Deshabhimani
 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Communist Party of India (Marxist) Kerala State Committee |
| Editor-in-chief | M.V. Govindan Master |
| General manager | K.J. Thomas |
| Founded | 1942 |
| Political alignment | Left-wing, Marxist |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Headquarters | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
| Circulation | 312,752 (as of June 2014)[1] |
| Website | desabhimani.com |
Desabhimani is a Malayalam newspaper and the organ of the Kerala State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Started as a weekly in Kozhikode on 6 September 1942 and converted to a daily in 1946.[2] The paper now has nine different printing centres: Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur, Kottayam, Trichur and Malappuram. According to the National Readership Survey of 1995, Desabhimani was the third largest newspaper in Kerala.[3] At present, M.V. Govindan Master, secretariat member of the CPI(M) is the Chief Editor of the paper, K.J. Thomas, CPI(M) , secretariat member of the CPI(M), the General Manager and P.M. Manoj, the Resident Editor.
It is the third most widely read newspaper daily in Kerala, after Malayala Manorama and Mathrubhumi.[4]
History
Deshabhimani has a predecessor, Prabhatham (which means 'Dawn'). It was started in 1935 and was the manifesto of the socialist group in the Indian National Congress. It was in 1942, through the efforts of eminent leaders like A K Gopalan and E M S Namboodiripad (who in fact donated all of his ancestral property for raising funds for the paper) Deshabhimani started and became the voice of the Communist Party of India and later became the voice of Communist Party of India (Marxist), after the split from CPI in 1964. Various personalities like E.M.S. Namboodiripad, V. T. Induchoodan, K P R Gopalan, E. K. Nayanar and V. S. Achuthanandan, have served as the chief editors of Deshabhimani. Many notable journalists of South India work with Deshabhimani. Journalists who have worked with Deshabhimani include P Govindapillai, Ezhacherry Ramachandran, Prabha Varma, K. Mohanan, C.M. Abdul Rehman, Narikutti Mohanan, P.M.Manoj and B. Aburaj.
Supplements
- Deshabhimani Varanthappathippu
- Aksharamuttam
- Sthree
- Kilivaathil
- samoosa
Publications
- Deshabhimani Varika (Weekly)
- Thathamma (Children's Publication)
References
- ^ "Details of language wise most circulated dailies for the audit period January-June 2014" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ P. Karunakaran (8 September 2002). "Struggle, Survival And Surging Ahead". People's Democracy. No. 35. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Corporate Profile". Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- ^ Sangeeta Tanwar (10 May 2010). "IRS 2010 Q1: Dailies in Kerala lose readers after gaining in the last round". Indian Readership Survey. New Delhi, India: afaqs.com. Retrieved 28 December 2014.