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''Malayala Manorama'' ((マラヤーラム語:''മലയാള മനോരമ'')) is a daily morning newspaper, in Malayalam language, published from Kottayam in the state of Kerala, India by Malayala Manorama Company Limited. It was first published as a weekly on 22 March 1890, and currently has a readership of over 20 million (with a circulation base of over 2.1 million copies).〔International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations and ABC India (National Newspapers Total Circulation-2010) (Download )〕〔(Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) (January-June 2013) )〕 The Malayalam title "Manorama" roughly translates to "entertainer". According to World Association of Newspapers, as of 2011, it holds a position as the fifth most circulating newspaper in the world. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) 2013 figures, it is the third largest circulating newspapers in India (behind ''The Times of India'' and ''Dainik Jagran'') and largest circulating newspaper in Kerala.〔Sangeeta Tanwar. IRS 2010 (Q1) ''afaqs!'' (''Dailies in Kerala lose readers after gaining in the last round'' )〕 == History == ''Malayala Manorama'',is owned by single family, known as the Kandathil.〔Robin Jeffrey. India's Newspaper Revolution: Capitalism, Politics and the Indian-language Press, 1977-99 C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2000〕 Malayala Manorama Company was incorporated by Kandathil Varghese Mappillai at Kottayam on 14 March 1888. The company started with one hundred shares of Rs 100 each. The investors paid in four equal instalments. With the first instalment, the company brought a Hopkinson and Cope press, made in London. A local craftsman, Konthi Achari, was hired to make Malayalam types for the imported press. Mappillai had worked for a year as editor of ''Kerala Mitram'', a Malayalam newspaper run by Gujarati businessman Devji Bhimji, in Cochin. The maharajah of Travancore Moolam Thirunal approved the logo of the newspaper which was a slight modification of the Travancore Coat of Arms.〔(Manorama Online (About Us) Slideshow )〕 First issue of ''Malayala Manorama'' published 22 March 1890, while Kottayam was hosting a popular cattle fair. It was a four-page weekly newspaper, published on Saturdays. The weekly newspaper became a bi-weekly in 1901, a tri-weekly on 2 July 1918 and daily on 2 July 1928.〔(Manorama Online (About Us) Page 1 )〕 In 1938, Travancore state proscribed ''Malayala Manorama'' daily. Later editor K. C. Mammen Mappillai was convicted and imprisoned on charges of corruption and fraud. ''Malayala Manorama'' re-commenced regular publication in 1947. On KC Mammen Mappilla's death, his son KM Cheriyan took over as the Editor-in-Chief in 1954. ''Malayala Manorama'' was produced in a single edition in the central Kerala town of Kottayam with a circulation of 28,666 copies.〔R Krishnakumar ''OBITUARY: Mathew touch''. ''The Hindu'' Vol: 27 Iss: 17 ()〕 However, by the late 1950s, ''Manorama'' steadily increased circulation and overtook ''Mathrubhumi'' in circulation, the dominant Malayalam daily at the time. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Malayala Manorama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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