Njananikshepam (

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 ...

:ജ്ഞാനനിക്ഷേപം) is the first printed magazine in the

language. The magazine is now published by the Madhya Kerala Diocese of

Church of South India The Church of South India (CSI) is a united Protestant Church in India. It is the result of union of a number of mainline Protestant denominations in South India after independence. The Church of South India is the successor of a number of Pr ...

History

Njananikshepam is one among the early print media published in

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

state. The magazine started publishing from 1848. Initially the magazine has eight-pages and was printed at the

C.M.S. Press C.M.S Press was the first printing press in Kerala. It was established in 1821 by Rev. Benjamin Baily, a British missionary, at Cottayam College, also known as 'Syrian College'. The college was a seat of English general education in the State of ...

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 ...

Arch Deacon Koshy Koshy Koshy also spelled as Koshi Koshi (1825–1899) was an Indian Anglican priest and Malayalam novelist. Early life Koshy was born in the Kingdom of Travancore, to a Nazrani family, part of the Malankara Syrian Church. However, when he wa ...

and the Reverend George Mathen were behind the publication.History of Media in Kerala
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Content

The magazine publishes various articles related to Christian theology, History of

and news about Madhya Kerala Diocese. Every edition of magazine consists of a letter from the current bishop of Madhya Kerala Diocese which describes the various activities about the diocese. News articles from church organizations i.e., Women's Fellowship, Lay Fellowship, Youth Movement, Bethel Ashram, Choristers Association, Educational Board, are published in the magazine every month. A news column named "Loka Jalakam" which details about the major news events happened across the world is also published every month.

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