''Manikkodi'' was a Tamil non-fiction literary weekly that was published from 1933 to 1939. Founded by

Stalin Srinivasan Kuppuswami Srinivasan (30 May 1899 - 2 June 1975), popularly known as Stalin Srinivasan, was an Indian journalist and Indian independence activist who founded the journal '' Manikodi'' in 1932. He was also one of the founders of the ''Free Press ...

, V. Ramaswami Iyengar and

T. S. Chockalingam T. S. Chockalingam (3 May 1899 – 6 January 1966) was a pioneering Tamil journalist, writer, and advocate of Indian indepedence. During the pre-Independence period, his editorship of Dinamani accorded him the reputation as the dominant Tamil- ...

, the magazine was noted for its expertly-written articles by eminent authors like

Swaminatha Athreya Swaminatha Athreya (also called Swaminathan Athreya or Swaminathan Athreyar or Athreyan) (9 November 1919 - 19 December 2013) was a Vedic scholar and writer of Hindu divine literature in Sanskrit and Tamil. He was based out of Thanjavur, a town i ...

and gave birth to the Manikkodi Literary Movement. The magazine launched the careers of newcomers like

C. S. Chellappa Cinnamanur Subramaniam Chellappa ( ta, சி. சு. செல்லப்பா) (29 September 1912 – 18 December 1998) was a Tamil writer, journalist and Indian independence movement activist. He belonged to the "Manikodi" literary movemen ...

Puthumaipithan C. Viruthachalam (25 April 1906 – 30 June 1948), better known by the pseudonym Pudhumaipithan (also spelt as Pudumaipithan or Puthumaippiththan), was one of the most influential and revolutionary writers of Tamil fiction. His works were charac ...

, and Chitti who have earned acclaim as literary greats.

References

* {{cite news, title=Recreating Manikodi, url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/10/08/stories/13080469.htm, archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126005931/http://www.hindu.com/2001/10/08/stories/13080469.htm, url-status=dead, archive-date=26 January 2013, date=8 October 2001, work= The Hindu, author=T. Ramakrishnan 1933 establishments in India 1939 disestablishments in India Defunct literary magazines Defunct magazines published in India Literary magazines published in India Weekly magazines published in India Magazines established in 1933 Magazines disestablished in 1939 Tamil-language magazines Mass media in Chennai