| 词条 | Kandathil Varghese Mappillai |
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}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}} Kandathil Varghese Mappillai (1857-1904[1]) was the founder of the newspaper Malayala Manorama and the magazine Bhashaposhini. Early lifeIn 1857 Varghese Mappillai was born as the fourth son of Karuthalil Eapen Mappillai. With the financial support of his father, Varghese Mappilai was fortunate to get access to English education and studied up to F.A. After studies Varghese Mappillai joined as Treasury Officer (Muthalpadikkaran). Later, he took up a job of ‘Munshi’ (Malayalam teacher) in CMS School for a short period. He was the editor of ‘Keralamithram’which was published in 1881 from Cochin. His journalistic mind and love for literature paved way for establishing the Malayala Manorama Company in 1888.[1] On 22 March 1890 (M.E 1065, Meenam 10th) the first issue of Malayala Manorama was published. Literary contributionsThe Malayalam language and journalism were the soul and spirit of Varghese Mappillai. Under his leadership and vision Malayala Manorama progressed. He utilized the media to nourish and flourish Malayalam language and literature. O M Cherian, Kattakkayathil Cherian Mappillai, Kottarathil Shankunni, K C Keshava Pillai and C S Subramaniam Potti were his close associates. Varghese Mappillai became an established writer at his young age. The Malayalam Primer for Children written by Varghese Mappillai was not known to many. The drama Abrayakutty, an independent Malayalam translation of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, and Keerthanamala were some of the contributions by him to Malayalam literature. Varghese Mappillai formed an association for Malayalam Writers, Kavisamajam. He also formed an association called Bhashaposhini, and later on it turned into a magazine encouraging literature and language. Varghese Mappillai also made noteworthy contributions in reforming the Malayalam alphabet. References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://kandathil.org/ |title=Kandathil Family History |accessdate=22 April 2018}} 5 : Malayalam-language writers|1857 births|1904 deaths|19th-century publishers (people)|Indian publishers (people) |
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