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Paavan Hriday Doot
December 2010 issue
EditorJaswant Macwan
Co-editorJaswant Macwan
FrequencyMonthly
Circulationaround 5000
PublisherGujarat Sahitya Prakash Society
FounderHermanus Zurhausen
Year foundedJanuary 1911; 115 years ago (1911-01)
CountryIndia
Based inAnand, Gujarat
LanguageGujarati

Doot or Paavan Hriday Doot is Gujarati Catholic monthly published from Anand, Gujarat, India since January 1911.

History[edit | edit source]

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 | edit source]

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 | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Shrikant Modh (21 January 2011). "Doot – Centenary of Gujarati Monthly Magazine". Philately News. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "'Doot' has a message, launches its 100th edition in Ahmedabad". dna. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Stamp marks Catholic magazine centenary". ucanews.com. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Publisher apologizes over image of Christ". ucanews.com. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2015.