Mathrubhumi

General information

The Mathrubhumi has straddled tradition and technology in successfully assimilating change from 1923 to our digital era. The quantum leap from the age of the letterpress to frontier advances in the media environment has emphasised preserving human values, matching the vision of the founding fathers - K P Kesava Menon, K Madhavan Nair and K Kelappan, who were in the forefront of our freedom struggle. An entire pantheon of Indian socio-political leadership has paid tribute to the epoch-making contribution of Mathrubhumi in the evolution of modern Malayalee society. In commemoration of Mahatmaji’s visit to our premises on Januray 13, 1934, a yearlong activity Mahatmaji and Mathrubhumi 75 years, was inaugurated by Mr Rajmohan Gandhi in Kozhikode on January 13, 2010.

With 10 local editions as well as from Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and New Delhi, we belong to the exclusive ‘1 Million Club’ of newspapers in terms of circulation. Mathrubhumi Weekly continues to be the crucible nurturing generations of writers. Mathrubhumi Onam Special and Annual feature the best in Malyalam literature. Grihalakshmi, Chithrabhumi, Mathrubhumi Thozhilvartha, Mathrubhumi Sportsmasika, Balabhumi, Mathrubhumi Arogyamasika, Mathrubhumi Year Book, Mathrubhumi Yathra, Minnaminni and Cartoon Plus, address segmented markets. We also publish Mathrubhumi Calendar, Almanac, and supplements on Sabarimala, Ramzan and Christmas.

Mathrubhumi Books, which has published the works of Gandhiji, Chacha Nehru and Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, also publish works of contemporary interest and English titles too. Mathrubhumi Literary Award with a re 2 lakh cash component, a plaque and a certificate is coveted by the literati. Our online edition has gained accolades as a rich lode of information. The New Media division is surging ahead.

The annual Mathrubhumi Film Award function is a spectacular event, both on the ground and telecast to Malayalees worldwide. Club FM 94.3, our radio brand has captured the auditory imagination of Keralites, particularly twenteens. Mathrubhumi News aims to professionally achieve a paradigm shift in the visual packaging of news and views. Mathrubhumi Television has produced wholesome programming.

We envisioned Student Empowerment for Environmental Development {SEED} out of a corporate concern for our imperiled mother planet, and to impart environmental consciousness to the next generation by sensitizing students in 8,000 schools to the green inheritance of our blue planet. Grihlakshmi Vedi and Mathrubhumi Study Circle render yeoman service through manifold social interventions. Thus, we still carry the flame by setting the agenda in Kerala.