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{{short description|Indian newspaper}}
{{short description|Indian newspaper}}
{{For|the defunct Tamil newspaper|Deshabhimani (Sri Lanka)}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2018}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
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{{Infobox Newspaper
{{Infobox newspaper
| name               = Deshabhimani
| name = Deshabhimani
| logo               = Deshabhimani-logo.png
| logo = Deshabhimani-logo.png
| logo_size         = 150px
| logo_size = 150px
| image             = DeshabhimaniCover.jpg
| image = DeshabhimaniCover.jpg
| image_size         = 240px
| image_size = 240px
| caption           =  
| caption =  
| type               = Daily [[newspaper]]
| type = Daily [[newspaper]]
| format             =  
| format =  
| foundation        = 1952
| founded = 1942
| ceased publication =  
| ceased_publication =  
| price             =  
| price =  
| owners             = Kerala State Committee of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| owners = Kerala State Committee of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| publisher         =  
| publisher =  
| chiefeditor        = [[Puthalath Dinesan]]
| chief_editor = Puthalath Dinesan
| generalmanager    = K. J. Thomas
| general_manager = K. J. Thomas
| editor            = V. B. Parameswaran
| associate_editor =  
| assoceditor        =  
| staff_writers =  
| staff              =  
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| language           = [[Malayalam]]
| political_position = [[Left-wing politics|Left]]
| political          = [[Left-wing politics|Left]]
| circulation = 622,276<ref name=ABCIND>{{cite web|url=http://www.auditbureau.org/files/JJ%202022%20Highest%20Circulated%20(across%20languages).pdf |title=Highest Circulated Daily Newspapers (language wise)|publisher=[[Audit Bureau of Circulations (India)|Audit Bureau of Circulations]]|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>
| circulation       = 625,798 (December 2018)<ref name=ABCIND>{{cite web|url=http://www.auditbureau.org/files/JD2018%20Highest%20Circulated%20(language%20wise).pdf|title=Highest Circulated Daily Newspapers (language wise)|publisher=[[Audit Bureau of Circulations (India)|Audit Bureau of Circulations]]|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>
| circulation_date = 2022
| headquarters       = [[Trivandrum]], [[Kerala]]
| headquarters = [[Trivandrum]], [[Kerala]]
| oclc               =  
| oclc =  
| ISSN               =  
| ISSN =  
| sister_channels    = [[Kairali TV]] <br /> [[Kairali News|(Kairali TV)]]<br />[[Kairali WE(Kairali TV)]]<br />[[Kairali Arabia|(Kairali TV)]]
| website = {{url|http://www.deshabhimani.com/}}
| website           = {{url|http://www.deshabhimani.com/}}
| free = {{url|http://www.deshabhimani.com/epaper/}}
| free               = {{url|http://www.deshabhimani.com/epaper/}}
}}
}}
'''''Deshabhimani''''' is a [[Malayalam]] [[newspaper]] and the organ of the Kerala State Committee of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. It started as a weekly in [[Calicut]] on 6 September 1942 and converted to a daily in 1946.<ref>{{cite news|author=P. Karunakaran|title=Struggle, Survival And Surging Ahead|url=http://archives.peoplesdemocracy.in/2002/sept08/09082002_deshabhimani.htm|access-date=30 July 2015|work=People's Democracy|issue=35|date=8 September 2002|archive-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222140001/http://archives.peoplesdemocracy.in/2002/sept08/09082002_deshabhimani.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The paper now has ten different printing centres: [[Calicut]], [[Kochi, India|Cochin]], [[Trivandrum]], [[Kannur]], [[Kottayam]], [[Trichur]], [[Palakkad]], [[Alappuzha]], [[Kollam]] and [[Malappuram]]. At present, [[Puthalath Dinesan]] State Secretariat Member of the CPI(M) is the Chief Editor of the paper, K.J. Thomas, CPI(M) , secretariat member of the CPI(M), the General Manager and V. B Parameshwaran, the Resident Editor.
'''''Deshabhimani''''' is a [[Malayalam]] [[newspaper]] and the organ of the Kerala State Committee of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]. It started as a weekly in [[Kozhikode]] on 6 September 1942 and converted to a daily in 1946.<ref>{{cite news|author=P. Karunakaran|title=Struggle, Survival And Surging Ahead|url=http://archives.peoplesdemocracy.in/2002/sept08/09082002_deshabhimani.htm|access-date=30 July 2015|work=People's Democracy|issue=35|date=8 September 2002|archive-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222140001/http://archives.peoplesdemocracy.in/2002/sept08/09082002_deshabhimani.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The paper is now published from ten different centres: [[Kozhikode]], [[Kochi]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kannur]], [[Kottayam]], [[Thrissur]], [[Palakkad]], [[Alappuzha]], [[Kollam]] and [[Malappuram]]. At present, Puthalath Dinesan, Central Committee and State Secretariat Member of the CPI(M), is the Chief Editor of the paper, K.J. Thomas, CPI(M), secretariat member of the CPI(M), the General Manager and ex-MLA [[M. Swaraj]] the Resident Editor.


