The ''Himalayan Journal'' is the annual

magazine A magazine is a periodical literature, periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content (media), content forms. Magazines are generally fin ...

of the Himalayan Club in India.

History and profile

The magazine was established in 1929. The first

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 editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

was the English geographer Kenneth Mason. He was a surveyor operating from

Shimla Shimla, also known as Simla ( the official name until 1972), is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of British India. After independence, the city ...

. Mason later continued editing from England. Subsequent editors were C.W.F. Noyce, H.W. Tobin, and Trevor Braham. In 1960, K. Biswas took over as the first Indian editor. From 1969 to 1979 and from 1987 to 1989 Soli S. Mehta was editor. Harish Kapadia was editor from 1980 to 1986 and again from 1990 to 2010. Since 2014, Nandini Purandare has been the editor, the first woman to hold this post.

Editors

The following persons have been editor-in-chief of the magazine: * Kenneth Mason (1929–1940) * C.W.F. Noyce (1946) * H.W. Tobin (1947–1957) * Trevor H. Braham (1958–1959) * Dr. K. Biswas (1960–1968) * Soli S. Mehta (1969–1979 and 1987–1989) * Harish Kapadia (1980–1986, 1990–2014) * Nandini Purandare (2014-present)

References

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Himalayan Index (The Alpine Club)
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