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{{Short description|Indian literary magazine}}
{{Infobox magazine|title=Biswin Sadi|editor=Shama Afroz Zaidi|previous_editor=Z Rahman Nayyar|founder=[[Khushtar Girami]]|founded=1937|language=Urdu}}

'''''Biswin Sadi''''' is an [[Urdu language]] literary magazine in India.<ref>{{Cite book|last=NATARAJAN|first=J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g1c-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT343&dq=biswin+sadi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj038Gt2ZLeAhXJfH0KHdbGCWAQ6AEIOzAF#v=onepage&q=biswin%20sadi&f=false|title=History of Indian Journalism|date=1955|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|isbn=9788123026381|language=en}}</ref> Founded in 1937, ''Biswin Sadi'' is one of the oldest Urdu magazines in India.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ENGFHBwXdcC&pg=PA163&dq=biswin+sadi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiOp4bh2ZLeAhXJdCsKHRMmCcM4ChDoAQgrMAE#v=onepage&q=biswin%20sadi&f=false|title=Pratiyogita Darpan|last=Board|first=Pratiyogita Darpan Editorial|publisher=Upkar Prakashan|language=en}}</ref> Many of the top Urdu writers like [[Amrita Pritam]], [[Kashmiri Lal Zakir]], [[Khushwant Singh]], [[Krishan Chander]] and [[Sahir Ludhianvi|Sahir Ludhianwi]] published in it. The magazine was one of the most widely read Urdu magazines, selling around 40,000 copies per issue at one point.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Urfi|first=Jamil|title=‘Biswin Sadi’: How I came of age in the 1960s with long-gone Urdu magazines and books of the time|url=https://scroll.in/article/877761/biswin-sadi-how-i-came-of-age-in-the-1960s-with-long-gone-urdu-magazines-and-books-of-the-time|access-date=2021-02-23|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> It features content ranging from [[political satire]], cartoons, health news to short stories.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://urduindia.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/remembering-z-rahman-naiyar-and-biswin-sadi/|title=Remembering Z Rahman Naiyar and Biswin Sadi|date=2010-01-17|work=The World of Urdu Poetry, Literature & News|access-date=2018-10-19|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Overview==
''Biswin Sadi'' was founded by [[Khushtar Girami]] in 1937 as a monthly magazine. Z Rahman Nayyar bought the magazine in 1977.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Eur|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LclscNCTz9oC&pg=PA489&lpg=PA489&dq=Rahman+Nayyar+biswin+sadi&source=bl&ots=yn2n_a0h_-&sig=OZqNbjkmOQf1OMWAvv5NN97QM8E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjni9rbk6feAhVJb30KHeWnAm0Q6AEwEXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Rahman%20Nayyar%20biswin%20sadi&f=false|title=The Far East and Australasia 2003|date=2002|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=9781857431339|language=en}}</ref> The magazine was doing well even though other popular magazines like Shama and Ruby ceased publication long ago.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2008-03-26|title=Closure of Biswin Sadi: End of an Era in Urdu journalism|url=http://www.anindianmuslim.com/2008/03/closure-of-biswin-sadi-end-of-era.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126211711/http://www.anindianmuslim.com/2008/03/closure-of-biswin-sadi-end-of-era.html|archive-date=2021-01-26|access-date=2021-02-23|website=Indscribe}}</ref> After Rahman's demise, ''Biswin Sadi'' ceased publication for two years. It was revived by Rahman's wife Shama Afroz Zaidi as a biannual publication.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Awards|url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/7835-awards|access-date=2018-10-27|website=www.milligazette.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://urdusphere.blogspot.com/2014/02/urdu-magazine-biswin-sadis-latest-issue.html|title=Urdu Sphere: Language, Literature, Learning ھندوستان سے ایک اردو بلاگ: Urdu magazine Biswin Sadi's latest issue hits the stands|last=Editor|date=2014-02-14|website=Urdu Sphere|access-date=2018-10-27}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
[https://www.rekhta.org/emagazines/beesvin-sadi Several editions on Rekhta]

[[Category:Literary magazines published in India]]
[[Category:Urdu-language magazines]]
[[Category:Magazines established in 1937]]

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Biswin Sadi - Revision history

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