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{{short description|Tamil language newspaper in Singapore}} | {{short description|Tamil language newspaper in Singapore}} | ||
{{about|the newspaper in Singapore|the unrelated newspaper in India|Tamil Murasu (India)}} | |||
{{More citations needed|date=December 2020}} | {{More citations needed|date=December 2020}} | ||
{{Infobox newspaper | {{Infobox newspaper | ||
| name = Tamil Murasu | | name = Tamil Murasu | ||
| type = Daily newspaper | | type = Daily newspaper | ||
| format = [[Broadsheet]] | | format = [[Broadsheet]] | ||
| | | founded = {{start date and age|1936|5|2|df=yes}} | ||
| owners = [[ | | owners = [[SPH Media]] | ||
| website = [http://www.tamilmurasu.com.sg tamilmurasu.com.sg] | | website = [http://www.tamilmurasu.com.sg tamilmurasu.com.sg] | ||
| language = Tamil | | language = Tamil | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Tamil Murasu''' is a | '''''Tamil Murasu''''' ({{langx|ta|தமிழ் முரசு}}) is a Singapore-based [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] newspaper officially launched on 2 May 1936 by [[Thamizhavel G. Sarangapani]], Tamil Murasu is Singapore's only Tamil-language newspaper. It is one of the [[List of newspapers in Singapore|sixteen newspapers]] in Singapore. | ||
==Market Coverage== | ==Market Coverage== | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Thamizhavel G. Sarangapani]] officially launched Tamil Murasu on 2 May 1936 as his second publication (after ''Seerthirutham'' (Reform) in 1929 and before ''Munnetram'' (Progress) in 1939) pricing it at 1 cent per copy to accommodate the lower economic status of the Tamil community at the time. Starting as a weekly from 1937 onward it was published daily. A reformist, Sarangapani advocated for positions similar to [[Periyar]], decrying discrimination from the British and Malays as well as calling for increased labor rights for workers and changing the political state of Tamils in Singapore. ''Tamil Murasu'' reduced the dominance of English-educated upper-class Brahmins in Singaporean Tamil journalism.<ref>{{Cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y4RIDwAAQBAJ&dq=Tamil+Murasu&pg=PA201 |title=The Singapore Ethnic Mosaic: Many Cultures, One People |date=2017-10-31 |publisher=World Scientific |isbn=978-981-323-475-8 |editor-last=Mathews |editor-first=Mathew |chapter=6: Tamil Community and Culture in Singapore |last1=Mani |first1=A. |last2=Prakash |first2=Pravin |last3=Selvarajan |first3=Shanthini |pages=201–202 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first1=Lavanya|last1=Balachandran|title=Tamils, Social Capital and Educational Marginalization in Singapore: Labouring to Learn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uHg5EAAAQBAJ&dq=Tamil+Murasu&pg=PT75|publisher=Routledge|date=29 July 2021|isbn=978-0-429-63843-5}}</ref> | |||
1952: Student supplement Manavar Murasu is launched. | 1952: Student supplement Manavar Murasu is launched. | ||
1963: Labour unrest disrupts operations for the first time since the Japanese Occupation. | 1963: Labour unrest disrupts operations for the first time since the Japanese Occupation.<ref>{{cite book|first1=Gopinath|last1=Pillai|first2=K.|last2=Kesavapany|title=50 Years Of Indian Community In Singapore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RHfQDAAAQBAJ&dq=Tamil+Murasu&pg=PA52|publisher=World Scientific|date=4 July 2016|isbn=978-981-314-060-8|page=52}}</ref> | ||
1991: [[Singapore Press Holdings]] (SPH) takes over distribution of Tamil Murasu. | 1991: [[Singapore Press Holdings]] (SPH) takes over distribution of Tamil Murasu. | ||
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1993: Hipro Printing, Tamil Murasu's family-owned publisher, is incorporated | 1993: Hipro Printing, Tamil Murasu's family-owned publisher, is incorporated | ||
1995: SPH and Times Publishing buy Hipro Printing.<ref name="KohAuger2006">{{cite book|author1=Tommy Thong Bee Koh|author2=Timothy Auger|author3=Jimmy Yap|author4=Wei Chian Ng|title=Singapore: The Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9WJaRDHoOp0C|year=2006|publisher=Continental Sales, Incorporated|isbn=978-981-4155-63-2|page=533}}</ref> | 1995: SPH and Times Publishing buy Hipro Printing.<ref name="KohAuger2006">{{cite book|author1=Tommy Thong Bee Koh|author2=Timothy Auger|author3=Jimmy Yap|author4=Wei Chian Ng|title=Singapore: The Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9WJaRDHoOp0C|year=2006|publisher=Continental Sales, Incorporated|isbn=978-981-4155-63-2|page=533}}</ref> This makes ''Tamil Murasu'' the last daily paper in Singapore that was not owned by SPH.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Louise |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J3H1AgAAQBAJ&dq=Tamil+Murasu&pg=PA174 |title=Losing Control: Freedom of the Press in Asia |last2=Rich |first2=Roland |date=2014-01-10 |publisher=ANU E Press |isbn=978-1-925021-44-8 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
1999: Youth page Ilyar Murasu is launched. | 1999: Youth page Ilyar Murasu is launched. | ||
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2005: Hirpo Printing is renamed Tamil Murasu. | 2005: Hirpo Printing is renamed Tamil Murasu. | ||
2006: Tamil Murasu celebrates its 70th anniversary. | |||
2008: Weekly English tabloid tabla! is launched. | 2008: Weekly English tabloid tabla! is launched. | ||
