''Innu'' is an inland-letter magazine published from
Malappuram district
Malappuram (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . The most populous district of Kerala, Malappuram is home to around 13% of the tot ...
in
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
, India, that promotes the old fashioned way of printing and despatching by post. It is the oldest inland-letter literary magazine publishing from Kerala state.
The magazine has been inducted into the
Limca Book of Records
The ''Limca Book of Records'' is an annual reference book published in India documenting world records held by Indians. The records are further categorised into education, literature, agriculture, medical science, business, sports, nature, adve ...
as the longest-running Inland Magazine in India.
History
The experience of creating and distributing a manuscript magazine called ''Sangamam'' throughout the Manampur village led
Manamboor Rajan Babu to launch an inland-letter magazine.
Later, in 1981, at the time of registration, the magazine was renamed as ''Innu'', literally meaning "today".
The magazine has released its 400th issue in 2016.
Content
''Innu'' publishes short articles, small poems and short stories and send them to the readers in the form of an inland letter card by using the snail mail system of India. Unlike mainstream publications, ''Innu'' supports and encourages new writers and new ideas.
Support
The 400th issue of ''Innu'' contained contributions from major Indian writers like
Balachandran Chullikkad
Balachandran Chullikkad (born 30 July 1957) is an Indian poet, orator, lyricist and actor in Malayalam-language media.
Early life
Balachandran was born in Paravur, Ernakulam, Kerala, India. He completed his graduation in English literature fr ...
,
T.Padmanabhan,
O.N.V.Kurup,
M.T. Vasudevan Nair,
T. Padmanabhan, C. Radhakrishnan, Akbar Kakkattil, V. Madhusoodanan Nair, and
Rafeeq Ahamed
Rafeeq Ahamed (born 17 December 1961) is an Indian poet, lyricist and novelist. He has won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry and is a six-time winner of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics. With more than 600 songs to his cr ...
.
For over 3 decades, this magazine has brought Malayalam writing into homes on inland letters
''The News Minute''. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2020
References
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1981 establishments in Kerala
Free magazines
Literary magazines published in India
Magazines established in 1981
Penny papers