KARACHI: A premier children’s magazine, ‘Mahnama Sathee’ has recently issued its annual edition ‘Salnama-2016.’ Being published from 1977, Mahnama Sathee happens to be one of the leading literary initiatives ever taken in the world for the promotion of literature dedicated to children only.
“In the age of smartphones and telecommunication devices, the creation and decades-long promotion of children’s literature tends to a kind of jihad “said, Tariq Ahmed Khan, Editor, Monthly Sathee..
Exclusively written for schoolchildren and young students, the latest issue brings in scores of such worth-reading short stories and informative articles such ‘Juwain Mat Paal (Don’t Nurture Lice),’ ‘Tabedaari Ka Istemal (Benefits of Being an Obedient Kid),’ ‘Khush Ikhlaq Behray (Well-Behaved Deaf People),’ ‘Shaitan Ki Maat (Defeat of the Satan),’ ‘Qissa Aik Shadi Ka’ (Tale of a Marriage Ceremony), ‘Shaheen-II,’ ‘Hum Ne Chashma Pehna’ (I Wore Glasses),’ etc.
The recent edition (November-2016) contains a literary treasure which has been created by leading writers and poets of the country, such as Ahmed Hatib Siddiqui, Ather Ali Hashmi, Ilyas Nawaz, Javed Bisam, Bina Siddiqui, Hammad Zaheer, Rahat Ayesha, and many others.
