Janayugam Daily
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Janayugom is the official organ of the Kerala
state unit of the Communist Party of India
. It was started in 1947 from Quilon
as a weekly magazine to propagate the news and views of the party and the first editor was N.Gopinathan Nair. By the 1950s, the Janayugom daily newspaper also was started and by the 70s the janayugom family of publications had expanded with new members- Cinerama, a film weekly, Balayugom, a children's monthly and Janayugom Novelpathippu. Later all these publications stopped one by one and only a monthly magazine from Calicut remained. In 2007 Janayugom was rejuvenated, now as a daily news paper. Marxist theoreticians like C.Unniraja have been its chief editors. Janayugom has the credit of discovering and introducing a host of new writers and artists who later became luminaries in Kerala's cultural sphere. Some of Kerala's distinguished intellectuals have edited the weekly during various periods. They include Kambisseri Karunakaran
(who was editor for the longest period and shaped the weekly into its popular form), a theatre personality and humorist, Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair
, a novelist, playwright and orator, Thirunalloor Karunakaran
, a revolutionary, poet and scholar, Malayattoor Ramakrishnan
, a novelist and cartoonist, and Kaniyapuram Ramachandran, a playwright and orator.
Presently its editor is [MP Achuthan] who is also a Member of the Parliament.
[Website: http://www.janayugomonline.com/]
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
state unit of the Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925...
. It was started in 1947 from Quilon
Quilon
Quilon may refer to,* Venad, a former state on Malabar Coast, India* Kollam , Kerala state, India* Kollam district, Kerala state...
as a weekly magazine to propagate the news and views of the party and the first editor was N.Gopinathan Nair. By the 1950s, the Janayugom daily newspaper also was started and by the 70s the janayugom family of publications had expanded with new members- Cinerama, a film weekly, Balayugom, a children's monthly and Janayugom Novelpathippu. Later all these publications stopped one by one and only a monthly magazine from Calicut remained. In 2007 Janayugom was rejuvenated, now as a daily news paper. Marxist theoreticians like C.Unniraja have been its chief editors. Janayugom has the credit of discovering and introducing a host of new writers and artists who later became luminaries in Kerala's cultural sphere. Some of Kerala's distinguished intellectuals have edited the weekly during various periods. They include Kambisseri Karunakaran
Kambisseri Karunakaran
Kambisseri Karunakaran was an Indian journalist writing in Malayalam. He was the chief editor of the Janayugam Varika, a Malayalam weekly owned by the Communist Party of India...
(who was editor for the longest period and shaped the weekly into its popular form), a theatre personality and humorist, Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair
Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair
Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair , popularly known as Vaikom, was an Indian writer and journalist who wrote primarily in Malayalam. He was born in Vaikom, a viilage in Kottayam district of Kerala.-Career:...
, a novelist, playwright and orator, Thirunalloor Karunakaran
Thirunalloor Karunakaran
Thirunalloor Karunakaran was a renowned poet, scholar, teacher and leftist intellectual of Kerala, India.-Early life:...
, a revolutionary, poet and scholar, Malayattoor Ramakrishnan
Malayattoor Ramakrishnan
Malayattoor Ramakrishnan was a prominent Malayali novelist of the 20th century from Kerala state, South India. He is credited with having authored several important works in Malayalam literature, including novels, short stories and biographical sketches...
, a novelist and cartoonist, and Kaniyapuram Ramachandran, a playwright and orator.
Presently its editor is [MP Achuthan] who is also a Member of the Parliament.
[Website: http://www.janayugomonline.com/]