The Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) is an Indian
magazine published from Mumbai by the Sameeksha Trust, a charitable
trust. The magazine was first published in 1949 as the Economic
Weekly and since 1966 was re-christened the Economic and Political
Weekly.
The EPW publishes both scholarly research and
information about current events. In addition to news, editorial
comment and book reviews, the Weekly carries academic articles by top
scholars, especially in its twice-yearly special issues.