Good News For Scribes, Industrial Economist Is Back And Society Achievers To Get Into Print Once Again

At a time when most magazines and newspapers have literally gone out of circulation, two well established magazines are making a comeback. The Chennai-based Industrial Economist launched way back in 1968 is back in a new avatar. It is learnt that the family members of the founder, late S Viswanathan, have graciously agreed to allow the Chennai-based Kothari Industrial Corporation Ltd (KICL), the flagship company of DC Kothari Group, to continue the publication of Industrial Economist in digital and print formats under a licensing agreement. Being a listed company, KICL has informed the stock exchange of its new forays. Likewise, the Mumbai-based Society Achievers and Society Interiors, once upon a time part of the late media tycoon Nari Hira’s stable, has been acquired by Ashok Dhamankar’s Magnate Publishing Pvt Ltd. Dhamankar who held top position at Nari Hira’s outfit Magna Publishing for over three decades, deems it opportune to get back into print. It’s already in the digital space. In the case of Industrial Economist, the website is up. Soon, Industrial Economist magazine will reappear in a rejuvenated format. The core philosophy will remain the same. The focus will be on development issues and capturing ground-level happenings across business, commerce, industry and the economy. The emphasis will also be on highlighting the achievements of the Tamil Nadu economy and enterprises and celebrating the milestones. Ideally, IE will try to function as a think-tank for policy makers, industry bodies, researchers and others by providing credible information and data for their reference. Already two senior editors have been roped in to get the magazine back into circulation. Hope these two magazines have a salutary effect – to see relaunches of many more magazines and newspapers.