jonaki'';
	#Every member must write an article for ''Jonaki''.		#Every member must write an article for ''Jonaki''.
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan1310/edit3 Theatrical movement in Assam] by Babul Tamuly~~, Editorial, The~~ ''Assam Tribune''.		*[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan1310/edit3 Theatrical movement in Assam]. {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405153443/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan1310%2Fedit3 \|date=5 April 2011 }}. by Babul Tamuly (editorial) at the ''Assam Tribune''.

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{{Infobox magazine
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| previous_editor = {{hidden|ta1=left|Previous editors|Chandra Kumar Agarwala Hemchandra Goswami Satyanath Borah Kanaklal Baruah}}
| staff_writer = {{hidden|ta1=left|Staff writers|Chandra Kumar Agarwala Hemchandra Goswami Lakshminath Bezbaroa Kanaklal Baruah}}
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| category = Literature
| company = [[Oxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha]]
| publisher = [[Chandra Kumar Agarwala]]
| firstdate = 9 February 1889
| country = India
| based = [[Calcutta]]
| language = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
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'''''Jonaki''''' ({{lang-as|'''জোনাকী'''}}, '''''Moonlight''''') was an [[Assamese language]] magazine published from [[Calcutta]] in 1889.<ref name="ab">{{cite web|url=http://www.sarai.net/fellowships/independent/archival-submissions/fellowships-04-05/uddipan-dutta-the-growth-of-print-nationalism-and-assamese-identity-in-two-early-assamese-magazines/page-6|title=The Growth of Print Nationalism and Assamese Identity in Two Early Assamese Magazines|last=Dutta|first=Uddipan|publisher=Sarai|pages=6|accessdate=6 April 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109001953/http://www.sarai.net/fellowships/independent/archival-submissions/fellowships-04-05/uddipan-dutta-the-growth-of-print-nationalism-and-assamese-identity-in-two-early-assamese-magazines/page-6|archivedate=9 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="ef">{{cite journal|last=Goswami|first=Geeta|date=Jan–Feb 2008|title=Axamiyā Poetry: Inception to Romanticism|journal=Muse India|issue=17|url=http://www.museindia.com/showfocus6.asp?id=792|accessdate=6 April 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> It was also the mouthpiece of the then Assamese [[literary society]] [[Oxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha]] in which the society’s aim and objectives were regularly expressed.<ref name="ab" /> The first editor of the magazine was [[Chandra Kumar Agarwala]].

==History==
The [[Oxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha]], after its formation in 1888, decided to publish a new monthly Assamese magazine. But the bigger problem was to finance it since all the associated members of the society were students. Chandra Kumar Agarwala, who belonged to a rich business family, came forward to finance the magazine and named it ''Jonaki'' ("Moonlight"). Agarwala was a FA student in Presidency College then and also a member of the society. He put forward two conditions to publish and edit the magazine:
#Every member must take care of ''Jonaki'';
#Every member must write an article for ''Jonaki''.
If those conditions were not met by anyone, a fine of Rs 15 would be imposed on him. The society accepted the conditions and the first issue was published. The exact publication date is not known, since only the Assamese month ‘[[Maagha|Māgho]]’ and the year of publication 1889 were mentioned in the magazine, but the first edition is believed to have been put out on 9 February 1889. The printing of the magazine continued until 1898.<ref name="ab" /> Publishing resumed in [[Guwahati]] in 1901 and continued until 1903.<ref name="ab" /><ref name="cd">{{cite journal|title=Axomiā Bhāxā Unnati Xādhini Xabhār Karjya Biboroni|journal=Jonaki|volume=5|issue=7}}</ref> Satyanath Borah and Kanaklal Baruah were the editors of the Guwahati editions.

==Aim and objectives==
One unusual feature of the magazine was that it did not have an editorial. Rather, it contained a regular column called ''Atmokotha'' (Self-sketches) in which the ideology of the magazine as well as the society was expressed.<ref name="ab" /> The aim and objective of the magazine as expressed in this column in the first edition was (English translation: Uddipan Dutta):<ref name="ab" />

{{cquote|Politics is outside our state of affairs. We should concentrate only on the welfare of the subjects of our servile nationhood. Our subject matters will be literature, science or society- we would strive to comprehend these topics and publish materials in them. We would give space to ‘criticism’ and ‘protests’. But no personal slander would be entertained. Special attention would be given to language. Our endeavour would be to get love and affection from all sections of the Assamese society... We have waged our war against darkness: Objective: development of the nation, and ‘Jonak (moonlight)’ …Works are going on everywhere at a crashing speed, will the Assamese sit down idle at this hour?<ref name="ab" /><ref name="cd" />}}

==The ''Jonaki'' Era==
''Jonaki'' marked the dawn of romanticism in Assamese literature. The first romantic poem, ''Bon Kunwori'' (The Wood Nymph), by Chandra Kumar Agarwala, and the first Assamese [[sonnet]], ''Priyotomar Sithi'' (Letter from the beloved), by Hemchandra Goswami, were published in the magazine. Hemchandra Goswami’s ''Kaku Aru Hiya Nibilau'' (No More of my Heart to Anybody) was a unique poem of its kind. A regular humorous column titled ''Kripabor Boruar Kakotor Topola'', by [[Lakshminath Bezbaroa]], was also included. Kamalakanta Bhattacharjya’s ''Pahoroni'' (Oblivion) and Chandrakumar Agarwala’s ''Niyor'' (Dew-drops) were two e-making poems published in the first year of the magazine. The joint efforts of these pioneers established a new era in Assamese literature: The ''Jonaki'' Era, or the romantic age. The writers of ''[[Orunodoi]]'' chose the medium of prose, but the poetic grandeur in Assamese literature was achieved by the poets of the ''Jonaki'' group and their contemporaries.<ref name="ef" />

==People associated with the magazine==
Notable members associated with the magazine include:<ref name="ef" />
*[[Lakshminath Bezbarua]] (1864–1938)
*[[Chandra Kumar Agarwala]] (1867–1937)
*[[Devakanta Baruah]]
*[[Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (Assam)|Kamalakanta Bhattacharya]]
*[[Hemchandra Goswami]] (1872–1928)
*[[Padmanath Gohain Baruah]] (1871–1946)
*[[Satyanath Bora]] (1860–1925)
*[[Kanaklal Barua]] (1872–1940)
*[[Ananda Chandra Agarwala]](1874–1940)
*Dharmeswari Debi Baruani (1892–1960)
*[[Nalinibala Devi]] (1898–1977)
*[[Raghunath Choudhary]] (1879–1968)
*[[Ambikagiri Raichoudhury]] (1885–1967)
*[[Jatindra Nath Duwara]](1892–1964)

==Issues==
The total number of issues of ''Jonaki'' published during 1889–1898 is 69.<ref name="ab" />
*1st year: 11 issues
*2nd year: 12 issues
*3rd year: 10 issues
*4th year: 11 issues
*5th year: 7 issues
*6th year: 11 issues
*7th year: 6 issues
*8th year: 1 issue

==See also==
* [[Assamese Language Movement]]
* [[Assamese Literature]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan1310/edit3 Theatrical movement in Assam] by Babul Tamuly, Editorial, The ''Assam Tribune''.

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