Jorhat, May 24, 2026 — Two of Assam’s most beloved children’s magazines, Mouchak and Notun Aabiskar, have been digitally archived at the University of California, making every published edition available on a global academic platform. The preservation is part of a collaboration between the University of California and Tezpur University that began in 2025 and has now completed the digitisation of both titles.
All issues of Mouchak and Notun Aabiskar published to date are now preserved digitally, opening new opportunities for international scholarship on Assamese children’s literature, culture and science education. Researchers and students worldwide will be able to access primary material that was previously limited to regional circulation.
Mouchak, first published in April 1984, has been a constant presence in Assamese childhoods for more than four decades; it entered its 42nd year this April. Notun Aabiskar has similarly spent nearly forty years fostering curiosity, creativity and scientific thinking among young readers across the state.
The magazines’ long uninterrupted run and rich content have attracted comparative academic interest alongside children’s periodicals from other countries. “The rich content of the magazines and their uninterrupted four-decade-long history have attracted comparative academic study alongside children’s magazines from around the world,” said editor and noted children’s writer Shantanu Tamuli, known to readers as “Mouchak Mama.”
Under Tamuli’s editorship, both titles evolved into enduring platforms for storytelling and science popularisation in Assamese. He said that domestic research is already underway, with several scholars pursuing doctoral work on Mouchak and Notun Aabiskar, and that growing international interest helped bring scholars from the University of California into partnership with Tezpur University.
Tamuli described the inclusion of the magazines in the University of California archives as “a proud and meaningful achievement” that will allow students and researchers from different regions to study Assamese children’s literature in greater depth.
Beyond their role as periodicals, Mouchak and Notun Aabiskar have become cultural landmarks documenting the intellectual and emotional journeys of generations of Assamese children. Tamuli, a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar and the National Award for Science Popularisation, said digital archiving ensures that this literary tradition can be accessed and studied globally by future readers, scholars and educators.
Original Source: https://assamtribune.com/assam/assams-iconic-mouchak-notun-aabiskar-enter-california-varsity-digital-archives-1611980
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Publish Date: 2026-05-24 15:49:00