''Deshabhimani'' is the [[List of newspapers in India by circulation|third-largest Malayalam language newspaper by circulation]].<ref name=ABCIND/> As of Indian Readership Survey of 2010, it was also in the third position in terms of readership in Kerala, after ''[[Malayala Manorama]]'' and ''[[Mathrubhumi]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/27032_IRS-2010-Q1:-Dailies-in-Kerala-lose-readers-after-gaining-in-the-last-round|title=IRS 2010 Q1: Dailies in Kerala lose readers after gaining in the last round|author=Sangeeta Tanwar|work=Indian Readership Survey|publisher=afaqs.com|location=[[New Delhi, India]]|date=10 May 2010|access-date=28 December 2014|archive-date=10 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710130841/http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/27032_IRS-2010-Q1:-Dailies-in-Kerala-lose-readers-after-gaining-in-the-last-round|url-status=dead}}</ref>
''Deshabhimani'' is the [[List of newspapers in India by circulation|third-largest Malayalam language newspaper by circulation]].<ref name=ABCIND/> As of [[Indian Readership Survey]] of 2019, it was also in the [[List of newspapers in India by readership|third position in terms of readership]] in Kerala, after ''[[Malayala Manorama]]'' and ''[[Mathrubhumi]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/27032_IRS-2010-Q1:-Dailies-in-Kerala-lose-readers-after-gaining-in-the-last-round|title=IRS 2010 Q1: Dailies in Kerala lose readers after gaining in the last round|author=Sangeeta Tanwar|work=Indian Readership Survey|publisher=afaqs.com|location=[[New Delhi, India]]|date=10 May 2010|access-date=28 December 2014|archive-date=10 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710130841/http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/27032_IRS-2010-Q1:-Dailies-in-Kerala-lose-readers-after-gaining-in-the-last-round|url-status=dead}}</ref>


The news website is published under a public open license [[CC-BY 4.0]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/termsofuse|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602201832/https://www.deshabhimani.com/termsofuse|archivedate=2 June 2021|accessdate=2 June 2021|title=Terms of Use}}</ref>
The news website is published under a public open license [[CC-BY 4.0]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/termsofuse|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602201832/https://www.deshabhimani.com/termsofuse|archivedate=2 June 2021|accessdate=2 June 2021|title=Terms of Use}}</ref>
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==History==
==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2021}}
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2021}}
''Deshabhimani'' has a predecessor, ''[[Prabhatham]]'' (which means 'Dawn'). It was started in 1935 and was the manifesto of the socialist group in the [[Indian National Congress]]. It was in 1942, through the efforts of eminent leaders like [[A K Gopalan]] and [[E M S Namboodiripad]] (who in fact donated all of his ancestral property for raising funds for the paper) Deshabhimani started and became the voice of the [[Communist Party of India]] and later became the voice of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], after [[1964 split in the Communist Party of India|the split from CPI in 1964]]. Various personalities like [[E.M.S. Namboodiripad]], [[V. T. Induchoodan]], [[K P R Gopalan]], [[E. K. Nayanar]] and [[V. S. Achuthanandan]], have served as the chief editors of ''Deshabhimani''.
''Deshabhimani'' has a predecessor, ''[[Prabhatham]]'' (which means 'Dawn'). It was started in 1935 and was the manifesto of the socialist group in the [[Indian National Congress]]. It was in 1942, through the efforts of eminent leaders like [[A. K. Gopalan]] and [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]] (who in fact donated all of his ancestral property for raising funds for the paper) Deshabhimani started and became the voice of the [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] and later became the voice of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]], after [[1964 split in the Communist Party of India|the split from CPI in 1964]]. Various personalities like [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]], [[V. T. Induchoodan]], [[K. P. R. Gopalan]], [[E. K. Nayanar]] and [[V. S. Achuthanandan]], have served as the chief editor of ''Deshabhimani''.
Many notable journalists of South India work with ''Deshabhimani''. Journalists who have worked with ''Deshabhimani'' includes [[P Govindapillai]], [[Ezhacherry Ramachandran]],  [[Prabha Varma]], K. Mohanan, C.M. Abdul Rehman, Narikutti Mohanan, P.M.Manoj and B. Aburaj.
Many notable journalists of South India work with ''Deshabhimani''. Journalists who have worked with ''Deshabhimani'' include P Govinda Pillai, [[Ezhacherry Ramachandran]],  [[Prabha Varma]], K. Mohanan, C.M. Abdul Rehman, Narikutti Mohanan, P.M. Manoj and B. Aburaj.


