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[[File:Sahodaran.jpg|thumb|The cover page of the August 1920 edition of ''Sahodaran'']]<br />
'''''Sahodaran''''' ({{langx|ml|സഹോദരൻ}}, meaning ''Brother'') was an Indian [[Malayalam]]-language newspaper published in [[Kerala]] from 1917 to 1956. It was the mouthpiece of Sahodara Sangham, an organisation founded by [[Sahodaran Ayyappan]] to promote rationalistic thoughts and social justice and to fight against superstitions that prevailed in the society .<br />
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==Overview==<br />
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After organising ''Misra Bhojanam'' in [[Cherai]] in May 1917, Ayyappan wrote an article on the need to sweep away superstitions and sent it to ''[[Mithavadi]]'', a prominent newspaper of the time run by [[Thiyyas]]. ''Mithavadi'' rejected the article and Ayyappan realised the need for a publication in order to propagate his rational thoughts. This led to the birth of ''Sahodaran''. Its first issue was published in September 1917 from [[Pallippuram, Ernakulam|Pallippuram]] near [[Ernakulam]]. It was initially published monthly. Ayyappan himself was the editor and it was printed at S. P. Press in [[North Paravur|Paravur]].<br />
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In 1918, ''Sahodaran'' became a bimonthly and the publication was shifted from Pallippuram to [[Trivandrum]]. In 1920, the publication was again shifted to Ernakulam and the printing was done in [[Trichur]]. After a brief stoppage, ''Sahodaran'' resumed publication as a weekly from [[Mattancherry]] in May 1925. It was again shifted to Ernakulam in 1937. ''Sahodaran'' strongly advocated for rationalism, socialism, labour movement, intermarriage, temple entry for the underprivileged and responsible governance. A number of articles on communist ideology appeared in ''Sahodaran''. An illustrated biography of [[Lenin]] was published in the annual edition of 1929.<br />
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''Sahodaran'' ceased publication in June 1956, amid Ayyappan's efforts to turn it into a daily. An effort to relaunch the magazine was made in January 2021. [[M. K. Sanu]], who was associated with ''Sahodaran'', was the chief editor of the relaunched magazine.<br />
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==References==<br />
* {{Cite book|title=Malayala Patrathinte Katha [History of Malayalam Journalism (1847–1947)] |publisher=Published by the author |year=1976 |location=Cochin |last=Perunna K. N. Nair |language=Malayalam |url=https://archive.org/download/malayalapatrathi0000peru/malayalapatrathi0000peru.pdf|pages=51}}<br />
* {{cite web |title=History of Press in Kerala |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/historyofpress.htm |publisher=Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala |access-date=18 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807035905/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/historyofpress.htm |archive-date=7 August 2014}}<br />
* {{cite news |title=Decades on, Sahodaran to be back in print |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/decades-on-sahodaran-to-be-back-in-print/article33433017.ece |access-date=18 February 2023 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=28 December 2020}}<br />
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