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| language       = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
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'''''Kalki''''' is a [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Weekly (news magazine)|weekly magazine]] published from [[Chennai]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=But history will remain...|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/11/stories/2003061100040100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030918102658/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/11/stories/2003061100040100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 September 2003|access-date=19 December 2018|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 June 2003}}</ref> The magazine was established by [[Kalki Krishnamurthy]], a popular [[Tamil language|Tamil]] novelist and [[Indian freedom fighter]], in 1941.<ref name="resh">{{cite book|author=Amaresh Datta|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&pg=PA1895|access-date=8 January 2016|year=1988|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-1194-0|page=1895}}</ref> [[Kalki Sadasivam | T Sadasivam]] was the magazine's co-founder. The [[magazine]] is known for its publication of historic novels such as ''[[Ponniyin Selvan]]'' and ''[[Sivagamiyin Sabadham]]''.<ref name=nar>{{cite book|author=Pavithra Narayanan|title=What are you Reading?: The World Market and Indian Literary Production|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4_wjAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT153|access-date=8 January 2016|date=21 March 2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-317-80926-5|page=153}}</ref> Singer [[Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer]], guru of M S Subbulakshmi, and music critic S V Seshadri were also involved with the magazine in its coverage of music. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/critics-who-made-reviews-as-popular-as-performances/articleshow/79731047.cms|title = Critics who made reviews as popular as performances &#124; Chennai News - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>  
'''''Kalki''''' is a [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Weekly (news magazine)|weekly magazine]] published from [[Chennai]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=But history will remain...|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/11/stories/2003061100040100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030918102658/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/11/stories/2003061100040100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 September 2003|access-date=19 December 2018|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 June 2003}}</ref> The magazine was established by [[Kalki Krishnamurthy]], a popular [[Tamil language|Tamil]] novelist and [[Indian freedom fighter]], in 1941.<ref name="resh">{{cite book|author=Amaresh Datta|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&pg=PA1895|access-date=8 January 2016|year=1988|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-1194-0|page=1895}}</ref> [[Kalki Sadasivam|T Sadasivam]] was the magazine's co-founder. The [[magazine]] is known for its publication of historic novels such as ''[[Ponniyin Selvan]]'' and ''[[Sivagamiyin Sabadham]]''.<ref name="nar">{{cite book |author=Narayanan |first=Pavithra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4_wjAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT153 |title=What are you Reading?: The World Market and Indian Literary Production |date=21 March 2014 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-317-80926-5 |page=153}}</ref> Singer [[Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer]], guru of M S Subbulakshmi, and music critic S V Seshadri were also involved with the magazine in its coverage of music.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-12-15 |title=Critics who made reviews as popular as performances |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/critics-who-made-reviews-as-popular-as-performances/articleshow/79731047.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=6 January 2024 |archive-date=30 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930040702/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/critics-who-made-reviews-as-popular-as-performances/articleshow/79731047.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>


Kalki Krishnamurthy also edited the magazine,<ref name=resh/> which is published on a weekly basis.<ref name=nar/> During his term the magazine was much more respected due to its quality.<ref name=resh/> [[Mullum Malarum]] (authored by Umachandran), which won this magazine's first prize in the silver jubilee novel competition was first published in this magazine as a serial, and later made into a hit [[Tamil movie]] of the same name starring [[Rajinikanth|Rajnikanth]].
Kalki Krishnamurthy also edited the magazine,<ref name=resh/> which is published on a weekly basis.<ref name=nar/> During his term the magazine was much more respected due to its quality.<ref name=resh/> The magazine ceased publication in 1977, but resumed in June 1978.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 Sep 2021 |title=கல்கி வார இதழ் 1941 |url=https://kalkionline.com/magazines/mangayar-malar/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D-1941 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231219134506/https://kalkionline.com/magazines/mangayar-malar/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D-1941 |archive-date=19 December 2023 |access-date=6 January 2024 |website=Kalki |language=ta}}</ref> ''Mullum Malarum'' (authored by Umachandran), which won this magazine's first prize in the silver jubilee novel competition was first published in this magazine as a serial, and later made into a hit Tamil film [[Mullum Malarum|of the same name]].
 
== Website ==
''Kalki Online'', a news website by the Kalki Group, was established in September 2021 after the print editions were discontinued due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The website hosts all the previous print issues as e-journals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=80 years of Kalki |url=https://kalkionline.com/about-us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20250407100405/https://kalkionline.com/about-us |archive-date=7 April 2025 |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Kalki Online |language=ta }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Kalki
FrequencyWeekly
Year founded1941; 85 years ago (1941)
CompanyBharathan Publications
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Websitekalkionline.com

Kalki is a Tamil-language weekly magazine published from Chennai, India.[1] The magazine was established by Kalki Krishnamurthy, a popular Tamil novelist and Indian freedom fighter, in 1941.[2] T Sadasivam was the magazine's co-founder. The magazine is known for its publication of historic novels such as Ponniyin Selvan and Sivagamiyin Sabadham.[3] Singer Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, guru of M S Subbulakshmi, and music critic S V Seshadri were also involved with the magazine in its coverage of music.[4]

Kalki Krishnamurthy also edited the magazine,[2] which is published on a weekly basis.[3] During his term the magazine was much more respected due to its quality.[2] The magazine ceased publication in 1977, but resumed in June 1978.[5] Mullum Malarum (authored by Umachandran), which won this magazine's first prize in the silver jubilee novel competition was first published in this magazine as a serial, and later made into a hit Tamil film of the same name.

Website[edit | edit source]

Kalki Online, a news website by the Kalki Group, was established in September 2021 after the print editions were discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The website hosts all the previous print issues as e-journals.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "But history will remain..." The Hindu. 11 June 2003. Archived from the original on 18 September 2003. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Amaresh Datta (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1895. ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Narayanan, Pavithra (21 March 2014). What are you Reading?: The World Market and Indian Literary Production. Taylor & Francis. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-317-80926-5.
  4. "Critics who made reviews as popular as performances". The Times of India. 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. "கல்கி வார இதழ் 1941". Kalki (in தமிழ்). 21 September 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. "80 years of Kalki". Kalki Online (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.

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