Malarvadi
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Malarvadi is a children's monthly in Malayalam language, published by the Islamic Service Trust (IST), Kerala. Started from Kochi
in 1980 by Movement of Islam Trust, Kodungallur
, the monthly used to has a commendable status among the children's magazines of Kerala
in it's early days.
Its early contributers included prominent personalities in Malayalam literature such as MT Vasudevan Nair, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
, N. P. Mohammed
, C. Radhakrishnan
and artists such as BM Gafoor, Yesudasan
, Paul Kallanode and Venu. The magazine, which features stories, cartoons, and comics, emphasizes moral values and aims at enhancing knowledge through humor and hobbies. MT Vasudevan Nair's historical fiction Daya Enna Penkutti (Daya, the girl) was first appeared in Malarvadi
The content includes stories and illustrated stories developed in-house like Poochappolice ("the cat-cop"), Pattalam Pylee, Kittanum Kuttappanum, etc, drawn by acclaimed comic artists such as Abdul Saleem
.
Kochi
-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...
in 1980 by Movement of Islam Trust, Kodungallur
Kodungallur
Kodungallur is a municipality in Thrissur District, in the state of Kerala, India on the Malabar Coast. Kodungallur is located about 29 km northwest of Kochi city and 38 km Southwest of Thrissur, on National Highway 17 . Muziris the ancient seaport at the mouth of the Periyar River was...
, the monthly used to has a commendable status among the children's magazines of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
in it's early days.
Its early contributers included prominent personalities in Malayalam literature such as MT Vasudevan Nair, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai was a novelist and short story writer of Malayalam language, spoken in Kerala state, South India. He is popularly known as Thakazhi, after his place of birth. He focused on the oppressed classes as the subject of his works, which are known for their attention to...
, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer was a Malayalam fiction writer from the state of Kerala in India. He was a humanist, freedom fighter, novelist and short story writer. He is noted for his pathbreaking, disarmingly down-to-earth style of writing that made him equally popular among literary critics as well...
, N. P. Mohammed
N. P. Mohammed
N. P. Mohammed , popularly known by his initials N.P., was a well known Malayalam novelist and short story writer from Kerala state, South India. He, along with his contemporaries like M. T. Vasudevan Nair, O. V. Vijayan, Kakkanadan, and Kamala Das ushered in a modernist movement in Malayalam...
, C. Radhakrishnan
C. Radhakrishnan
C. Radhakrishnan is a renowned writer and film director in Malayalam language from Kerala state, South India. He has been honored by both the National Sahitya Academy of India and the Kerala Sahithya Academy of Kerala . He has been conferred the Vayalar Award , Mahakavi G...
and artists such as BM Gafoor, Yesudasan
Yesudasan
Chackalethu John Yesudasan, better known as simply Yesudasan, is a popular cartoonist from Kerala. Born in 1938 in Bharanikavu near Mavelikkara, Yesudasan entered the world of cartoons in 1960. For three years with Malayalam daily of the Communist Party Janayugom. Joined Shankar's weekly in Delhi....
, Paul Kallanode and Venu. The magazine, which features stories, cartoons, and comics, emphasizes moral values and aims at enhancing knowledge through humor and hobbies. MT Vasudevan Nair's historical fiction Daya Enna Penkutti (Daya, the girl) was first appeared in Malarvadi
The content includes stories and illustrated stories developed in-house like Poochappolice ("the cat-cop"), Pattalam Pylee, Kittanum Kuttappanum, etc, drawn by acclaimed comic artists such as Abdul Saleem
Abdul Saleem
Abdul Saleem is an Indian comic artist, cartoonist and watercolor painter based at Kochi, Kerala state. He is best known as the creator of Puccappolice and Pattalam Pylee in Malayalam language Comic Digest Malarvadi.-Awards:*State Award , Kerala Lalita Kala Akademi in 2010*Gold Medal, Kerala...
.