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| company = Mathrubhumi Group<br />
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| based = [[Kozhikode]]<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]] <br />
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'''''Grihalakshmi''''' is an Indian [[magazine]] published fortnightly by the [[Mathrubhumi]] group. As of December 2013, it is the fifth largest regional language magazine in India by circulation according to IRS Survey 2013, with average qualifying sales of 826,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/print/new-irs-2013dainik-jagran-tops-dailies-list_54391.html |title=New IRS 2013: Dainik Jagran tops dailies list |website=exchange4media.com |date=29 January 2014}}</ref><br />
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==History and profile==<br />
A women's magazine published in [[Malayalam]], ''Grihalakshmi'' was launched in 1979<ref>{{cite news|author=Amrita Madhukalya|title=Of recipes and G-spots: On India's 'magazine era'|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-of-recipes-and-g-spots-on-india-s-magazine-era-2105879|accessdate=25 September 2016|work=dna|date=19 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="fareast">{{cite book|title=The Far East and Australasia 2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LclscNCTz9oC&pg=PA491|year=2002|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-1-85743-133-9|page=491}}</ref> as a monthly publication. It became a bi-weekly in 2013. ''Grihalakshmi'' is owned and published by Mathrubhumi, and is based in [[Kozhikode]].<ref name=fareast/><br />
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==Women’s Midnight Half-Marathon==<br />
On 30 January 2016, Grihalakshmi organized a Women’s Midnight Half-marathon in [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. It was the first of its kind in India.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} Prominent Malayalam actor [[Mamta Mohandas]], Olympic athlete [[Anju Bobby George]] and social worker [[Sunitha Krishnan]] were the ambassadors of the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Grihalakshmi-to-Hold-Womens-Marathon/2016/01/24/article3241951.ece |title=Grihalakshmi to Hold Women's Marathon |website=newindianexpress.com |date=24 January 2016}}</ref><br />
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Organized as a celebration of womanhood, the agenda was to spread the message that the streets are safe and free for women also in the night. Around 2000 people attended the marathon. The then Home Minister [[Ramesh Chennithala]] launched the event. The marathon started at 10:30 pm on 30 January and crossed over to 31 January, making it a two-day marathon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/midnight-half-marathon-they-ran-to-fulfill-the-dream-english-news-1.834634 |title=Midnight Half Marathon: they ran to fulfill the dream|website=mathrubhumi.com |date=31 January 2016}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* ''[[Mathrubhumi]]''<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Official website|1=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/grihalakshmi/?tabId=5&BV_ID=@@@}}<br />
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{{Malayalam journalism}}<br />
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[[Category:1979 establishments in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Biweekly magazines published in India]]<br />
[[Category:Monthly magazines published in India]]<br />
[[Category:Women's magazines published in India]]<br />
[[Category:Magazines established in 1979]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam-language magazines]]<br />
[[Category:Mass media in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Women in Kerala]]</div>Ajay Kumar