Sanctuary Asia
| Editor | Bittu Sahgal |
|---|---|
| Categories | Environmental news magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 2,00,000 (Feb. 2012) Rs.100 per issue |
| Year founded | 1981 |
| Company | Sanctuary Features |
| Based in | Mumbai |
| Website | www.sanctuaryasia.com |
Sanctuary Asia is India's first and one of its leading environmental news magazines. The publication is a privately owned, self-supporting venture and does not accept any donations. Its funding sources are advertisements, subscriptions and content provision. It is published in a bimonthly cycle at a one-year, six-issue individual subscription price of Rs.575/-.
Sanctuary Asia was founded in 1981 by its current editor, the conservationist, Bittu Sahgal as Sanctuary to raise awareness among Indians of their disappearing natural heritage. It became a syndicated publication under the banner of Sanctuary Features. Presently, the magazine is attractively packaged with colored photographs, and an associated website. Starting with the February 2012 issue, Sanctuary Asia is increasing the number of pages and fully revamping its visual format. They also announced the Wild Maharashtra photography contest in that issue.
In the early 1990s, Sanctuary reached out to a larger readership through the syndication of articles. Sanctuary Features was established to access the mainstream press to express alternate views on wildlife and development issues. Features covers a variety of subjects including travel, science, health, nutrition and the politics of development. Sanctuary Features is now also a leading content provider for websites interested in the above subjects.
Associated periodical publications brought out by Sanctuary Features include: Sanctuary Cub: A bi-monthly magazine for children (from 1984) and The Ecologist Asia: the Indian edition of the United Kingdom-based environmental magazine, The Ecologist (from 1993).
Sanctuary Features also publishes books on the environment and conservation. Recent books include: India Naturally, The Bandhavgarh Inheritance, The Sundarbans Inheritance, The Bharatpur Inheritance, The Kaziranga Inheritance, The Corbett Inheritance and The Periyar Inheritance.
Sanctuary Asia has an associated film production company - Sanctuary Films. Sanctuary Films produced two popular mini-series for the national television channel Doordarshan in the 1980s: Project Tiger, a series of documentaries on the landmark conservation initiative Project Tiger, and Rakshak, a narrative serial for children with environmental themes.
...
Wikipedia