Christian magazine 5Talents relaunches online from Hyderabad
5Talents Magazine, a Christian magazine founded in Hyderabad in 2012, has relaunched online at 5talentsmag.com with weekly stories and an archive of its 2012–14 issues. Numbered monthly issues begin in January 2027.
HYDERABAD, India — 22 September 2026 — 5Talents Magazine, the Christian magazine founded in Hyderabad in 2012 to find and celebrate people using their God-given gifts, has relaunched online at 5talentsmag.com. The site now publishes new stories every week and carries the archive of the magazine's first run.
The magazine takes its name from the parable of the talents in Matthew 25. Its first issue was released at Sharon Church, Hyderabad, on 1 July 2012. Between July 2012 and mid-2014 its team made 18 monthly issues, alternating an Indian talent on one cover with an international guest on the next. Past covers featured a worship leader from Hyderabad, a puppet-maker, a pianist from Chennai and a songwriter from the United States.
The run ended in 2014 for ordinary reasons: a new baby in the founders' home, a PDF format that did not suit readers who had moved to phones, and a website that was hacked.
"We took the name from the two servants who were praised," said Premasis Satman, co-founder and executive director of 5Talents. "They were not the most gifted. They used what they had. That is still the whole idea, and in 2026 we finally have the tools to do it every week."
The relaunched 5Talents covers Christian culture, formation, news, events and conferences, and does not cover political controversy. It already draws readers from India, the United States, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Before going online, the archive issues were checked piece by piece. Writers from the first run have been contacted, and articles are held back where permission is still pending.
Alongside talent profiles, the magazine is adding coverage of Christian entrepreneurs, reviews of Christian books, music and apps, and reporting from conferences and events. Sponsored content on the site is labelled above the headline.
Numbered monthly issues begin in January 2027, each led by one cover story. The first issue opens with an editorial by Satman on why the magazine stopped in 2014 and why it has returned.
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5Talents Magazine is a Christian magazine founded in Hyderabad, India, in 2012 and relaunched online in 2026. It covers Christian culture, formation, news, events and conferences, with a focus on people using their gifts for the Kingdom. It does not cover political controversy.