NEWS PAPERS/ MAGAZINES

I. RAJYASAMACHARAM

• First newspaper published in Kerala.
• Published on 1847
• Established by Herman Gundert. He belongs to Basal Mission, which was headquarted at Thalassery in Kerala.
• The newspaper was published from Eillikunnathu Bunglow, Thalassery, Kannur.
• It stopped publishing in the year 1849.

II. PASCHIMODAYAM

• Second newspaper published from Kerala.
• Published in the year 1847.
• It was published by Herman Gundert from Eillikunnathu Bunglow, Thalassery, Kannur.
• It was the first Science magazine in Mlayalam.

III. SAMTISHTAVAADI

• It started publishing in the year 1867.
• Established by W. H. Moore, Kottayam.
• First newspaper to be banned in Travancore/ Kerala.

IV. SAMADARSHI

• Started in 1918.
• Founder : Raman Menon
• First editor : Kunnathu Janardhanan Menon.

V. PRABHATAM

• First socialist newspaper in Malayalam.
• Published in 1934 from Shornoor.
• First editor : E. M.S. Nampoothiripadu

VI. Al- Ameen

• Started in 1924 from Kozhikode.
• Founder : Muhammed Abdul Rahman ( Subash Chandra Bose of Kerala).
• First General Secretary of Forward Block in Kerala.
• Leader of Salt satyagraha in Kozhikode- Muhammed Abdul Rahman.

VII. MATHRUBHOOMI

• Published in 1923 from Kozhikode.
• Founder : K. P. Kesava Menon.
• First chief editor : K. P. Kesava Menon.
• First Managing Director : K. Madhavan Nair.
• First Publisher : Korror Neelakandan Pillai
• It became a daily in 1930 with respect to salt satyagraha.

VII. SWADESHABHIMANI

• Started on 1905 from Anchutengu, Trivandrum.
• First editor : Chirainkeezhu C. P. Govindan Pillai.
• Second Editor : Ramakrishna Pillai (1906).
• Founder : Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi.
• Shifted to Trivandrum on 1907.
• In 1910 it was banned and Ramakrishna Pillai was deported to Madras region in 1910 Sept 26.
• Ramakrishna Pillai was known by the name "keralan" and he introduced Karl Marx and Gandhiji to Keralites.

IX. Al-Islam

• Founder : Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi in 1918
• Arabi-Malayalam newspaper.

X. DEEPIKA MAGAZINE

• Founder : Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi in 1931.

XI. SAHODARAN

• Started by Sahodaran Ayyappan in 1917

XII. YUKTIVAADI MAGAZINE

• Started by Sahodaran Ayyappan in 1928.
• First Yuktivaadi magazine in Kerala.
• First editor : Sahodaran Ayyappan
• Second editor : A. C. Joseph

XIII. SARAGRAHI MAGAZINE

• Started by Brahmananda Sivayogi.

XIV. MALAYALA MANORAMA

• Malayala Manorama Company started in 1888.
• Started publishing newspaper on 1890.
• First Joint Stock Company in Kerala- Mlayala Manorama.
• Founder and editor : Kandathil Varghese Mapila.
• Bhaashaposhini - Literature magazine of Malayala Manorama. Its editor was Kandatil Varghese Mapila.
• The name malayala manorama was suggested by Kerala Varma Valiya KoyiThampuram ( Kerala Kalidasa).

XV. YAJAMAANAN  - VAGBHADANANDAN

XVI. AATMA VIDYA KAAHALAM  - VAGBHADANANDAN

XVII.ABHINAVA KERALAM  - VAGBHADANANDAN

XVII. SHIVAYOGA VILASAM  - VAGBHADANANDAN

XIX. VELAKKARAN - SAHODARAN AYYAPPAN

XX. SAADHU JANA DOOTHAN - PAMBADI JOHN JOSEPH