Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Muslim Printing and Publishing Company |
Founder(s) |
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Publisher | P. K. K. Bava |
Editor | Kamal Varadur |
Founded | 1932Tellicherry ( Malabar District) | ,
Political alignment | Centre-right |
Language | Malayalam |
Headquarters |
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Country | India |
Website |
chandrikadaily |
Free online archives |
epaper |
Chandrika ( lit. 'The Crescent') is an Indian daily newspaper in Malayalam language published from Kozhikode, Kerala. [3] [1] The newspaper currently serves as the mouthpiece of Indian Union Muslim League party in Kerala. [3] [4]
The Chandrika started publishing from Tellicherry (1932) as a monthly platform for north Kerala Muslim community uplift and with a 'reformist' orientation. [3] [1] Its establishment was led by leading local Muslims such as A. K. Kunjumayin Haji, Sattar Sait and K. M. Seethi Sahib. [1] K. K. Muhammad Shafi and C. P. Mammu Keyi were first editor and managing editor of the publication respectively. [3] It became a daily newspaper in 1939. [1] The daily played a significant role in the development of the Muslim community of north Kerala. [5] It moved its headquarters to Calicut in 1946. [1]
C. H. Muhammed Koya, the future Education Minister of Kerala, served as a sub-editor and the editor of Chandrika in the 1940s. [3] Former Union Minister E. Ahamed was once the reporter of the daily and later served in the board of directors. [6] The daily currently represents 'traditionalist' orientation among the Kerala Muslims. [3]
The daily currently has printing centres in Kozhikode, Kannur, Malappuram, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, and Kottayam, and in United Arab Emirates ( Dubai), Saudi Arabia ( Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam), Bahrain, and Qatar ( Doha).
Type | Daily newspaper |
---|---|
Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Muslim Printing and Publishing Company |
Founder(s) |
|
Publisher | P. K. K. Bava |
Editor | Kamal Varadur |
Founded | 1932Tellicherry ( Malabar District) | ,
Political alignment | Centre-right |
Language | Malayalam |
Headquarters |
|
Country | India |
Website |
chandrikadaily |
Free online archives |
epaper |
Chandrika ( lit. 'The Crescent') is an Indian daily newspaper in Malayalam language published from Kozhikode, Kerala. [3] [1] The newspaper currently serves as the mouthpiece of Indian Union Muslim League party in Kerala. [3] [4]
The Chandrika started publishing from Tellicherry (1932) as a monthly platform for north Kerala Muslim community uplift and with a 'reformist' orientation. [3] [1] Its establishment was led by leading local Muslims such as A. K. Kunjumayin Haji, Sattar Sait and K. M. Seethi Sahib. [1] K. K. Muhammad Shafi and C. P. Mammu Keyi were first editor and managing editor of the publication respectively. [3] It became a daily newspaper in 1939. [1] The daily played a significant role in the development of the Muslim community of north Kerala. [5] It moved its headquarters to Calicut in 1946. [1]
C. H. Muhammed Koya, the future Education Minister of Kerala, served as a sub-editor and the editor of Chandrika in the 1940s. [3] Former Union Minister E. Ahamed was once the reporter of the daily and later served in the board of directors. [6] The daily currently represents 'traditionalist' orientation among the Kerala Muslims. [3]
The daily currently has printing centres in Kozhikode, Kannur, Malappuram, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, and Kottayam, and in United Arab Emirates ( Dubai), Saudi Arabia ( Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam), Bahrain, and Qatar ( Doha).