New Delhi | 2 years ago
Hindi newspapers: on the cusp of a media revolution
New Delhi, May 29 - Hindi newspapers catering to local needs are creating new audiences and 'a different kind of public sphere' in towns and districts in the Hindi belt, media critic Sevanti Ninan says.'These changes have both positive and negative aspects,' the New Delhi-based Ninan told IANS in an interview.Her latest book, 'Headlines from the Heartland: Reinventing the Hindi Public Sphere', has ... read more

Thiruvananthapuram | 3 years ago
Illusionist Muthukadu is victim of illusion
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 26 - Master illusionist Gopinath Muthukadu, who over the years has mesmerised audiences, Friday found himself to be a victim of an illusion himself when a leading Malayalam newspaper wrongly put out that he had been awarded the Padma Shri.But the joy did not last long for the illusionist when it became clear that the news item was a faux pas committed by the Malayalam Manor ... read more

Thiruvananthapuram | 3 years ago
Kerala tiny tots begin schooling on auspicious day
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 2 - Hundreds of thousands of tiny tots in Kerala Monday were ceremoniously initiated into the world of learning with rituals on the auspicious occasion of Vijaya Dashmi Monday.Large crowds of parents were seen at temples and schools, where eminent litterateurs and teachers held the hands of children and helped them write Malayalam alphabets on a plate of rice, following the ... read more

Thiruvananthapuram | 3 years ago
A Christian flavour to Vijayadashmi
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 1 - As Hindus celebrate Vijayadashmi, the last day of Navratri celebrations, there will be a Christian flavour in Kerala.Vijayadashmi is when many families initiate their children into the world of learning.In recent times, as Hindus mark 'Vidyarambham' -, some Christians too have joined, in their own way.On Monday, maximum crowds are expected in temples and at literary ins ... read more

Thiruvananthapuram | 3 years ago
Leading Kerala media group to launch TV channel
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 13 - The Malayalam Manorama group, publishers of Kerala's leading daily of the same name, is all set to launch a TV channel Aug 17.Called MMTV, it would be a 24-hour news channel with news and news-based programmes.'The newspaper's chief editor K.M. Mathew will light a lamp at our new studio at Kochi on Aug 17 and that would be the only event for the launch of our channel,' ... read more