# Ruprekha

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{{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](/source/Literary_magazine)
| frequency = Monthly/semi-monthly
| founder = Shree Ram Dev Bhattarai
| founded = 1961
| country = [Nepal](/source/Nepal)
| based = [Kathmandu](/source/Kathmandu)
| language = [Nepali](/source/Nepali_language)
}}
'''''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](/source/Bhupi_Sherchan), [Shankar Lamichhane](/source/Shankar_Lamichhane), [Bairagi Kainla](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Birendra_of_Nepal) 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](/source/Sharada_(magazine))''
* ''[Nepali Times](/source/Nepali_Times)''
* ''[Nari](/source/Nari_(magazine))'' 
* ''[Kantipur](/source/Kantipur_(daily))''

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