Ruprekha

{{Short description|Defunct Nepalese literary magazine}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox magazine | finaldate = Ruprekha | title = Ruprekha | image_file = Ruprekha vol 203.jpg | image_caption = 203rd issue | category = Literary magazine | frequency = Monthly/semi-monthly | founder = Shree Ram Dev Bhattarai | founded = 1961 | country = Nepal | based = Kathmandu | language = Nepali }} '''''Ruprekha''''' ({{Langx|ne|रूपरेखा|lit=Outline}}) was a Nepali literary magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A writer's legacy|url=https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2018/05/26/a-writers-legacy|access-date=16 December 2021|website=kathmandupost.com|language=English}}</ref> It was published monthly. It was one of the longest running literary magazine in Nepal. It was in publication for about two decades before closing down.<ref>{{Cite web|title=नेपाली साहित्यका जब्बर काँध|url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2020/08/889576|access-date=16 December 2021|website=Online Khabar|language=en-US}}</ref> Many prominent Nepalese writers started their career by publishing their work in this magazine. The magazine featured the works of Bhupi Sherchan, Shankar Lamichhane, Bairagi Kainla and many other prominent Nepalese writers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=गुमनाम पत्रिका|url=https://nepalmag.com.np/literature/2016/06/08/20160608170441|access-date=16 December 2021|website=nepalmag.com.np|language=English}}</ref>

==History== It was founded by Shree Ram Dev Bhattarai and his team in 1961 as a semi-monthly magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|last=@therecord|title=A history of magazines in Nepal - The Record|url=https://www.recordnepal.com/a-history-of-magazines-in-nepal|access-date=16 December 2021|website=www.recordnepal.com|language=English}}</ref> The magazine flourished under the editorship of Uttam Kunwar and Bal Mukunda Pandey. The magazine also inspired various literary magazines such as ''Himani'', ''Rachana'', ''Bhanu'', ''Fulpati'', ''Mukut'', etc. The magazine was printed in Rupayan Press in Dhoka Tole, Kathmandu.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aksharang {{!}} Literary magazine {{!}} Sahityakala Patrika in Nepal|url=http://aksharang.com/2019/11/22/68/|access-date=16 December 2021|website=aksharang.com}}</ref>

The 200th issue of the magazine featured an interview with King Birendra about Nepali literature and language, which increased the popularity of the magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 May 2020|title=उत्तम कुँवरले सिर्जेको रुपरेखा युग|url=https://sahityapost.com/gair-aakhyan/sr-serial/5917/|access-date=16 December 2021|website=साहित्यपोस्ट|language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also== * ''Sharada'' * ''Nepali Times'' * ''Nari'' * ''Kantipur''

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruprekha}} Category:1961 establishments in Nepal Category:Defunct magazines published in Nepal Category:Defunct literary magazines Category:Literary magazines published in Nepal Category:Magazines established in 1961 Category:Magazines with year of disestablishment missing