The publication began in May 2002 in Chitrakoot and a second edition was launched in the adjoining Banda district in October 2006, according to the NGOs website. It is written in the local language of Bundeli for its Bundelkhandi readership.

The second King Sejong Literacy Prize went to an NGO working in Burkina Faso in West Africa. Other literacy programs in Asia scooped up more awards.

The two UNESCO Confucius Prizes supported by China, established in 2005, have been given to education projects being implemented by SERVE a British NGO working in Afghanistan, and the Municipal Literacy Coordinating Council operating in the municipality of Agoo in the Philippines. The winners get 20,000 dollars.

The ministry of education in Bhutan received an honourable mention from the Jury of the Confucius prize for its emphasis on literacy as part of the country's 'Gross National Happiness.'

The awards will be presented at UNESCO is Paris on Sep 8, which is also International Literacy Day.