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Bhashaposhini is an Indian monthly magazine. It is one of the oldest Malayalam literary review magazines. [1]
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Bhashaposhini is an Indian monthly magazine. It is one of the oldest Malayalam literary review magazines. [1]
Bhashaposhini was first published in 1892 [1] as a literary journal of the Bhashaposhini Sabha. [2] The founding editor was Kandathil Varghese Mappillai. [2] [3] In 1895, it merged with another magazine Vidyavinodini . However, after three years, in 1897, resumed as an independent journal again. It continued to be an important and authentic periodical until 1942. After a long break, in 1977 June, the magazine was revived by the Malayala Manorama [1] group of publications. It is one of the significant Malayalam periodical that is published monthly. [1]
Contributions include Kerala Varma Valiyakoyi Thampuran, Ulloor, Muloor S.Padmanabha Panicker, Kattakkayathil Cheriyan Mappilai and Moorkoth Kumaran.
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