Balamangalam (Template:Lang-ml) was a Malayalam comic magazine published between 1980 and 2012. It was also published in Kannada with the title Balamangala.
History and profile
Balamangalam was first published in 1980.[1] The publisher was Mangalam Publications (India) Private Limited.[1] The fortnightly magazine featured, along with the comic strips, children's stories, rhymes and puzzles. Its target audience was children.[1] The headquarters of the fortnightly was in Kottayam.[1]
In October 2012, Mangalam Publications, the owners of Balamangalam announced that they would stop publication due to poor sales. The news created an outcry on social media websites and prompted the publishers to clarify that "the closure is just temporary and Balamangalam may return soon."[2][3] Still, the magazine remained closed.
Main stories
- Dinkan (Artist: Baby)
- Saktimarunnu (Story: Manu, Artist: Baby)
Kannada language
Balamangala was the Kannada language edition of Balamangalam, and circulated in Karnataka, India.[4][5] [6][7][8]
Along with comic strips, the magazine featured children's stories, rhymes, puzzles and crosswords,[9][10][11][12] including the fictional characters Dinga,[13][14] Shaktimaddu, Kaadina Kitta, Keraga, Pingala, Karingaada, Tuttu, Chenchu, Tiko, Chomu, Thangu Maama, Onti Salaga, and Chippu Delu.[15][16][17]
Harsha, a 15-year-old boy's first short story, "Mola Matthu Nari" (meaning: Rabbit and Fox) was published in the magazine.[18]
Publisher
Balamangala Kannada(RNI:44741/1989)[5] was published by Mangalam Publication (India) Pvt. Ltd.[19] located in Kottayam, Kerala.[20][21][22]
Dinkoism
Template:Main Based on the magazine's fictional character, Dinga (Malayalam: Dinkan), a parody religion and a social movement called Dinkoism emerged and evolved on social networks organized by independent welfare groups in Kerala, India.[23]
See also
- List of Kannada-language magazines
- List of Malayalam-language periodicals
- Media in Kerala
- Media in Karnataka
- Media of India
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Balamangalam.
- ↑ Pressure mounts for Dinkan's return.
- ↑ Pressure mounts for Dinkan's return.
- ↑ Government of Karnataka, Secretariat Library Collections. newskarnataka.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 RNI | Reg. No.44741/1989 | Name: BALAMANGALA | Link: http://rni.nic.in/registerdtitle_search/registeredtitle_ser.aspx
- ↑ Mangalam Group of Publications to venture in to Television Space with GEC and News Channel. tvnews4u.com(27 June 2016).
- ↑ Balamangalam Magazine. justkerala.in.
- ↑ Balamangala. facebook.com.
- ↑ Crossword Compilers. betterworldbooks.com.
- ↑ A. Nā Prahlādarāv. openlibrary.org.
- ↑ Help your Child Learn a New Language, Magazines for Children. parentedge.in.
- ↑ Mast Maja Traffic cop Shantappa Babu serves humorous delights!. newskarnataka.com(24 January 2017).
- ↑ Pressure mounts for Dinkan's return(7 October 2012).
- ↑ BBC Trending, The mouse messiah bringing salvation to India's atheists. BBC News(10 April 2016).
- ↑ ಡಿ೦ಗ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳ ಸ೦ಘ ,dinga, balamangala. facebook.com.
- ↑ Audit Bureau of Circulation. auditbureau.org.
- ↑ ಡಿ೦ಗ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳ ಸ೦ಘ ,dinga, balamangala. facebook.com.
- ↑ Boy writes novel at the age of 15.
- ↑ Group profile. mangalam.com.
- ↑ Trademarks of Mangalam Publication (india) Pvt. Ltd.. zaubacorp.com.
- ↑ Mangalam Publications India Pvt Ltd. justdial.com.
- ↑ Kerala based Mangalam Group to launch TV channel. afaqs.com.
- ↑ 'Dinkoists' Gather Under a Troll Tree(21 March 2016).