==Supplements==
==Supplements==

Latest revision as of 11:50, 5 October 2025


Deshabhimani
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Kerala State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
LanguageMalayalam
HeadquartersTrivandrum, Kerala
Circulation622,276[1] (as of 2022)
Websitewww.deshabhimani.com
Free online archiveswww.deshabhimani.com/epaper/

Deshabhimani is a Malayalam newspaper and the organ of the Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M). It started as a weekly in Kozhikode on 6 September 1942 and converted to a daily in 1946.[2] The paper is now published from ten different centres: Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur, Kottayam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Alappuzha, Kollam and Malappuram. At present, Puthalath Dinesan, Central Committee and State Secretariat Member of the CPI(M), is the Chief Editor of the paper, K.J. Thomas, CPI(M), secretariat member of the CPI(M), the General Manager and ex-MLA M. Swaraj the Resident Editor.

Deshabhimani is the third-largest Malayalam language newspaper by circulation.[1] As of Indian Readership Survey of 2019, it was also in the third position in terms of readership in Kerala, after Malayala Manorama and Mathrubhumi.[3]

The news website is published under a public open license CC-BY 4.0.[4]

History[edit | edit source]

Deshabhimani has a predecessor, Prabhatham (which means 'Dawn'). It was started in 1935 and was the manifesto of the socialist group in the Indian National Congress. It was in 1942, through the efforts of eminent leaders like A. K. Gopalan and E. M. S. Namboodiripad (who in fact donated all of his ancestral property for raising funds for the paper) Deshabhimani started and became the voice of the CPI and later became the voice of CPI(M), after the split from CPI in 1964. Various personalities like E. M. S. Namboodiripad, V. T. Induchoodan, K. P. R. Gopalan, E. K. Nayanar and V. S. Achuthanandan, have served as the chief editor of Deshabhimani. Many notable journalists of South India work with Deshabhimani. Journalists who have worked with Deshabhimani include P Govinda Pillai, Ezhacherry Ramachandran, Prabha Varma, K. Mohanan, C.M. Abdul Rehman, Narikutti Mohanan, P.M. Manoj and B. Aburaj.

Supplements[edit | edit source]

  • Deshabhimani Varanthappathippu
  • Aksharamuttam
  • Sthree
  • Kilivaathil
  • Thozhil

Publications[edit | edit source]

  • Deshabhimani Varika (Weekly)
  • Thathamma (Children's Publication)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Highest Circulated Daily Newspapers (language wise)" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. P. Karunakaran (8 September 2002). "Struggle, Survival And Surging Ahead". People's Democracy. No. 35. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. Sangeeta Tanwar (10 May 2010). "IRS 2010 Q1: Dailies in Kerala lose readers after gaining in the last round". Indian Readership Survey. New Delhi, India: afaqs.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. "Terms of Use". Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

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