''Kanyaka'' is an Indian
magazine
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in
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
primarily addressing women's issues. It is a fortnightly magazine published by the
Mangalam Publications
Mangalam Publications (India) Private Limited, is an Indian publishing company in Kottayam, Kerala, India. It publishes online daily newspaper and weekly magazines such as ''Mangalam Weekly'', '' Kanyaka'' and ''Cinema Mangalam'' in Malayalam. ...
India Pvt. Ltd.,
Kottayam
Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south-we ...
. Claramma Varghese is Chief Editor and Toshma Biju Varghese is the Managing Editor. Sajil Sreedhar is the Editor-In-Chief. The headquarters is in Mumbai.
The magazine contains features on
current affairs Current affairs may refer to:
News
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, stories,
poem
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s,
cartoon
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s,
interview
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s of celebrities and uncelebrated common personalities. The magazine is dedicated to the uplifting women in Indian society as well as in the societies of other countries.
Contents
''Kanyaka'' contains cooking recipes from some of the well-known
chef
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s of this trade, beauty tips from some of the famous
beautician
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s of India and
health care
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tips from
doctor
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Personal titles
* Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree
* A medical practitioner, including:
** Physician
** Surgeon
** Dentist
** Veterinary physician
** Optometrist
*Other roles
** ...
s and
dietician
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s. It also contains relationship advice for married couples, acting as a counsellor for their married life. It has its own free family guide in every issue.
It is the third largest circulated women's fortnightly magazine in the lifestyle segment in Malayalam, which successfully completed its 33rd year of existence.
''Kanyaka'' has been the official media partner of pageants like Miss South India, Miss Queen of India and Miss Asia worldwide, organised by Pegasus Event Makers.
''Kanyaka'' has conducted a Film Award to commemorate its 30th year at Kochi, adopting the theme of celebrating youth in Malayalam cinema. The Award winners were Prithwiraj, Asif Ali, Indrajith, Anoop Menon, Kavya Madhavan, Samvrutha Sunil, Rima Kallingal and Remya Nambeesan.
Additionally, ''Kanyaka'' has conducted three seasons of Kitchen Queen Cookery contest among women readers across the state and the last one was blessed with the presence of Padmashree Mohanlal as the chief guest. This contest set the record of the one with maximum prize money till then.
''Kanyaka'' also conducted a climax contest for its novel series Ee Kaikkumbilil among the readers which has been the first of its kind in the state.
Readership profile
''Kanyaka'' is the leading women's magazine in Malayalam. It is mainly read by the people in the 18–35 age group.
Staff
Claramma Varghese, the wife of M.C. Varghese is the Chief Editor and Toshma Biju Varghese is the Managing editor of ''Kanyaka Malayalam''. The editorial team is headed by Well Known Author Sajil Sreedhar. G. Vipinkumar is the chief
photographer
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Duties and types of photographe ...
. Biju Andrews is the page layout artist.
References
External links
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{{Malayalam journalism
Biweekly magazines published in India
Women's magazines published in India
Magazines with year of establishment missing
Malayalam-language magazines
Mass media in Mumbai
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