സർവ്വേപള്ളിക്കൂടം

രാജധാനിവാർത്ത

സ്വദേശവാർത്ത - തിരുവിതാംകൂർ

മരുമക്കത്തായം കമ്മീഷൻ വിചാരണ

A hand written note Of Kumaran Asan

This picture is from the Thonnakkal Museum

Hand Written Letter Of Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai

K. Ramakrishna Pillai was the second editor of Svadesabhimani.

A School In Travancore From 1900S

This picture was taken by D'Cruz Zacharia in early 1900s.

The Trivandrum Museum In 1900

Picture taken by Zacharias D'Cruz

University College, Trivandrum

Believed to be a photo taken by the official photographer of the King of Thiruvithankur, Zachariah Dicruz. Source British Library, Thiruvananthapuram

English Translations

September 05, 1910

Chandrasekaran: First edition nearly sold out (Advertisement)

A historical novel translated from English. Newspapers have given very good comments about this nov...

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October 23, 1907

The Speech of the Resident

The views about girls’ education in Travancore expressed by the British Resident Mr R.C.C.Curr in hi...

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January 09, 1907

Sri Moolam Popular Assembly

Somehow, the 3rd Annual Meeting of Travancore Sri Moolam Popular Assembly, under the chairmanship of...

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August 22, 1908

What is required? Prohibition of the Press or Prohibition of Corruption?

What is needed now in Travancore is not a law banning the freedom of press. We had stated in an earl...

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August 03, 1910

Round Up: News from the Capital

In the gazette brought out yesterday, the government has published renewed rules and guidelines for...

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About the Collection

The Svadesabhimani was a weekly Malayalam language newspaper founded by the noted writer and journalist Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi (1873-1932), who was the owner and publisher and its managing editor. This digital collection contains the original Malayalam and their English translations.

Throughout its existence, it was funded through the personal funds of Vakkom Moulavi, who imported a modern press from Britain. The newspaper began publication in Anjengo, a small village in the princely state of Travancore, on 19 January 1905. Chirayinkeezhu C.P Govinda Pillai was the first editor for one year, after which Sri. K. Ramakrishna Pillai became the editor. The newspaper ceased publication on 26 September 1910, when it was banned by a Royal Proclamation, the editor Ramakrishna Pillai was exiled and the press was confiscated.

The Svadesabhimani served to inform the public in Travancore, as well as in the Malayalam speaking regions, about local, national and international issues. It stood apart from other Malayalam newspapers of the time in exposing corruption in the government, analysing and critiquing government policies, discussing important issues of social and religious reform and bringing news of the national anti-colonial movement and international developments. It is considered a trailblazer in Malayalam journalism, contributing to the development of a new political consciousness in the state.

July news from Svadesabhimani

July 31, 1907

Svadesabhimani

സാംകേതിക വിദ്യാപരീക്ഷ

മദിരാശി സാംകേതിക പരീക്ഷയില്‍, "അഡ് വാന്‍സ്ഡ് സര്‍വേ" എന്ന വിഷയത്തില്‍ ഇക്കുറി ആകക്കൂടി നാലുപരീക്ഷ്യ...

July 31, 1907

Svadesabhimani

നാരിനിമിത്തമുണ്ടായ ഭയങ്കരമായ അക്രമം

ഈ പട്ടണത്തിന്‍റെ തെക്കുകിഴക്കേകോണില്‍ ശിവക്ഷേത്രത്താല്‍ പ്രസിദ്ധമായ ഒരു സ്ഥലത്ത് താമസിക്കുന്ന ഒരു...

July 17, 1907

Svadesabhimani

കേരളവാർത്തകൾ - കൊച്ചി

എറണാകുളത്തു മോട്ടാര്‍ വണ്ടികള്‍ നടപ്പാക്കുവാന്‍ ഭാവമുണ്ടുപോല്‍. കൊച്ചി പബ്ളിക് പണിവകുപ്പിനെ പരിഷ്കര...

July 31, 1907

Svadesabhimani

പോലീസ് ഡിപ്പാർട്ടുമെന്‍റ്

സീനിയര്‍ ഹെഡ് കാണ്‍സ്റ്റബിളിന്‍റെ സ്ഥാനത്തില്‍നിന്ന് ഈയിടെ ഇന്‍സ്പെക്ടരായി കയറ്റപ്പെട്ട മിസ്തര്‍ ഗോ...

July 17, 1907

Svadesabhimani

കേരളവാർത്തകൾ - എറണാകുളം

(ഒരു ലേഖകൻ) മിഥുനം 26 സ്ഥലത്തെ അഞ്ചലാഫീസ് ഇവിടത്തെ മുസാവരി ബംഗ്ലാവിൽ മാറ്റി സ്ഥാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന...