Children's Indradanush is a children's publication run by activists of
All India People's Science Network (AIPSN). The meaning of the title is "Rainbow".
It is mainly supported by Himachal Gyan Vigyan Samiti, a member of AIPSN. This magazine has circulation in various states of
Northern India
North India is a geographical region, loosely defined as a cultural region comprising the northern part of India (or historically, the Indian subcontinent) wherein Indo-Aryans (speaking Indo-Aryan languages) form the prominent majority populati ...
like
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
,
UP,
Bihar
Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...
,
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...
,
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...
and
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...
. Many articles are on general topics addressing rural children of Northern India. The magazine gives importance to scientific attitude and temper. It is run mostly by
volunteer
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commitments.
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20081010232723/http://publications.aidindia.org/content/view/61/74/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20121001160305/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/reading-the-rainbow/380354/
* http://www.indianexpress.com/news/reading-the-rainbow/380354/
* http://www.aidprojects.org/projects-view-1.asp?login=guest&id=305
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090419141426/http://www.aidboston.org/indradhanush/aboutus/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20060118133645/http://www.aidboston.org/files/2005_04_03-2.ppt
* http://www.aidboston.org/indradhanush/files/uttaranchal-news.gif
Children's literature organizations
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