Thinakkural was founded by Pon Rajagobal, former editor of Virakesari, in 1997, and Sudar Oli was founded in Colombo on Septemas a weekly newspaper. Uthayan was founded in 1985 by journalist Nadesapillai Vithyatharan. In 2005 Virakesari’s e-paper was launched, which it claimed was the world’s first Tamil e-paper.Īmong other Tamil language newspapers published from Sri Lanka were Eelamurasu, Eelanadu and Uthayan (all the three papers were published from Jaffna, a Tamil majority area). By mid-2012, it was the most widely circulated and read newspaper by the entire Tamil-speaking population in Sri Lanka. Subramanian guided the publication for over 20 years, during which the publication focussed on the rights and grievances of the plantation workers, capturing the attention of the Tamil-speaking population. Subramanian, an entrepreneur and journalist from Avanipatti village in Tamil Nadu. Several Tamil language newspapers have been published from Sri Lanka, the best known being Virakesari. By mid-2012, it was the only Tamil language newspaper in Singapore. Sarangapani launched Tamil Murasu in Singapore in 1935. Later it was rechristened Makkal Osai, which in English means ‘People’s voice’. It was the lone Tamil newspaper in Malaysia till Tamil Osai was launched in 1981. There was a Tamil newspaper titled Tamil Nesan founded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, in 1924. Tamil language newspapers have been published from outside the country from the pre-Independence era. Post-Independence, the trend continues albeit with different rallying points. In the pre-Independence era, it could be divided into three groups: the Dravidian Press, the Nationalist Press, the Muslim Press. Several newspapers were open and vocal about their leanings. But an interesting feature of Tamil journalism is that it has had distinct in-your-face political leanings. Newspapers across the country and languages have had political leanings, some overtly and some covertly. Malayalam periodical Vanitha tops the list.
It occupies sixth position in the list of top ten language magazines in the country. Among the Tamil magazines, Kumudam is the largest circulated. Dina Thanthi is followed by Dinakaran and Dinamalar. According to the Indian Readership Survey Q-4 2012, it occupies the seventh position in the top ten publications of the country. In 1982, he started an evening English daily, News Today.īy end-2012, Dina Thanthi was the largest-read daily in Tamil Nadu. TRR, as he was known to his readers, had a powerful pen and a head for facts and figures. Ramaswami, who was formerly connected with Patriot and Link of New Delhi and with the Federation of Working Journalists. It had an able and experienced editor in T.R. One of its leading journalists, Shanmuga Vel, floated the Newsmen Associates in 1972 and the Makkal Kural came into being the next year.
It came to life on the ashes of Navamani, founded by a cooperative society, which got into trouble with the DMK Government and had finally to close down. During the Pope’s visit to Madras in 1986, it came out with a four-page photo feature of the Pope’s engagements in the city.Ī Tamil daily which was the result of cooperative efforts is Makkal Kural, which appeared in Madras in 1973. A feature of the paper is its photographic coverage which gives it a unique place in Tamil journalism. Dinamalar introduced offset printing in 1981 and adopted other modern techniques of printing. Its circulation went up and an edition was started in Tiruchi in 1966 followed by one in Madras in 1979 and in Erode in 1984. This happened when Pattom Thanu Pillai was the Cheif Minister of the State.Īfter the success of the agitation and when Nagercoil and Kanniyakumari were merged with Tamil Nadu, Ramasubha Aiyer moved to Tirunelveli where Dinamalar in 1960 concentrated on the problems of the local people and in getting the people’s grievances redressed. At one stage, the paper’s office was raided by the police and its copies were seized. It was started in 1951 in Trivandrum and played an active role in the agitation for the merger of Tamil areas in Travancore with Tamil Nadu and was very popular for that reason.
Ramasubba Aiyer, a Congressman of Tirunelveli. It has a good circulation and one reason for its popularity is said to be its anti-establishment posture.Īnother daily which has made its mark is Dinamalar, established by T.V. Unlike Dina Thanthi, it has an editorial. The most common features have been: a) wide coverage of political warfare in Tamil Nadu b) dominance of crime, sex and cinema c) multiple editions.ĭinakaran followed this path and added more good investigative stories. The path shown by Dina Thanthi has been followed by many other Tamil dailies. A history of Tamil Journalism by Mrinal Chatterjee
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