Dastak Times was started in an effort to create a new forum for writers and artists, readers and viewers to explore together the long-term trends impacting our world today. DastakTimes, a complete News Magazine since January 2006 in India published from Lucknow. The Magazine deals with Political, Social, Cultural and other issues of General Interest with Pan India presence across Delhi NCR, U.P., Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam & Maharashtra etc. with around 10,000 subscribers in Lucknow and more than 25,000 in Uttar Pradesh, publishing more than 88,000 copies per month.