Kumudam is a Tamil weekly magazine published in Chennai, India. It was founded in 1948 by S.A.P. Annamalai, and his close friend and confidant P.V. Parthasarathy.[1] Now the magazine is published under the Kumudam Group, which also publishes other Tamil magazines including Kumudam Reporter, Kumudam Snehidi, Kumudam Bhakti, Kumudam Jothidam, Kumudam Theeranadhi. The Kumudam Group started a Telugu spiritual magazine called Kumudam Bhakthi Special.
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| Frequency | Weekly |
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| Total circulation (1986) | 620,000 |
| Founder | S.A.P Annamalai P.V. Parthasarathy |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Company | Kumudam Group |
| Country | India |
| Based in | Chennai |
| Language | Tamil |
| Website | Kumudam.com |
| OCLC | 416964234 |
It had a circulation of 620,000 copies in 1986.[2] The web site kumudam.com attracted over 66,000 visitors in 2008 according to a Compete.com survey.[3]
Criticism
editIn September 2015, Kumudam came under criticism when an article published in Kumudam Reporter had criticised women wearing leggings. The women's pictures used in the article were reportedly printed without consent.[4] The article received considerable social media attention, resulting in a petition on Change.org, which received over 17,500 signatures.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Latha Srinivasan (24 September 2015). "Now, a petition filed against Tamil magazine Kumudam Reporter for its 'obscene story' on leggings". Chennai. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Hutchinson Encyclopedia 8th edition, 1988, p.745
- ^ "Site Analytics". Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
- ^ "Plea against mag's take on leggings gathers momentum". The Times of India. 25 September 2015.
External links
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