GEOductionGEO is a premium Science & Geography magazine from the European printing stable of Gruner+Jahr, owned by German media major Bertelsmann. It was launched & marketed in India by Outlook Group India. Ever since then, the Globe seems closer to me.
GEOsight:
Articles: A good article is not the one that bores you with excessive information but the one that leaves you wanting for more. GEO offers a blend of research-based articles from the History, Contemporary section from the nook of the world, Futuristic Technological write-up & much more.
Photographs: A picture speaks a thousand words & probably a million when enriched by colors and quality.GEO publishes the photographs that leaves you stunned and yearning simultaneously. Photographs are the USP of GEO, may it be a Brazilian family cladded in a simple attire or endangered species camouflaged in the woods.
Knowledge: A direction for the explorer, a memoir for the collector and a toy for the toddler...GEO serves it all.
GEOview:
While I subscribed GEO solely out of anxiety and an attractive rucksack, I attribute my obsession for GEO to its German edition found in Goa. I've never seen detailed coverage given to the Cover-story of a magazine and although less articles are published, they're precisely covered. I am particularly fond of the theme-based photographs in the GeoScope section.
What enhanced my obsession with GEO were the research articles on Hilary-Tensing & Charles Darwin and later the amazing art of Origamy. The insights on Leptis Magna, Crystal Caves of Mexico tickled my anxiety cells. A date with Kakapo and the honeymoon with Caribou sealed any skepticism I had about GEO.
Above all, GEO is aptly priced at Rs. 100/copy. Although it seems higher for per copy price, it is quite cheaper as compared to other magazines in the same league (National Geographic comes at Rs. 225).
GEOback:
Although touch to perfection, few of the drawbacks it enforces are:
#1. Temptation for uninterrupted reading, causing hindrance in other tasks
#2. A high-voltage rivalry with your room-mates/family in being first to corner GEO.
#3. An argument with the publisher in case of rare lapse in paper/photo quality or binding.
GEOffers:
Rating: 5/5 pages
Disclaimer: The above review is based on my own senses linked with GEO since June, 2008 and the opinions/views provided by other subscribers. Write to geo@outlookindia.com for more details.
I dedicate this blog to the GEO-Photographers and Research-Writers who work in hostile conditions to serve us the very best.
The magazine is truly fascinating. Better than any I have ever read.
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