ബംഗാളിലെ ബഹളം

വാർത്തകൾ

സാങ്കേതിക വിദ്യാപരീക്ഷ

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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.

University College, Trivandrum

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

Travancore Christ Church

Picture taken by Zacharias D'Cruz. Source : British Library, Trivandrum

Sree Narayan Guru With Kumaranasan

English Translations

January 24, 1906

A Word to the Nair community (Written by a Gentleman)

I believe that for the Nairs to derive any further benefits, a decisive decision must be made and im...

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October 24, 1906

Marumakkathayam — contd...

Kettukalyanam * has another connotation. If a woman has, by kettukalyanam or otherwise, married and...

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July 25, 1906

Editor’s trash bin

Our revered writer "Agasthyan" from Anchal, renowned for his proficiency in Sanskrit expression and...

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September 05, 1910

Round Up: News from the Capital

There is a proposal to appoint an additional judge in the Kottayam District Court. ** Excise Commi...

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August 22, 1908

Other news round-ups

Recently a parliament council was introduced in Turkey after reforming the system of administration....

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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.

September news from Svadesabhimani

September 11, 1908

Svadesabhimani

പരേതനായ വി. ഐ. കേശവപിള്ള എം. ഏ. അവർകൾ

കൊല്ലത്തുനിന്ന് ഞങ്ങളുടെ സ്വന്തം ലേഖകന്‍ എഴുതുന്നത്:- 27--1--84- ഇന്നലെ രാത്രി 10- മണിയ്ക്കുമേല്‍ ദി...

September 23, 1908

Svadesabhimani

മിസ്റ്റർ ടിലക്കിന്‍റെ മേലുള്ള ശിക്ഷ ചുരുക്കി

മിസ്റ്റർ ടിലക്കിനെ ആറുകൊല്ലം നാടു കടത്തുന്നതിനു ബംബാഹൈക്കോടതിയില്‍ നിന്നു നിശ്ചയിച്ചിരുന്ന വിധിയെ, ഗ...

September 23, 1908

Svadesabhimani

ദേശവാർത്ത

ചാല ലഹളക്കേസ്സ് വിചാരണ, മിനിഞ്ഞാന്നു ഇവിടത്തെ സെഷന്‍സ് കോടതിയില്‍ ആരംഭിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. ഉത്സവമഠം മജി...

September 19, 1910

Svadesabhimani

വൃത്താന്തകോടി

പ്രൊഫെസ്സര്‍ രാമമൂര്‍ത്തി എന്ന ഇന്ത്യന്‍ സാന്‍ഡോ ഇതിനിടെ കാശിയിലെത്തി കായികാഭ്യാസങ്ങള്‍ കാണിച്ചിരിക്...

September 19, 1908

Svadesabhimani

മറ്റുവാർത്തകൾ

അക്ടോബര്‍ 1നു- മുതല്‍ വര്‍ത്തമാനപത്രങ്ങള്‍ക്കു 8 രൂപ തൂക്കംവരെ കാലണയും, 40 രൂപതൂക്കംവരെ അരയണയും വില...