A magazine can be best described as a publication that’s published periodically, say once a week, or fortnight or a month.
It usually looks like a slightly larger notebook with glossy pages and contains essays, poems, news stories, lifestyle feature articles, trends, photographs etc.
Stories in magazines are written by specialized writers, who know what they are writing about, such as there are sports writers and then there are writers who either write on entertainment news or on fashion trends.
Magazines are not like newspapers and come in different kinds like there are magazine that caters only to men or women, businesspersons, entertainment or news related etc.
Below are given some very famous and best names in the magazine industry in India:
- Women’s Era: Published by “Delhi Press Magazines”, Women’s Era is the magazine that prominently deals with issues related to women, be it advice on relationships or style and fashion tips or cookery or news related to celebrities etc.
There’s also a section where readers can get solutions to their problems related to body, beauty, children etc. Readers are also invited to share their true stories in “True Incidents” section. - Filmfare: The top-most Indian magazine that deals with content related to Indian cinema, Bollywood and its stars and their achievements and lifestyle. It’s a joint venture of the Times Group, India & BBC Worldwide, UK, and is owned by Worldwide Media.
Filmfare covers latest happening in Bollywood, upcoming film reviews, celeb interviews, news on directors, fashion, upcoming stars etc.
- Femina: Joint venture of Times Group and BBC Worldwide Group, Femina is one of the most read women’s magazines in India. Magazine’s owners annually sponsor the Femina Miss India contest and Femina Look of the Year contests.
The magazine features contents such as latest fashion, relationship advice, health tips, food, accessories etc.
The magazine is published fortnightly and readers can have their fix of Femina online as well by visiting http://www.femina.in/. - Tehelka: Tehelka one of the prominent and top-selling magazine in India, provides it reads with news on almost all kinds of topics ranging from business, career, national and international news, culture and society, current affairs, economy and lifestyle etc.
- India Today: Published by the “Living Media India Limited,” India Today is a weekly English language magazine. Magazine main office is in Mumbai and it offers content on subjects like Technology, science, arts, health, politics, entertainment, lifestyle etc.
Readers have the option to either pick its print copy from market or they can simply visit http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/. - Man’s World: As the name suggests, “Man’s World” covers topics that generally interests men. Magazine covers topics such as Wheels, technology, travel, style, featured articles on relationships etc.
- The Week: “The Week” is a news magazine that is published on weekly basis by the “Manorama Group.” It deals with content on topics like current issues, entertainment, health, stock market, business and sports etc. Readers can also check out news in The Week online by visiting http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/home.do?tabId=13.
- Outlook: Another prominent news magazine “Outlook” is published by “Maheshwer Peri” on behalf of Outlook Publishing Pvt. Ltd. India.
Readers can read latest national and international news, opinions, featured articles by also visiting Outlook’s online version at http://www.outlookindia.com/. - Cosmopolitan: Published by the “India Today Group,” Cosmopolitan (http://cosmo.intoday.in/cosmopolitan/index.jsp) magazine caters to chic, strong and independent modern women of today, who plays by their own rules.
Cosmopolitan also commonly known as “Cosmo” is published on monthly basis in English. There are too many headings to pick from in Cosmo’s online version like blogs, fashion & beauty, ask Cosmo, articles on relationships, lifestyle, career and candid confessions by readers etc. All in all it’s a spicy read.
Some Other Prominent Names in Magazine Industry in India Today are:
- Inc. India
- Stardust
- Screen
- Chip Magazine
- Verve, women’s magazine
- Elle Now
Priyanka Sharma
