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The '''Nagari Pracharini Sabha''' (Society for Promotion of Nagari), also known as '''Kashi Nagari Pracharini Sabha''', was an organization founded in 1893 at the Queen's College, [[Varanasi]] for the promotion of the [[Devanagari]] script over the more common [[Kaithi]] script. | The '''Nagari Pracharini Sabha''' (Society for Promotion of Nagari), also known as '''Kashi Nagari Pracharini Sabha''', was an organization founded in 1893 at the Queen's College, [[Varanasi]] for the promotion of the [[Devanagari]] script over the more common [[Kaithi]] script. | ||
In 1899, it helped Chintamani Ghosh, proprietor of Indian Press, establish ''[[Saraswati (magazine)|Saraswati]]'', first Hindi monthly magazine, which came out in January 1900.{{sfn|Mody|2008|p=39}} In 1929, Kala Parishad was transferred to Kashi Nagari Pracharini Sabha and given as new name [[Bharat Kala Bhavan]] (Indian Art Museum), which was formally opened on 3 March 1930.<ref>{{cite web | title = MILESTONE:Bharat Kala Bhavan |work=Banaras Hindu University| url = http://www.bhu.ac.in/kala/Milestone_bkb.htm | access-date = 2014-09-19 }}</ref> | In 1899, it helped [[Chintamani Ghosh]], proprietor of Indian Press, establish ''[[Saraswati (magazine)|Saraswati]]'', first Hindi monthly magazine, which came out in January 1900.{{sfn|Mody|2008|p=39}} In 1929, Kala Parishad was transferred to Kashi Nagari Pracharini Sabha and given as new name [[Bharat Kala Bhavan]] (Indian Art Museum), which was formally opened on 3 March 1930.<ref>{{cite web | title = MILESTONE:Bharat Kala Bhavan |work=Banaras Hindu University| url = http://www.bhu.ac.in/kala/Milestone_bkb.htm | access-date = 2014-09-19 }}</ref> | ||
Dictionaries are among the many scholarly publications by the Sabha. The ''Hiṅdi-śabdasāgara'' by Śyāmasundara Dāsa was first published 1916–1928, with a new edition published 1965–1975. | Dictionaries are among the many scholarly publications by the Sabha. The ''Hiṅdi-śabdasāgara'' by Śyāmasundara Dāsa was first published 1916–1928, with a new edition published 1965–1975. | ||