Chandrika (newspaper)
Daily newspaper | |
| Format | Broadsheet |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Muslim Printing and Publishing Company |
| Founder(s) |
|
| Publisher | P. K. K. Bava |
| Editor | Kamal Varadur |
| Founded | 1932, Tellicherry (Malabar District ) |
| Political alignment | Centre-right |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Headquarters | |
| Country | India |
| Website | chandrikadaily |
| Free online archives | epaper |
| |
Chandrika (lit. 'The Crescent') is an Indian daily newspaper in
Malayalam language published from Kozhikode, Kerala.[3][1] The newspaper currently serves as the mouthpiece of Indian Union Muslim League party in Kerala.[3][4]
The Chandrika started publishing from
Calicut in 1946.[1]
C. H. Muhammed Koya, the future Education Minister of Kerala, served as a sub-editor and the editor of Chandrika in the 1940s.[3] Former Union Minister E. Ahamed was once the reporter of the daily and later served in the board of directors.[6] The daily currently represents 'traditionalist' orientation among the Kerala Muslims.[3]
The daily currently has printing centres in
Thiruvananthapuram, and Kottayam, and in United Arab Emirates (Dubai), Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam), Bahrain, and Qatar (Doha
).
See also
- List of Malayalam-language newspapers
- List of Malayalam-language periodicals
- List of newspapers in India
References
- ^ a b c d e f Miller, Roland E. (2015). Mappila Muslim Culture. State University of New York Press. p. 333.
- ISBN 9788123024271.
- ^ a b c d e f Miller, Roland E. (1976). Mappila Muslims of Kerala: A Study in Islamic Trends. Orient Longman. pp. 161, 290 and 296–97.
- ^ Kurian, Jose (6 October 2016). "IUML's Mouthpiece Chandrika Daily to Sell Headquarters". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ Miller, Roland. E (1987). "Mappila". The Encyclopedia of Islam. Vol. VI. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 464.
- ^ Jacob, Jayanth (2 February 2017). "E Ahamed, Consummate Politician, Skilled Negotiator and Football Fan". Hindustan Times.