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''Jonaki'' ((アッサム語:জোনাকী), ''Moonlight'') was an Assamese language magazine published from Calcutta in 1889.〔 〕 It was also the mouthpiece of the then Assamese literary society Oxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha in which the society’s aim and objectives were regularly expressed.〔 The first editor of the magazine was Chandra Kumar Agarwala. ==History== The Oxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha, after its formation in 1888, decided to publish a new monthly Assamese magazine. But the bigger problem was to finance it since all the associated members of the society were students. Chandra Kumar Agarwala, who belonged to a rich business family, came forward to finance the magazine and named it ''Jonaki'' ("Moonlight"). Agarwala was a FA student in Presidency College then and also a member of the society. He put forward two conditions to publish and edit the magazine: #Every member must take care of ''Jonaki''; #Every member must write an article for ''Jonaki''. If those conditions were not met by anyone, a fine of Rs 15 would be imposed on him. The society accepted the conditions and the first issue was published. The exact publication date is not known, since only the Assamese month ‘Māgho’ and the year of publication 1889 were mentioned in the magazine, but the first edition is believed to have been put out on 9 February 1889. The printing of the magazine continued until 1898.〔 Publishing resumed in Guwahati in 1901 and continued until 1903.〔 Satyanath Borah and Kanaklal Baruah were the editors of the Guwahati editions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jonaki (magazine)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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