''Forward Press (फारवर्ड प्रेस)'' is an English-Hindi

bilingual Multilingualism is the use of more than one language, either by an individual speaker or by a group of speakers. It is believed that multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. More than half of all Eu ...

monthly magazine covering issues relevant to India's backward classes (the masses) and regions. The

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

is Ivan Kostka. Its management decided to suspend its print edition from June 2016 and convert itself to a web-only publication.

Overview

''Forward Press'' was started by Silvia Maria Fernandes Kostka and Ivan Kostka in 2009 in New Delhi. It has appointed many correspondents from several states and cities. It launched the ''Bahujan Sahitya Catalogue''.

Controversy

The magazine in one of its issues published an article which was alleged to be derogatory to Hindu Goddess

Durga Durga ( sa, दुर्गा, ) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi. She is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars. Durga's legend centres around comb ...

by some student organizations having political association while another group of students mostly associated with All India Backward Student Federation, a student union comprising members belonging to Backward Castes and

Dalit Dalit (from sa, दलित, dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold varna system of Hinduism and were seen as forming a ...

communities organised 'Mahisasura Sahadat Diwas' at

Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a public major research university located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university is known for leading faculties and r ...

being inspired by the issue which prompted the Delhi Police to raid its office on a complaint filed by

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student unions of Jawaharlal Nehru University.

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Overview

Controversy

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