Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu
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Editor In Charge | M. P. Gopinath |
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Categories | General interest magazine |
Frequency | Weekly |
Publisher | M N Ravi Varma |
First issue | 18 January 1932 |
Company | Mathrubumi Printing and Publishing Company Limited |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu (English: Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly) is an Indian general interest weekly magazine published by the Mathrubumi Printing and Publishing Company in Calicut. The Malayalam language magazine started publishing on 18 January 1932.[1][2]
Some of the finest literary works produced in Malayalam were initially published in Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly. This include Uroob's Ummachu (1954), Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai's Footsteps (1964), O. V. Vijayan's The Legends of Khasak (1968) and M. Mukundan's On the Banks of the River Mahé (1974). Authors such as M. T. Vasudevan Nair and N. V. Krishna Warrier served as the editors of the magazine.
The magazine carries political commentaries, literary works and columns on science, films and literature. Prominent writer Ramachandra Guha, biologist Krishna Anujan, E P Rajagopalan are among the columnists.
Key people[]
Managing Editor: P. V. Chandran
Joint Managing Editor: P. V. Nidheesh
Editor In Charge: M.P. Gopinath
Chief Sub Editor: Subhash Chandran
Copy Editors: K. C. Subi and P. K. Sreekumar
Art Editor: Madanan
Artist: K. Shareef
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Mathrubhumi Publications". Mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly 2012: 3, 98. Print
- Literary magazines published in India
- Weekly magazines published in India
- Magazines established in 1932
- Malayalam-language magazines
- 1932 establishments in India
- Literary magazine stubs
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