Kerala Janatha was a Malayalam language morning daily newspaper published from Thiruvananthapuram, India.[1][2] The newspaper was published by Kerala Janatha Printers & Publishers (Pvt.), Ltd.[3] It was published daily, except Mondays.[4]
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai founded Kerala Janatha as a Praja Socialist Party organ in 1957.[3][5][6][7] As of 1957 Pattom A. Thanu Pillai served as chief editor and K. Krishna Pillai was the publisher.[8] In its heyday, it was one of the major newspapers in Kerala.[9] In its early period it claimed a circulation of 9,017.[4] As of the mid-1960s, K. Krishna Pillai was the managing editor of the newspaper.[9] Kerala Janatha carried 8 pages.[1] It measured 20 x 16 inches.[4]
By 1967 it claimed a circulation of 6,362, out of whom 5,917 would be subscribers.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 INFA Press and Advertisers Year Book{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. INFA Publications(1967)
- ↑ Kerala District Gazetteers: Trivandrum (supplement){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Superintendent of Government Presses(1962)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Press in India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Office of the Registrar of Newspapers(1967)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Advertisers' vade-mecum: a guide to Indian advertising{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Our India Directories & Publications Private Ltd.(1958)
- ↑ Eminent Indians who was who, 1900-1980, also annual diary of events{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Durga Das Pvt. Ltd.(1985)
- ↑ English language newspapers abroad: a guide to daily newspapers in 56 non-English-speaking countries{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Gale Research Co.(1967)
- ↑ The First Communist Ministry in Kerala: 1957-9{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. K.P. Bagchi & Company(1982)
- ↑ The Indian Civil Liberties Bulletin{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1957)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Indian journalism: origin, growth and development of Indian journalism from Asoka to Nehru{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. University of Mysore(1966)