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Malayalam Newspapers | Kerala



  • First newspaper in the Malayalam - Rajyasamacharam (Thalassery , 1847)
  • Publisher of Rajyasamacharam  - Herman Gundert by Basel Mission.
  • Publisher of PaschimodayamHerman Gundert
  • The oldest newspaper circulating in Kerala - Deepika (Nasrani Deepika old name)
  • Nazrani Deepika published from Mannanam
  • The first banned newspaper in Kerala - Santhishtavadi
  • Mathrubhumi - K P Kesava Menon (published from Kozhikode in 1923). It becomes a daily from 1930 April.
  • Kesari  - Balakrishna Pillai
  • Sujananandini - Kesavan Asan
  • Al- Ameen  - Muhammed Abdul Rahiman (known as kerala Subhash Chandra Bose)
  • Deshabhimani - T. K. Madhavan
  • Ezhava Kaumudi - C.V. Kunhiraman 
  • Kerala Kaumudi - C.V. Kunhiraman
  • Mithavadi - In 1907 Mithavadi newspaper was  published  under the leadership of Moorkothu Kumaran from Thalasseri. In 1913  C Krishnan took charge of the newspaper and  published it from Kozhikode.
  • Biography of O. Chandu Menon first published in - Mithavadi
  • Newspaper known as ‘the Bible of the socially depressed’ - Mithavadi



Questions
1.Who started the daily 'Paschimodayam' - Hermen Gundert (System Analyst/Programmer 2019)

2018
1.Who among the following founded the newspaper ‘Desabhimani’ -  T. K. Madhavan (HSST Junior-Botany 2018)

2.The oldest Newspaper in Malayalam is - Deepika (Laboratory Technician Grade II 2018

3.Which of the following newspaper is known as ‘the Bible of the depressed’ - Mithavaadi (ASSISTANT ENGINEER ELECTRICAL 2018)

4.The two Malayalam Newspapers called 'Rajyasamacharam' and 'Paschimodayam' were started by whom - Herman Gundert  (Sr Lecturer in Dermatology and Venerology 2018)

5.Al-ameen paper was started by - Mohammed Abdul Rahiman Sahib  (Lecturer in Educational Psychology 2018)

6.The first Malayalam journal Rajya Samacharam was published in the year - 1847 (Lecturer in Computer Science 2018)

7.The newspaper 'Rajyasamacharam' is associated with - Herman Gundert  (Vocational Teacher Dairying 2018)


8.The first newspaper in Malayalam “Rajyasamacharam” begin in - Thalassery (Laboratory Technician Grade II 2018

9.'Mitavadi' was published from - Kozhikode and Thalasseri (Assistant Tester Cum Gauger 2018)

10.Mathrubhoomi became a daily from - 1930 April (Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases 2018)

11.Name the first editor of the Newspaper Mathrubhumi is - K.P .Kesava Menon (Laboratory Technician Grade II 2018

12.‘Al-Ameen’ the newspaper from Kozhikode was started by - Mohammed Abdul Rahiman Sahib (Vocational Instructor Marketing and Salesmanship  2018)

13.Who started the newspaper called “Sujananandini” - Kesavan Asan  (Technical Assistant Gr.II ,Food Safety Department 2018)

14.Which is the paper edited by C. Krishnan to campaign vigorously against untouchability - Mitavadi (JUNIOR INSTRUCTOR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 2018)

15.Who started the newspaper Ezhava Kaumudi - C.V. Kunjuraman (BLACK SMITH 2018)

16.The Biography of O. Chandu Menon was first published in - Mithavadi (HSST Junior-Botany 2018)

17.The Newspaper 'Kerala Kaumudi' was started by - C.V. Kunchiraman (Lecturer in Architecture 2018)

18.Nazrani Deepika was first published from __________ on 15 April 1887 - Mannanam  (Technical Superintendent Dairy 2018)

19.The first Malayalam news paper 'Rajya Samacharam' published from - Thalassery 
(Laboratory Technical Assistant Textile Weaving 2018)

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