2011: Tamil Murasu celebrates its 75th anniversary. | |||
2016: Tamil Murasu celebrates its 80th anniversary. | |||
2017: Balar Murasu, a fortnightly supplement for pre-schoolers, is launched.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Camillia Deborah|last1=Dass|access-date=2024-01-16|title=Tamil Murasu launches new magazine for preschoolers|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/tamil-murasu-launches-new-paper-for-preschoolers|newspaper=The Straits Times|date=25 April 2017|location=Singapore|issn=0585-3923}}</ref> Tamil Murasu becomes part of SPH's English/Malay/Tamil Media Group. | |||
2019: The Tamil Murasu website receives a revamp. | |||
2021: Tamil Murasu celebrates its 85th anniversary and starts distributing copies of their "Manavar Murasu" supplement to all schools in Singapore. | |||
== | == See also == | ||
*[[ | * [[Vasantham (TV channel)|Vasantham]] | ||
* [[Oli 96.8FM|Oli 968]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*{{official website|1=http://www.tamilmurasu.com.sg/}} | *{{official website|1=http://www.tamilmurasu.com.sg/}} | ||
{{ | {{SPH Media}} | ||
[[Category:Newspapers published in Singapore]] | [[Category:Newspapers published in Singapore]] | ||
[[Category:SPH Media]] | |||
[[Category:Indian diaspora in Singapore]] | [[Category:Indian diaspora in Singapore]] | ||
[[Category:Culture of Indian diaspora]] | [[Category:Culture of Indian diaspora]] | ||
[[Category:Tamil-language newspapers]] | [[Category:Tamil-language newspapers]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Newspapers established in 1936]] | ||
[[Category:1935 establishments in Singapore]] | [[Category:1935 establishments in Singapore]] | ||
{{Singapore-newspaper-stub}} | {{Singapore-newspaper-stub}} | ||
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | SPH Media |
| Language | Tamil |
| Website | tamilmurasu.com.sg |
Tamil Murasu (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a Singapore-based Tamil-language newspaper officially launched on 2 May 1936 by Thamizhavel G. Sarangapani, Tamil Murasu is Singapore's only Tamil-language newspaper. It is one of the sixteen newspapers in Singapore.
Market Coverage[edit | edit source]
Readership* 154,000 (Print + Digital)
Circulation^ 16,000 (Mon-Sun)
* Media Nielsen Research Media Index 2013
^ Average Circulation Jan-Nov 2013
History[edit | edit source]
Thamizhavel G. Sarangapani officially launched Tamil Murasu on 2 May 1936 as his second publication (after Seerthirutham (Reform) in 1929 and before Munnetram (Progress) in 1939) pricing it at 1 cent per copy to accommodate the lower economic status of the Tamil community at the time. Starting as a weekly from 1937 onward it was published daily. A reformist, Sarangapani advocated for positions similar to Periyar, decrying discrimination from the British and Malays as well as calling for increased labor rights for workers and changing the political state of Tamils in Singapore. Tamil Murasu reduced the dominance of English-educated upper-class Brahmins in Singaporean Tamil journalism.[1][2]
1952: Student supplement Manavar Murasu is launched.
1963: Labour unrest disrupts operations for the first time since the Japanese Occupation.[3]
1991: Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) takes over distribution of Tamil Murasu.
1993: Hipro Printing, Tamil Murasu's family-owned publisher, is incorporated
1995: SPH and Times Publishing buy Hipro Printing.[4] This makes Tamil Murasu the last daily paper in Singapore that was not owned by SPH.[5]
1999: Youth page Ilyar Murasu is launched.
2000: Tamil Murasu webpage is launched.
2004: SPH buys Times Publishing's share of Hipro, making it a wholly owned SPH subsidiary.
2005: Hirpo Printing is renamed Tamil Murasu.
2006: Tamil Murasu celebrates its 70th anniversary.
2008: Weekly English tabloid tabla! is launched.
2011: Tamil Murasu celebrates its 75th anniversary.
2016: Tamil Murasu celebrates its 80th anniversary.
2017: Balar Murasu, a fortnightly supplement for pre-schoolers, is launched.[6] Tamil Murasu becomes part of SPH's English/Malay/Tamil Media Group.
2019: The Tamil Murasu website receives a revamp.
2021: Tamil Murasu celebrates its 85th anniversary and starts distributing copies of their "Manavar Murasu" supplement to all schools in Singapore.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mani, A.; Prakash, Pravin; Selvarajan, Shanthini (2017-10-31). "6: Tamil Community and Culture in Singapore". In Mathews, Mathew (ed.). The Singapore Ethnic Mosaic: Many Cultures, One People. World Scientific. pp. 201–202. ISBN 978-981-323-475-8.
- ↑ Balachandran, Lavanya (29 July 2021). Tamils, Social Capital and Educational Marginalization in Singapore: Labouring to Learn. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-63843-5.
- ↑ Pillai, Gopinath; Kesavapany, K. (4 July 2016). 50 Years Of Indian Community In Singapore. World Scientific. p. 52. ISBN 978-981-314-060-8.
- ↑ Tommy Thong Bee Koh; Timothy Auger; Jimmy Yap; Wei Chian Ng (2006). Singapore: The Encyclopedia. Continental Sales, Incorporated. p. 533. ISBN 978-981-4155-63-2.
- ↑ Williams, Louise; Rich, Roland (2014-01-10). Losing Control: Freedom of the Press in Asia. ANU E Press. ISBN 978-1-925021-44-8.
- ↑ Dass, Camillia Deborah (25 April 2017). "Tamil Murasu launches new magazine for preschoolers". The Straits Times. Singapore. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-01-16.