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Kadambinee Media Pvt. Ltd. :
A vision for upliftment of Art, Culture & Literature
The genesis of every eminent organisations starts with an idea or dream. Kadambinee Media Pvt. Ltd. founded in July 2000 by the eminent educationist Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Chancellor, KIIT University which reflects the founder’s vision for the future. A vision, which has made the Kadambinee Media Pvt. Ltd. to overcome all hurdles and achieve the excellence in publication of magazine & books and production of films & audiovisual programmes. The founder’s dream has come to reality with the continuous effort and dedication of Iti Samanta, the editor of the monthly family magazine the 'Kadambinee' and the Director of the Kadambinee Media Pvt. Ltd. The Kadambinee Media has been established to create an environment where the creative potential inherent in every individual is realised.
Kadambinee Media’s founder quotes, "Orissa is full of hidden talents in all fields. Our people are not inferior to anybody in the field of literature, art, commerce and technology. Only thing was lacking with us that we didn’t have proper platform for projecting ourselves and making our presence felt". The Kadambinee Media has become a platform for all such talents to come forward and show their creative ability and excellence to the world.
The Media has not forgotten to have space for eminent people in the field of art, literature, social service, education and industries etc. In Orissa, Kadambinee Media has created a possibility of gathering and interaction of writers, poets and readers. Every year it organises writer’s seminar inviting veterans from Orissa and outside to share their experience and to discuss on the various issues and trends with thousands of writers. This is a unique occasion for writers and poets to revive memories, meet old friends and to create new friends. In the Anniversary day function of it’s popular monthly family magazine, the 'Kadambinee', the media presents awards and felicitates people from various fields.
The prestigious ‘Kadambinee Sammana’ is presented to an individual for his/her eye catching contribution in the field of literature, art, industry, media or education. The famous personalities who are honoured with 'Kadambinee Sammana' include Hemanta Das (2003), Bhikari Charan Bal (2004), Pandita Prabodh Kumar Mishra (2005) and Manorama Mohapatra (2006).
The Media selects a novelist in every 5 years and honours him in the anniversary function of the 'Kadambinee'. In this occasion, the Media also honours the writer of the story, poetry and feature of the year for their best contributions. An award is also given to the best model appeared in the cover page of the 'Kdambinee'. Cookery is not excluded from the award list. Every year a woman is presented an award for her achievement of excellence in cooking.
These awards create inspirations and competitive attitude of talents in different fields of literature, domestic affairs, fronts modeling and creativity in childhood. The Kadambinee media creates facilities for all other media to use it’s platform for inspiration, creation, contribution and getting appreciation and rewards for excellence. The media’s first creation appeared in shape of a monthly colourful magazine which stays apart for it’s look and content.
Children are the future of our country. In order to bring out hidden talents of children, Kadambinee Media has created a space for children in November issue of the 'Kadambinee' every year and awarded them with the 'Sishu Pratibha Puraskara'.
The Kadambinee
Largest circulated monthly family magazine of Orissa
The modern society is facing the problem of instability, loss of values, individual laziness and moral failures. This is because of disintegration of extended family structure of age old Indian society. Family, the oldest institution of Indian culture is falling apart and the socially approved model (family) is loosing it’s cohesive force day by day. At this juncture, it has become essential to re-establish the harmony among all the members of a joint family and integrate the newly emerging world of development in science, communication and technology to life. Familial disasters like divorce, separation, individual crisis, suicides and loneliness can be avoided only if we can restore the family to it’s former dominance beyond individualism. As an effort, the Kadambinee Media Pvt. Ltd. thought of an Oriya monthly magazine, the 'Kdadambinee' having ingredients for entire family.
The 'Kadambinee' has now established itself as the largest circulated (35,000 copies) monthly family colour magazine of Orissa with an effective readership of about 11 lakhs. It is widely accepted by all sections of people ranging from adolescents to adults, from housewives to working women, from remote villagers to metropolitans, from college students to busy executives. Within a short span of time, the 'Kadambinee' has reached all literate homes in the state and read by all members of the family, because it covers topics of multidimensional interests.
The 'Kadambinee' is the most popular monthly family magazine which contains cover-related features; features on cultural, social and current issues; stories, poems; novels in a serial form; translations from other literatures in Oriya; topics on health; beauty care; cookery with useful household tips; TV programme analysis and film reviews etc. This magazine is committed for it’s timely publication of all issues in a year punctuated by three special issues.
