PRINTING IN MALAYALAM

¶ The book in which Malayalam was printed for the first  time  was ‘Horthus Malabaricus’. It was published  in  1678  from  Amsterdam,  the  capital  of Holland.  It  was  prepared  by  Van  Rheed.  It  describes  about  the  medicinal  plants  of Kerala.

¶First full-fledged  Malayalam  work printed  in  the language using Malayalam  types was Samkshepa Vedartham compiled by Father Clement in  1772. It was published  from  Rome.

¶The  first  newspaper  in  Kerala  was Rajyasamacharam  (Herman  Guntert  -  1847). Keralolpathi (1843); Keralappazhama (1863) and ‘‘Malayala  Nighantu’’  (1872)  are  the  works  of Guntert.

¶‘Deepika’ started publication  in  1887.

¶Malayala Manorama started publication in 1890 march  22.  It  was  started  by  Kandathil  Varghese Mappila  (Malayala  Manorama  was  started  as    a joint  stock  company in  1888)

¶ Malayala Manorama became   a daily in 1928.

¶ Mathrubhumi started publication in 1923 march 17.  It  was  started  by K.P.Kesava  Menon.

¶ Deshabhimani started publication  in  1942.

¶ Deepika  is  the  oldest  existing  newspaper  in Malayalam.

¶ O. Chandu Menon’s Indulekha was published in 1889.

¶ The name Malayala Manorama was given to the news paper by Kerala Varma Valiyakoyithampuran.

¶ Malayala Manorama was the first joint  stock company in  India  formed  to  start  a  newspaper.

¶ Keralakaumudi started its  publication  in  1911, with  the  editorship  of  C.V.  Kunjiraman,  from Mayyanad.

¶ ‘Sahodaran’ was a paper started by K. Ayyappan in  1917.

¶ Paschimodayam was started in 1847.

¶ First  educational  monthly  in  Malayalam  was ‘Vidya Samgraham’ published in  1864.

¶ Real journalism  in  Kerala started  in  1881  by the publication  of  ‘Keralamithram’ by Devji Bhimji, a Gujarathi.

¶ ‘Keralapatrika’ published  in  1884 was  the first newspaper  in  Malabar.

¶ Chenkulathu Kunjirama Menon  is considered as the  father  of  Malayalam  Journalism.

¶ Desabhimani  was the  first  Malayalam  newspaper  to  have  connection  with  Reuter.

¶ Madhyamam started in 1987, Mangalam started in  1989  and  Janmabhumi  started in  1979  are the other  main  newspapers  in  Kerala.

¶ Kesari  A.  Balakrishnapillai  is  the  founder  of ‘Kesari’ which  started  in  1889.

¶ Office  of  the  Registrar  of  the  Newspaper  was started  in  Kerala  in  1956.

¶ Sandishtavadi which started in  1867 was the first banned  newspaper  in  Kerala.