¶ 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.
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