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
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
- ↑ But history will remain.... The Hindu(11 June 2003). Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 What are you Reading?: The World Market and Indian Literary Production{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Taylor & Francis(21 March 2014). ISBN 978-1-317-80926-5
- ↑ Critics who made reviews as popular as performances. The Times of India(2020-12-15). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ கல்கி வார இதழ் 1941. Kalki(21 Sep 2021). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ 80 years of Kalki. Kalki Online. Retrieved 2025-04-07.