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{{for|other periodicals with similar titles|Kaumudi (disambiguation)}}
{{short description|Gujarati language magazine founded and edited by Vijayray Vaidya}}
{{Infobox magazine
| title = Kaumudi
| image_file =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| editor = {{plainlist|
* [[Vijayray Vaidya]] (1924–1935)
* Mulshankar Somnath Bhatt (1935–1937)
}}
| editor_title = Editor(s)
| category = literature
| frequency = {{plainlist|
* Quarterly (1924–1930)
* Monthly (1930–1937)
}}
| founder = Vijayray Vaidya
| founded = 1924
| firstdate = {{Start date and age|October 1924}}
| finaldate = {{End date|1937}}
| finalnumber =
| country = [[British Raj|British India]]
| based =
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
}}
'''''Kaumudi''''' ({{IPA-gu|kəumudi|pron|}}) was a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] literary magazine published in British India. It was founded in October 1924 by [[Vijayrai Vaidya]] who edited it from 1924 to 1935. It was disestablished around 1937.

==History==
Gujarati literary critic [[Vijayrai Vaidya]] had founded, edited and published the first issue of the magazine in October 1924 (on [[Vijayadashami]] in Ashwin month of [[Vikram Samvat]] 1980) as a quarterly.<ref name=":1">{{Cite encyclopedia|title=[[Gujarati Vishwakosh]]|pages=448|editor-first=Dhirubhai|editor-last=Thaker|author-link=Dhiru Parikh|chapter=કૌમુદી|trans-title=Gujarati Encyclopedia|language=gu|location=Ahmedabad|last=Parikh|volume=V|edition=1st|year=November 1993|publisher=Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust|first=Dhiru}}</ref><ref name="VVJSSG">{{Cite book|editor1-last=Gohel|editor1-first=Jayanti|last=Bhatt|first=Dr. Durgesh N.|title=Vijayarāya Ka. Vaidya Janmaśatābdī Smārakagrantha|script-title=gu:વિજયરાય ક. વૈદ્ય જન્મશતાબ્દી સ્મારક ગ્રંથ | trans-title=Festschrift in honour of Vijayray K. Vaidya|pages=109–124|chapter=વિજયરાયનું સાહિત્યિક પત્રકારત્વ: 'કૌમુદી' અને 'માનસી'ના વિશેષ સંદર્ભમાં [Vijayray's Literary Journalism: With Special Reference to 'Kaumudi' and 'Manasi']|year=2000|publisher=[[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]]|oclc=45388610|language=gu}}</ref> It was made a monthly in 1930.<ref name="VVJSSG" /><ref name="Topiwala1996">{{cite encyclopedia|last=Dave|first=Ramesh R.|title=Kaumudi|script-title=gu:કૌમુદી|encyclopedia=Gujarati Sahityakosh (Sahityik Prakirna)|volume=3|year=1996|editor1-last=Topiwala|editor1-first=Chandrakant|editor2-last=Dave|editor2-first=Ramesh R.|publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|location=Ahmedabad|oclc=26636333|language=gu}}</ref><ref name="Lal1992">{{cite book|last=Lal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA4466|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|year=1992|isbn=978-81-260-1221-3|location=New Delhi|page=4466}}</ref> Until June 1935, Vaidya served as an editor and Mulshankar Somnath Bhatt as a manager.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="VVJSSG"/> Due to financial difficulties, he signed an agreement with Bhatt and handed over the control. When he found a breach of the agreement later, he ended the agreement and sold his rights to Bhatt for {{INR}}2100. It continued publishing for two and half years with Bhatt as an editor.<ref name="VVJSSG" />

== Contents ==
The magazine covered literary movements, literary currents, literary criticism, literary journalism, philosophical articles, reviews and analysis in it.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Topiwala1996" /> Their editorials and short reviews were popular.<ref name="Topiwala1996" />

Some of their popular articles are 'Kirtidane Kamalna Patro', 'Sorathi Sahityanai Dhara', 'Gujarati Sahityama Sangeetkavya', 'Lyric', 'Bangali Sahityama Madhusudannu Sthan' and 'Shivaji: Ek Digdarshan'. They had published special issues on poets like [[Kalapi]] (June 1925) and [[Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi|Nhanalal]] (1927). [[Jyotindra Dave|Jyotidra Dave]] and [[Dhansukhlal Mehta]]'s novel ''[[Ame Badha]]'', [[Ramanlal Desai]]'s historical novel ''Bharelo Agni'' and [[Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi|K. M. Munshi]]'s autobiography ''Adadhe Raste'' were serialised in it.<ref name="Topiwala1996" /><ref name="VVJSSG" />

== Reception ==
''Kaumudi'' was well received by the people interested in [[Gujarati literature]] and considered as the pioneer of the high standards of the literary criticism in Gujarati.<ref name=":1" />

==See also==
* [[List of Gujarati-language magazines]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1924 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1937 disestablishments in Asia]]
[[Category:Gujarati-language magazines]]
[[Category:Monthly magazines published in India]]
[[Category:Quarterly magazines published in India]]
[[Category:Magazines established in 1924]]
[[Category:Magazines disestablished in 1937]]
[[Category:Mass media in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Defunct magazines published in India]]

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