Malayala Manorama

Malayala Manorama () is a daily news paper, in Malayalam language, published in the state of Kerala, India. It was first published as a weekly on 14 March 1890, and currently has a readership of over 16 million (with a circulation base of over 1.8 million copies). The Malayalam word "manorama" roughly translates to "entertainer". The Week , an Indian weekly is also brought out by the Manorama Group. Manorama Yearbook is another popular yearly publication by the Kottayam- Kozhikode based Manorama Group.It has 32 publications all over India in five languages (English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Bengali)

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. The first issue of Malayala Manorama was published on March 22,1890 from the press owned by Malankara Metropolitan Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysious II of the Indian Orthodox Church. The name Malayala Manorama was chosen by the poet, Raghavan Nambiar, Villuvarvattathu from Tiruvalla. Kerala Varma granted the symbol which is a part of the Travancore kingdom symbol. In a period of two years, from the date of incorporation until the publication commenced, the company witnessed several challenges. Presently, it also publishes several other publications, including...
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