Images: Satyajit Ray's children's magazine Sandesh turns 100

  [caption id=“attachment_700298” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Old covers of the Children’s magazine Sandesh. Courtesy: Facebook page of Sandesh[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_700302” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Founded by the children’s author Upendrakishore Raychowdhury in 1913, Sandesh has been the happy hunting ground for beloved writers of kiddie fiction despite having had almost as many lives as a cat. Courtesy: Facebook page of Sandesh[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_700308” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] After Raychowdhury’s death, his son and filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s father Sukumar took over the job of editing Sandesh. Courtesy: Facebook page of Sandesh[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_700316” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Sandesh was not published for years after Sukumar Ray’s death until Satyajit Ray resurrected it, contributing actively as a writer, editor and designing some gorgeous covers for the magazine. Courtesy: Facebook page of Sandesh.[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_700324” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] The beloved children’s magazine Sandesh celebrates its 100th anniversary today. Courtesy: Facebook page of Sandesh.[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_700334” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] To generations of Bengalis, Sandesh has been an institution in itself. Courtesy: Facebook page of Sandesh.[/caption]