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Malayala Manorama
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner
Founded1888
HeadquartersKottayam
Website: manoramaonline

Malayala Manorama (Malayalam: മലയാള മനോരമ) is a popularMalayalam daily newspaper in Kerala, India. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> This article is about the town of Kottayam See Kottayam district also Not to be confused with the Malay language. Malayalam (മലയാളം malayāḷaṁ) is a Dravidian language used Not to be confused with the Malay language. Malayalam (മലയാളം malayāḷaṁ) is a Dravidian language used Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country This is India's largest circulated "regional newspaper". The Manorama group, which manages the newspaper, also runs the Manorama Yearbook, a circulated yearbook in the region. Malayala Manorama, which first appeared on 14th March 1890, as a weekly, currently has a readership of over 15 million, with a circulation base of over 15 laks copies. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Manorama is Kerala's largest selling and most widely read newspaper. Malayala Manorama has the largest readership among Malayalam dailies. The Malayalam word Manorama roughly translates to "Entertainer. "

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History

A joint stock publishing company, destined to acquire the status of the first joint stock publishing company of Republic of India, was incorporated by in 1888 by Kandathil Varghese Mappillai at Kottayam, then a small town in the kingdom of Travancore, currently, a part of Kerala state, India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> This article is about the town of Kottayam See Kottayam district also Travancore or Thiruvithaamkoor ( Malayalam: തിരുവിതാങ്കൂര്‍ "Thiru" (respectful prefix which suggests either royal or Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The first issue of Malayala Manorama was published on 22nd March 1890. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The name Malayalam Manorama was chosen by the poet, Kerala Varma. In a period of two years, from the date of incorporation till the publication commenced, the company witnessed several challenges. The undertaking had pumped money in to the state at a time when money lending and upper class living were just privileges of elite Hindus or royalty. This sudden change in the economy and reform in banking promoted by a minority community (considering the population of Syrian Christians in Kerala) earned the wrath of the ruling Travancore regime. Syriac Christianity is a culturally and linguistically distinctive community within Eastern Christianity. Once the paper was closed down owing to this and a bank owned by Manorama was locked out. Manorama has recently ventured into broadcasting. For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit

Controversies

Accusations of financial misdeeds have pursued Malayala Manorama from the 1930's. The paper was forced to cease publication and the editor, K. C. Mammen Mappillai was sent to prison in 1938. K C Mammen Mappillai became editor of Malayala Manorama after Kandathil Varghese Mappillai passed away Although there are different versions on the real reasons behind the government's action, a bank owned by K. C. Mammen Mappillai is said to have caused financial misappropriation and gone bust in 1938. K C Mammen Mappillai became editor of Malayala Manorama after Kandathil Varghese Mappillai passed away The government action came in the wake of this alleged scam. Malayala Manorama's alleged promotion of and connection with an erring financial company that went bust in 2006 has been a high profile controversy in the state of Kerala. Integrated Financial Company Limited or IFCL went bust in August 2006. IFCL's former chairman K. M. Phillip is a brother of K. M. Mathew, the chief editor of Manorama. Malayala Manorama and its related publications used to carry IFCL's advertisements proclaiming the company as a sister concern of Malayala Manorama. However Malayala Manorama claims that IFCL is different from the Malayala Manorama newspaper and MRF. [1], [2], [3]

Timeline

Journalists

Prominent journalists who have worked with the Manorama daily or other Manorama publications include Vaikkom Chandrasekharan Nair, E. V. Krishna Pillai, E. V. Sreedharan, T. V. R. Shenoy, K. Gopalakrishnan, Babu Chengannoor, K. R. Chummar, Moorkoth Kunjappa, K. M. Tharakan, T. K. G. Nair,K. G Nedungadi,VKB (V. K. Bhargavan Nair) and K. Padmanabhan Nair.

Other publications

The Malayalam Manorama group of publication has a long list of best sellingmagazines and reference books, including the following:

  1. The Week (English news weekly)
  2. Bhashaposhini (Malayalam literary review monthly)
  3. Karshakashree (Agricultural news monthly)
  4. Manorama Weekly (Malayalam weekly)
  5. Manorama Varshikapathippu (Annual)
  6. Vijayaveedhi (For grade 10 students)
  7. Vanitha (Women's bi-weekly magazine - Malayalam, Hindi)
  8. Kalikkudukka (Pre-primary school publication in Malayalam)
  9. Magic Pot (English weekly for pre-primary students)
  10. Balarama (Children's weekly)
  11. Balarama Digest (Children's information magazine - weekly)
  12. Amarchitrakatha (Children's weekly consists of picture stories)(Amar Chitra Katha is from the publishing house India Book House)
  13. Thozhilveedhi (A weekly for job seekers)
  14. Knowledge Adventure CDROM (General Knowledge CD ROM)
  15. Ente Malayalam - Multimedia CD ROM (to promote Malayalam)
  16. Hindi Year Book
  17. English Year Book
  18. Tamil Year Book
  19. Malayalam Year Book
  20. Bengali Year Book
  21. Tell me why (reference resource for children)
  22. Aarogyam (Health magazine)
  23. Sampadyam (Business magazine)
  24. Sreeman (Men's magazine-annual)

See also

External links

The Week is an English language Indian weekly Newsmagazine published by the The Manorama group which also publishes the newspaper Malayala Manorama. Bhashaposhini is an Indian monthly magazine It is one of the oldest Malayalam Literary review magazines Vanitha is an Indian biweekly magazine published by the Malayala Manorama group Balarama (बलराम Balarāma) also named Baladeva, Baldau, Balabhadra and Halayudha, is the elder brother of the divine Not to be confused with the Malay language. Malayalam (മലയാളം malayāḷaṁ) is a Dravidian language used Annamma Mathew (well known as Mrs KM Mathew – 2003 was the founder Chief Editor of Vanitha, the largest selling women's magazine in India and Radio Mango 919 is a FM radio station in India, operated by the Malayala Manorama in Kerala specialising in Popular music throughout the MM TV or Manorama News is a 24-hour Malayalam news channel owned and operated by the Malayala Manorama news house The Pala Thulli (Many a Drop program is a Water conservation campaign run by the Malayala Manorama newspaper in Kerala, India, for raising awareness
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