Digital Preservation of Satya Samācāra Sāptāhika

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Description & Rationale

The project aims to digitize the Nepali-language periodical titled "Satya Samācāra Sāptāhika" (Weekly). A list of volumes and issues along with brief descriptions of the proposed title is appended. The digital copy will be prepared from the original periodicals. Each digital copy will be sent to SAMP and kept at Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (MPP). (This is a continuation of a project to digitize Nepali newspapers and periodicals collected and filmed by the MPP under the supervision of LC consultants.)

Reasons for consideration:

Satya Samācāra Sāptāhika was a popular regional newspaper/magazine that was published for twelve years (April 14, 1983 A.D. – February 10, 1995 A.D.) from Palpa. Late Vinay Kumar Kasajoo (1947 V.S. – 2019 V.S.) was the publisher and editor of the newspaper. The paper was renowned for its struggle for democracy and Mr. Kasajoo was jailed in 1985 AD and 1987 AD for reporting, writing and publishing articles against the then Panchayat system.

The weekly newspaper was published from Tansen, Palpa nearly 300 km west of the capital Kathmandu. Tansen is a hill region located in the western part of Nepal. The popularity of the newspaper was immense from hill to Terai of Western and Mid-Western Region i.e. Palpa, Syangja, Kaski (Hill region) and Rupandehi, Kapilvastu, Nawalparasi, Dang (Terai district). As one of the pioneering journalist and editor, Kasajoo mixed the content as hard/soft news, investigative reporting, articles and opinion along with fictions (poem, satire, and story) along with some special edition/issues of the newspaper. Its non-political content became popular among younger generation but the main objectives of the newspaper remained same until the end of the Panchyat system. The various experiments such as content, theme, design and occasional special editions of the newpaper makes it one of the unique and popular publications of western part of Nepal. After restoration of democracy and establishment of multiparty parliament with constitutional monarchy, Satya Samācāra Sāptāhika stopped its publication by publishing farewell issue. Then, Kasajoo started one of the pioneer rural magazines of South Asia named Gāum̐le Deurālı̄ that carries the news of villagers (the stories of success, inspiration, struggle, problems and solution) from the village and for the villagers in their own simple local language.

Since Satya Samācāra Sāptāhika is a publication from outside the Kathmandu Valley, it represents a voice from the periphery, so to speak. This adds to the significance of the collection in the context of Nepal, where only the publications from the centre thus far have been prioritized for archiving.

The purpose of this project is to digitize the issues (Vol. 1 No. 1; Baisakh 1, 2040 V.S. – Vol. 12 No. 36; Magh 27, 2051 V.S. ) of weekly periodical titled “Satya Samācāra Sāptāhika”.

Author(s):

Edited by Vinay Kumar Kasajoo, Tansen, Palpa.

Publisher(s):

Edited by Vinay Kumar Kasajoo, Tansen, Palpa.

Source Format:

Paper

Target Format:

Digital

Resource Types:

Archival materials

Newspapers

Serials

Regions:

South Asia

Countries of Origin:

Nepal

Proposal Contributors:

Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (MPP)

Posted:

Mar 3, 2023 12:46pm

Updated:

Aug 11, 2023 5:35pm

Source Details

Major Languages:

napali

Source and Holdings:


Location	Format	Holdings/Range	Notes
Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (MPP)	Printed (Original)	Satya Samācāra Sāptāhika (Weekly)/ Vol. 1 No. 1 – Vol. 12 No. 36 (April 14, 1983 AD – February 10, 1995 AD)	From original periodicals; No Gaps

Source and Holdings Notes:

Run of Satya Samācāra Sāptāhika is housed at the Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (MPP). Satya Samācāra Sāptāhika is published by Vinay Kumar Kasajoo, Palpa.

Physical Details:

The size of the Satya Samācāra Sāptāhika is 24 cm x 18 cm and contains 18 pages (average) per issue. The size and number of page may vary at times.

Existing Reformatted Materials:

No reformatted materials of the proposed run of this periodical are known to exist. The pdf format of the each digitized issue will be made available to reader/ researcher.

Intellectual Property Considerations:

Satya Samācāra Sāptāhika was published by Vinay Kumar Kasajoo, Palpa. Request letter for permission to digitize and host online the proposed run has already been submitted to the publisher/editor family (Ms. Ganga Kasajoo) and we foresee no hurdles in obtaining the approval.

Activity

Status	Current	Description
Flagged	no	The proposal is flagged for further research.
Vetted	no	The proposal has been examined and vetted.
Ballotted	no	The proposal is currently on a committee ballot.
Approved	yes	The proposal has been selected for reformatting. Reformatting efforts are pending.
Reformatted	no	The proposal has been reformatted and access information is now posted.
Inactive / Declined	no	No longer under consideration for reformatting.