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Biswin Sadi is one of the oldest Urdu magazines in India. Once upon a time, late Ramrakha Mal alias 'Khushtar Girami' was its editor. under him, Biswin Sadi became popular across the country. Later on, Z Rahman Naiyyar took over the magazine. However, after Naiyyar's death, there was period of 2-1/2 years, when the magazine ceased publication. But later on it was revived. Shama Afroz Zaidi is the editor. She must get credit for bring out the magazine on the same standards. Now it is not a monthly but a biannual publication. Two issues are published every year. But the magazine is more voluminous and there are hopes that the frequency of publication may increase in future. The magazine is now in its 84th year, almost as old as Shair. For old-timers, its great to see the magazine on stands, even though it comes every six months. The look remains the same and there is hardly any difference in contents. .It appears in different dimensions: 23.5×17.5 cm; 24×18.5 cm and 25.5×17.5 cm.

Extent: 97 electronic files contain 16026 TIFF Images.

Arrangement: The issues belonging to this periodical have been bound into 26 volumes. Each volume contains 12 issues. Now adays Biswin sadi is being published semi annually. The volumes are arranged chronologically by year. Within the volumes the issues are arranged numerically by volumes and issue number.