The 'Kadambinee' has carved niche for itself in the heart of Oriya readers as a prodigious and adorable household magazine of the millennium. It’s proliferative growth becomes conspicuous as it’s horizon of circulation expands from the village of Orissa to the international corridors of Oriya community. The irresistive craze of readers has created spaces for this colourful magazine everywhere in all households from drawing rooms to bedrooms and from tea stalls of the market place to bookshelves of libraries. It has become an integral part of every household and a name for recommendation to be read by all segments of readers.
In March 2007 Kadambinee became the first Oriya family magazine to get the ABC certificate.
Incredibly, from its beginning issue, the 'Kadambinee' has began its journey onto eternity holding the torch of knowledge with rays of information to pass on to it’s readers, encompassing them along it’s path.
For best editing, editor Iti Samanta has awarded with many awards. Such as :
r Best Editor (Magazine) Award-2001, Lions Club, Bhubaneswar
r Abhinandanika Award- 2001 (Magazine Editor)
r Ashraya Award- 2001 (Best Editor)
r Sampadika Sammana- 2001, (Badadanda Award)
r Chinta & Chetana Rastriya Award- 2002 (Literature)
r Rajiv Gandhi Award- 2002 (Women’s Editor)
r Srestha Sampadika Sammana- 2002 (Smrutilipi, Korei)
r Srestha Nari Sammana- 2003 (Manomanini, Bhubaneswar)
r Dhwani Pratidhwani Sammana- 2003
r Katha Journal Award- 2004 (New Delhi)
r Rajiv Sena Award- 2004
r Professional Excellency Award- 2004
(All India Small & Medium News Paper Editors Council, Orissa Branch)
r Chitrapuri Award- 2006
r Prananatha Samman- 2006
r Manjubala Smruti Sammana- 2006.
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The 'Kadambinee', No. 1 monthly family magazine of Orissa : Ours, yours and everyone's.
Publications
Kadambinee Media Pvt. Ltd. published novels, story collections, poetries and translations by eminent writers. Such publications have attracted readers and lovers of literature to the literary works of excellency.
Our Publications:
1. Orissa's No.1 monthly magazine the 'Kadambinee' with three special issues every year.
2. Books (Novel, Story Collection, Poetry, Translation)
Author Category Title
Manaswini Novel Binapani Mohanty
Stimita Nakhyatra Novel Prabina Mohanty
Anomara Kanya Novel Santanu Ku. Acharya
Nishanta Novel Supriya Panda
Pada Talara Mati Novel Ramachandra Behera
Agnisnana Novel Pritisudha Mohanty
Tathapi Story Iti Samanta
Bimbinta Anuraga Story Prabina Mohanty
Pratidhwani Poetry Nikunja K. Sundarray
Dwitiya Purusha
Eka Bachana Poem Mohan Sahu
Itibruti Editorial Iti samanta
Kaudi Dei Kinili Novel Jugal K. Dutta
Prathama Anka
Shesha Drushya Novel Suprabha Ray
Chalabata Autobiography Sabita Barika Rout
Audio / Video Productions
Kadambinee Media Pvt. Ltd. has not limited itself to the literary work only. It has also thought of getting into the audio and audio-visual form of art. So far it has produced four audio albums in form of Cassettes and CDs. It has also picturised one of its popular albums into video.
1. Audio Cassettes
Title Category Music Direction
Kuhukanetra Bhajan Swarup Nayak
Kalameghua Beni Modern Abhijit Majumdar
Kemiti Bachhiba Jhia Modern Prem Anand
Karuna Sagar Bhajan Swarup Nayak
2. Video Album
Title Category Direction
Kalameghua Beni Modern Babi Islam, Asish Nayak
Film Productions
Film is the most powerful medium of expression. Kadambinee Media Pvt. Ltd. has stepped into films with its debut production ‘Kathantara’ (Another Story) based on the aftermath tragedy of Super-cyclone. The Protagonist of the film, Kalpana a second generation refugee from East Bengal struggles after losing her husband and family in the 1999 Super-Cyclone. Deepankar a TV reporter from Bangladesh offers to marry the young widow. But Kalpana turns down the offer which needs moving out to the land of their forefathers. She stays back in her adopted homeland despite serious adversities including deportation threat. Kalpana fights back for her birthright.
‘Kathantara’ has been screened in the 5th Asian Film Festival, Mumbai, the Indian Panorama section of 12th Kolkata Film Festival, Kolkata and 11th International Film Festival, Kerala, 4th Cine India International Film Festival, Noida &1st Hyderabad International Film Festival, Hyderabad. Kathantara's Kalpana, Anu Chaudhury, got the best Actress Award in the 4th Cine India International Film Festival, Noida.
Title: Kathantara (Another Story)
Presented by Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Produced by: Iti Samanta, Directed by: Himansu Khatua
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