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Emerging · Guriya Magazine4Quality Education

Guriya — a magazine by rural children

A quarterly children's magazine authored and illustrated by rural and tribal school students of Chhattisgarh. Published in Chhattisgarhi, Hindi, and English.

4Quality Education10Reduced Inequalities
Bilingual

Chhattisgarhi · Hindi · English — all in every issue.

Quarterly

Four issues per year. Free for rural schools.

Children-authored

80% of content written and illustrated by children.

Curriculum-aligned

Tied to CGBSE language and art curricula.

Published issues — free download
1
Issue 1 · 2025 Q1
Bachpan — childhood in tribal Chhattisgarh

Stories, poems, and art by children from Prayaas learning centres across 8 districts.

32 pages · PDF · trilingual
2
Issue 2 · 2025 Q2
Nadi — our rivers

Children's perspectives on the Bolti Nadi initiative, with illustrations and field-trip diaries.

36 pages · PDF · trilingual
3
Issue 3 · 2025 Q3
Kisan — the farmer

Women farmers of Farmours share their journeys, in their own words and drawings.

28 pages · PDF · trilingual
4
Issue 4 · 2025 Q4
Virasat — heritage

Heritage walks through children's eyes. School-led expeditions to local monuments.

40 pages · PDF · trilingual

Submit your work. Children from any Chhattisgarh school can submit stories, poems, or art to Guriya. Selected contributors receive a printed copy and a certificate.

Free for schools. Bulk print copies are distributed free to rural primary and middle schools in Dhamtari, Kanker, Bastar, and Balodabazar.