Malayalam news
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CMI, an order within the Kerala’s Syro Malabar Catholic Church, and CMS (a protestant Missionary Organisation) have played a crucial role in the development of print media in Kerala. Other organizations like the Carmelite Mission of Mary Immaculate (CMI) would also join the print sector in Kerala. Herman Gundert, a Basel Mission member,is an early example of journalism in Malayalam. Rajya Samacharam a monthly written by Dr. Basel Mission missionaries in particular were the forerunners in Malayalam print journalism with some of their members being credited with the modernization of Malayalam language itself. Some of these publications also featured general interest topic such are geology, zoology, climate and language studies. Missionaries in Kerala published evangelical newspapers. The first Malayalam book was printed in Rome by the Catholic Church in 1772. Kasaragod in Dakshin Kannada District also joined Kerala in 1956. They are the Malabar district under British administration, and the princely states of Travancore in the south and Cochin in the central region. Prior to reorganization of the states in India in 1956, Kerala was divided into three geopolitical segments. This is more remarkable when you consider the fact that only around 3% of Indians can read and write Malayalam. Other than Malayalam only Hindi and English has more than 1 newspaper in this list. Two of the most popular Malayalam newspapers in Kerala, Malayala Manorama and Mathrubhumi, are both featured in the top 10 list of most subscribed Indian Newspapers. This has helped helped the newspaper dailies here gain high number subscription rates. Kerala has the highest per capita newspaper readership in India. Political Party owned newspapers are an exemption to this (yes they are another unique feature of Kerala’s print media).Īll in all Kerala is blessed with a vibrant and commercially successful newspaper media industry. All the papers in Kerala have their biases and leanings but this doesn’t come in the way of reporting serious stories that questions the government.
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This is not to say that the newspapers here don’t have its biases or partialities. Newspapers in Kerala in general have an anti-establishment stance no matter which government is in charge. Keralites have a culture of high engagement with news media thanks high literacy and HDI figures. Malayalam is a language spoken in Kerala, the southern state that hugs the Arabian Sea. 41 FilmiBeat Malayalam Introduction to Malayalam News Media