''Abhidhanantar'' was a literary magazine in the

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...

language primarily devoted to poetry. It was edited by

Hemant Divate Hemant Divate is a Marathi poet, editor, translator and publisher based in Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial ...

, a noted Marathi poet and publisher. It started as a little magazine called ''Abhidha'' in 1992 and in 1998 it was named ''Abhidhanantar'' because of registration issues. It was discontinued in 2009. ''Abhidhanantar'', along with periodicals like ''Shabdavedh'', ''Saushthav'', ''Khel'' and ''Navakshar Darshan'' was in the tradition of the famous `little magazine movement’ in

Marathi poetry Marathi poetry is a poetry written in the Marathi language, including its various dialects. The poet-saints Namdev (Devanagari: नामदेव) and Dnyaneshwar (Devanagari: ज्ञानेश्वर), from Maharashtra, India, wrote the ...

pioneered by renowned poets like

Dilip Chitre Dilip Purushottam Chitre (17 September 1938 – 10 December 2009) was one of the foremost Indian poets and critics to emerge in the post Independence India. Apart from being a notable bilingual writer, writing in Marathi and English, he was als ...

and

Arun Kolatkar Arun Balkrishna Kolatkar (1 November 1932 – 25 September 2004) was an Indian poet who wrote in both Marathi and English. His poems are known for expressing the humour in everyday life. Kolatkar is the only Indian poet other than Kabir to be fe ...

in the 1950s. The focus of this periodical was on the relationship between literature and globalization and it showcased the poetry which emerged from the social, cultural and linguistic crises brought about by

globalization Globalization is the process of increasing interdependence and integration among the economies, markets, societies, and cultures of different countries worldwide. This is made possible by the reduction of barriers to international trade, th ...

. ''Abhidhanantar'' was also honoured with the

Maharashtra Foundation Award Maharashtra () is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states o ...

for its contributions to Marathi literature. Its significance lies in the fact that it provided a platform for poets from various social, cultural and geographical locations eager to produce original poetry for more than seventeen years. It also brought out important special issues like the

special issue, the

special issue and a special issue on Globalization and Marathi poetry. Many new poets and critics like

Saleel Wagh Saleel Wagh is a Marathi poet, philosopher based in Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state o ...

, Sachin Ketkar, Manya Joshi, Sanjeev Khandekar, Mangesh Narayanrao Kale, besides Hemant himself, have published their significant work in this magazine.

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Abhidhanantar website
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