National Geographic

The US–based National Geographic Society completed silver jubilee post a centenary in January, 2013. The magazine published by it has completed silver jubilee post a centenary in October, 2013. It has begun its journey from 1888. It carries articles on geographical regions and the association between man and the environment. The magazine is also available online. The magazine carries advertisements of cameras and watches. ‘The readers write’ column is enjoyable. The excellent photographs are a treat. The magazine too was made available in Japanese in 1995. It started publishing in other languages in 1998 –- French, German and 40 other languages. Its English  edition sells 5 million copies. It brought out a special issue on Mumbai in 1982.