''Mathrubhumi'' is a
Malayalam
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newspaper that is published from
Kerala
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India
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. It was founded by
K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in the
Indian freedom struggle
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against the
British
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. The word "Mathrubhumi" translates to 'mother land'. It is the second most widely read newspaper daily in Kerala. It publishes a variety of magazines and supplements including the weekly literary magazine, ''
Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu
''Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu'' ( en, Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly) is an Indian general interest weekly magazine published by the Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Company in Calicut. The Malayalam language magazine started publishing on 18 ...
''. SEED (Student Empowerment for Environmental Development) is Mathrubhumi's CSR initiative, a nature driven educational program started by Mathrubhumi. SEED aims at making environmental education a part of the school educational curriculum and make such activities a part of their daily life.
Printing centers (known as editions)
In Kerala
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Alappuzha
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Kozhikkode
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Kochi
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Kannur
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Kottayam
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Malappuram
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Palakkad
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Kollam
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Thiruvananthapuram
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Thrissur
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Rest of India
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Bangalore
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Chennai
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Mumbai
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Dubai
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Doha
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Publications
*''Arogyamasika'' (health publication)
*''
Balabhumi
''Balabhumi'' (Malayalam: ''ബാലഭൂമി'') is a Malayalam comic magazine published by Mathrubhumi Publications. It was launched in April, 1996 by the Calicut-based Malayalam newspaper Mathrubhumi. The magazine became a weekly in May 1 ...
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(children's publication)
*''Cartoon Plus''
*''Grihalakshmi'' (women's publication)
*''
Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu
''Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu'' ( en, Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly) is an Indian general interest weekly magazine published by the Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Company in Calicut. The Malayalam language magazine started publishing on 18 ...
'' (illustrated weekly)
*''Mathrubhumi Sports Masika'' (sports publication in Malayalam)
*''Mathrubhumi'' (complete multipurpose portal)
*''Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus'' – Malayalam
*''Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus'' – English
*''Mathrubhumi Yathra''
(travel magazine)
*''Minnaminni''
(for pre-primary/lower primary children)
*''Thozhilvartha'' (weekly for job prospects; the leading career weekly in India)
*''Mathrubhumi Star & Style'' (a complete magazine covering film, fashion And lifestyle)
*''Mathrubhumi GK & Current Affairs'' (a portal to the world)
See also
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List of Malayalam language newspapers
''Rajyasamacharam'' was the first newspaper in Malayalam. This was started by Hermann Gundert under the Christian missionaries of Basel Mission in June 1847 from Illikkunnu in Thalassery. ''Pashchimodayam'' was the second newspaper in Malayalam. I ...
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Malayalam journalism
Malayalam journalism encompasses journalism published and broadcast in the Malayalam language. Modern Malayalam journalism can be traced to the publication of the ''Raajyasamaachaaram'' and the ''Pashchimodhayam'' under the direction of Hermann Gu ...
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Mathrubhumi News
Mathrubhumi News is a Malayalam-language television news channel owned by '' Mathrubhumi Printing And Publishing Co. Ltd.'' The news channel was launched on 23 January 2013, with the lighting of the traditional lamp by then MD late M. P. Veerend ...
channel
*Mathrubhumi
Club FM 94.3
*Mathrubhumi
Kappa TV
Kappa TV is a Malayalam music channel from the Mathrubhumi group, the publisher of the widely circulated Mathrubhumi daily. The channel was named after Tapioca, a type of starch extracted from the root of Cassava plant, which is called "kappa" ...
*Liv
Mathrubhumi TV
References
External links
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''Mathrubhumi'' YathraMagazines , Mathrubhumi''Malayalam News''
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