FAUJI INDIA – a Monthly Magazine for Veterans and Serving Soldiers of India (proposed)

Allegro Infomedia Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, intends to publish Fauji India, an English monthly magazine for the ex-servicemen/veteran of India. To receive a free copy of inaugural issue please send your address to faujimagazine@gmail.com and for more information continue reading …  
 

A Mumbai based publishing house, Allegro Infomedia Pvt Ltd presently into community newspapers for the last twelve years intends to launch an English monthly magazine for the veterans and serving soldiers of India by the name of FAUJI INDIA.
 

The launch is proposed by June/July 2014. The monthly magazine will be of a popular appeal addressing the Indian Armed Forces, departing from the existing ones in this space positioned for a unique segmentation. It would cover the entire gamut of the ethos, aspiration, problems of veterans; experience of Faujis when in service; opinions; suggestions & views; military history, strategic issues, weaponry and humour etc. The ex-servicemen will be central to the magazine.
 

The magazines shall be available on direct subscription only, initially. Most of the veterans shall be approached by email and addresses in our data base. Advertisements shall be put in national dailies to make faujis aware, word of mouth publicity and recommendation by subscribers will help drive circulation.
 

Above all it will essentially be a platform for officers, JCOs and NCOs of the three wings of the Indian Armed Forces to project and fight for the problems of ex-servicemen and the families of martyrs. It would amplify the pitch of issues long unresolved by the govt and be the constant voice of veterans and serving soldiers.
 

Many of the Faujis when in service do not realise the problems and their position in society till they hang their uniform and enter civil life. It is such a jolt to sit back and ponder of the vast discrimination to the lot who gave their best period of life to the country. It is such an irony that the same countrymen and the govt treat them so indifferently.
 

Though, there is no dearth of blogs and groups in social media space on the internet which espouse the same cause and are managed by high ranking retired officers be it Navy, Army or the Air Force. They are all doing a good job and maybe keeping the lot connected in sharing views and information.

It is often found mentioned in these blogs and messages by officers that mainstream media does not truly give coverage to the cause of Faujis. Many a times the media takes a different opinion of issues. Yes, it does give token coverage to parades and glorious events. But what it does not take is the cause of ex-servicemen who feel neglected and suffocated living in the civilian world.
 

Till when we are going to take it lying down by the powers-to-be. It has been 66 years of Independence that any Fauji has come forward to become the voice of all his fellow brethren by pursuing this cause in print media. It is time to understand the power of print media and put our act together.
 

Yes, now the Faujis of this country will now have a voice. An ex-servicemen himself, Prasoon Kumar ex-Capt of Indian Army runs this media publishing house who has taken the onus to unite and bring together all fauji journos and writers to use the power of pen in making the veterans ever proud and empower them with knowledge and being heard by the authorities.
 

We intend to form an Advisory Panel of senior and articulate retired defence officers to guide us forming the content of the magazine from time to time and also help us draw a line for matters of national defence. Their experience in the Forces will bring a richness and veracity in content. They can suggest measures and methods to the policy forming bureaucrats in better shaping the future of forces. It will be a loadstone and guiding star to improve the lives of not only the ex-servicemen but also the serving faujis of India.
 

At the outset we would like to send your mailing ADDRESS to us by email to receive complimentary for a limited period. We request to forward this email to your brother FAUJIS who could receive inaugural copies. You could also suggest names of experienced and senior defence officers for the Advisory Panel.
 

Please write to us at – faujimagazine@gmail.com
 

Jai Hind!

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About the Publisher - Prasoon Kumar is a resident of Mumbai; he has founded and runs the local community newspaper called PLANET POWAI for the last 12 years. Thereafter he launched ‘Planet Thane’ and ‘Planet Juhu’. He has successfully carved a niche and built these brands. He has rather pioneered publishing of community newspapers in India since 2002.
 

He has done his schooling from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Delhi and graduation from Delhi University. He is a post-graduate from Delhi School of Economics. He then joined the Indian Army as a short-service commissioned officer. He served as a captain in Artillery. He belonged to the SSC36 course and voluntarily left the army after 5 years in 1988.
 

He then got into printing and worked as marketing head for many well-known print houses in Delhi, Chennai and Pune. Looking for a change and seeking a challenging work atmosphere he landed in Mumbai in 1999 and took to newspaper publishing (print media).
 

Living at the threshold of challenges he is poised to launch a series of pan-India magazines in the next four years. He is an avid entrepreneur with a track record of success in print media. He has keen interest in biographies of leaders, extra-terrestrial life and fiction. He is presently penning a biography of a well-known business leader of India.
 

You can speak to him on mobile +91 9820001918

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About the Editor Designate - Maroof Raza is a consultant and strategic affairs expert on Times Now. He is the Mentor of Security Watch India. He has appeared on almost all of India’s leading television channels as an expert on military and security matters, and on BBC’s World Service radio programmes. Maroof is a former Indian army officer, with experience in counter-insurgency operations.
 

He graduated from St Stephen's College, Delhi, has an M.A. in War Studies from King's College, London, and an M.Phil in International Relations from Cambridge University. In 1994, he was awarded the Times of India Fellowship, and has held Visiting Fellowships at the Centre for Policy Research, Delhi, at the Henry L. Stimson Centre, Washington and at the War Studies Department of King’s College, London. He was a Visiting Professor at Middlesex University and its Regional Director (for South Asia). He continues to lecture extensively in India and abroad on India’s Security Concerns. His articles are published regularly in leading newspaper of India.
 

He has authored two books: Low-Intensity Conflicts: The new dimension to India’s military commitments and Wars and no Peace over Kashmir. He has edited a book titled Generals and Governments in India and Pakistan. As the General Editor of Military Affairs series of Har Anand Publications, since 2001, he has edited twelve volumes. Most recently, he has edited a book on Indian terrorism challenges titled Confronting Terrorism (Penguin Books, India).

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