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Founded in 1973 by Jyotirbhaskar Jayantrao Salgaonkar and Jayraj Salgaonkar, the company has emerged as India’s leading almanac maker. As the group completes 50 years, Kalnirnay continues to be the top choice for consumers across the country for its authentic publications even today.
KALNIRNAY offers unique products that provide accurate information pertaining to traditional Indian festivals, the Hindu Panchang, auspicious tithis, and much more.
Unique features of KALNIRNAY products
- KALNIRNAY® is an annual, comprehensive almanac for all religions. The almanac includes auspicious dates, information about festivals and celebrations pertaining to Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Islam, Christianity and others.
- The almanac has a consumer base of 1,40,00,000 households in India.
- It is available in 7 languages: English, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.
- It has 3 niche editions – Kalnirnay Arogya, which focuses on health; Kalnirnay Swadishta, which focuses on food and nutrition; and Kalnirnay Marathi Avdhoot Panchang, which is dedicated to Shri Swami Samarth.
- KALNIRNAY® publishes over 35 variants of its almanac catering to a wide cross-section of the Indian population. These variants include pocket diaries, car almanacs, office almanacs, desk almanacs, yearly planners, etc.
- Each regional almanac refers to specific customs and traditions that pertain to the mother state of that language. For example, the Kannada version focuses on customs specific to Karnataka.
- The almanac also offers interesting and relevant information printed on the rear side of each datepad. This includes articles on health, mental health, finance, business, and more by experts in their respective fields. One will also find recipes, a monthly horoscope and much more on this page. The content in each language edition is curated by experts in their respective cultures.
- According to the Audit Bureau of Circulation (India), KALNIRNAY® is the world’s largest-selling publication with a circulation of 1,81,87,168 copies!
The Founder
Jyotirbhaskar Jayantrao Salgaonkar
Jyotirbhaskar Jayantrao Salgaonkar (1 February 1929 – 20 August 2013) was an Indian businessman and the founder of Kalnirnay. Jayantrao attended school up to the 10th grade and went on to become a great historian, scholar and writer. As a child, he had also developed a keen interest in astrology, Sanskrit and Santa Vangmaya.
During his stint at a renowned Marathi daily, he started writing daily horoscope – Rashi Bhavishya. He also developed a keen interest in the daily crossword which led him to eventually start his own crossword business. His keen understanding of astrology and literature, led him to start Kalnirnay in 1973.
- “D.Lt.”, Maharashtra Jyotish Vidyapeeth
- “Vaidik Puraskar”, Shivparvati Pratishthan, Nasik
- “Lifetime Achievement Award”, Konkan Marathi Sahitya Parishad
- “Samarth Sant Seva Puraskar”, Samarath Seva Mandal, Sajjangad
- Sundarmath – ‘सुंदरमठ’ (समर्थ रामदासस्वामींच्या जीवनावरील कादंबरी )Sundarmath – ‘सुंदरमठ’ (समर्थ रामदासस्वामींच्या जीवनावरील कादंबरी )
- Deva tuchi Ganeshu – ‘देवा तूचि गणेशु'(श्रीगणेश दैवताचा इतिहास आणि स्वरुप, तसेच समाजजीवनावरील त्याचा प्रभाव याचा अभ्यासपूर्ण आढावा.)
- Dharma-Shatriy Nirnay –‘धर्म-शास्त्रीय निर्णय’ या ग्रंथाचे संपादन व लेखन
- Kalnirnay- ‘कालनिर्णय’ या मराठी, इंग्रजी, गुजराथी, हिंदी, कानडी, तामिळ, बंगाली, तेलगू, मल्याळम भाषेतून निघणार्या वार्षिक नियतकालिकाचे संस्थापक-संपादक.
- Panchang – ‘पंचाग’ या क्षेत्रात सुलभता आणि शास्त्रशुद्धता आणण्याचे यशस्वी प्रयत्न. पंचांगाचा परंपरागत साचा बदलून नवीन स्वरुपात संपादन.
- Devachiye Dwati – ‘देवाचिये द्वारी’ (धार्मिक, पारमार्थिक अशा स्वरुपाचे लिखाण संत वाड्:मयाच्या आधाराने १९२५ मध्ये ३०९ लेखांचा संग्रह) पुढे त्याचे अनेक खंड
- Ganadhish jo Ish – ‘गणाधीश जो ईश‘(श्रीगणेशावरील लेख व मुलाखती वृत्तपत्रांतून प्रसिध्द झालेल्या लेखांचा संग्रह)
- Rastyvarache Dive – ‘रस्त्यावरचे दिवे’ (आयुष्यात घडलेल्या, अनुभवाला आलेल्या, तसेच कुणाकडून तरी समजलेल्या प्रत्यक्ष घटनांवर आधारित लेखांचा संग्रह)
The Team
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