''Mangalam'' is an Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

-language weekly magazine based in

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. Sajil Sreedhar is the current editor of Mangalam Weekly.

History and profile

''Mangalam'' was started by M. C. Varghese in 1969 as a monthly magazine. He also edited the magazine, which was later published on a weekly basis. The magazine is published by

Mangalam Publications Mangalam Publications (India) Private Limited, is an Indian publishing company in Kottayam, Kerala, India. It publishes online daily newspaper and weekly magazines such as '' Mangalam Weekly'', '' Kanyaka'' and ''Cinema Mangalam'' in Malayala ...

. It had a circulation of 1.7 million copies in 1984, and publishes a special international edition for non-residents."Man of Mangalam"
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'' It is known for the regular column ''"Victims of cruel fate"'', which brings attention to, and raises

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for people who have suffered. It has also weekly reading material relating to dowry victims. The magazine is also published in

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. Mangalam ceased to be published in print in April 2022 and converted to a digital platform.

Editors

* Devasya Manimla (1969 – 1973) * Issac Pilathara (1973 – 1974) * Dr. George Thayyil (1975 – 1976) * Ambattu Sukumaran Nair (1977 – 1982) * Dr. Naduvattom Sathyaseelan (1983 – 1986) (1988 – 1995) (2007 – 2008) * M. J. Darris (1986 – 1988) * Hakim Nattasery (1995– 2002) (2009 – 2012) * P.O.Mohan (2003- 2006) (2018- 2020) * Sajil Sreedhar (2012 – 2018) (2020–2023)

References

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