MADHYAMAM JOURNOS

MADHYAMAM WORLDCUP WELCOME MATCH

2006-05-27T01:59:00.000+04:00

HERE IS AN EXCLUSIVE PHOTO SECTION OF MADHYAMAM WORLDCUP WELCOME FOOTBALL MATCH WHICH HELD AT ARECODE PANCHAYATH STADIUM ON MAY 26, 2006.
PHOTOS: AJEEB KOAMCHI

2006-05-27T01:45:00.000+04:00

arecodan football lovers with madhyamam shootout and special supplement

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india vs africa

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"accident..."

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AFRICAN SEVENS VS INDIAN SEVENNS

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FROM GALLERY...

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TO THE GROUND......

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N.S NISAR, MADHYAMAM SPORTS REPORTER WITH ASIF SAHEER...

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RAIN RAIN COME AGAIN.....

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PADAKKUTHIRAKAL....arecode's old football players

2006-05-27T01:37:00.001+04:00

musical moment....

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shootout.....

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players with madhyamam shootout

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from match....

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with support....

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players with viewers

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from the match

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viewers response

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musical background

2006-05-27T01:28:00.000+04:00

viewers reaction

2006-05-03T01:47:00.000+04:00

madhyamam journalist union meet 2006 at pressclub kozhikode. here is a photo feature of the meet. photos: johnson . v . chirayathu.

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k.p reji

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madhyamam chairman's address in union meet

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c.a.m kareem

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rajan karimoola

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razak thazhathangadi

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haris kuttippuram

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ajeeb komachi

2006-05-03T01:33:00.000+04:00

m. riju and m. abdul rasheed in mananjira.

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kunjappa.m, mujeebrahman, k.p reji, m. abdul rasheed, m. riju in kozhikode mananjira.

2005-07-13T18:16:00.000+04:00

c.p bineesh, new face of sports writing

A new voice from sportsground

2005-07-13T18:13:00.000+04:00

C.P Bineesh , one of the new generation sports journalist of madhyamam, starts his sports column in madhyamam journos blog from today.
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Bineesh, very familior among madhyamam sports readers through his magical language sports features. Bineesh, a regular writer of sports madhyamam writes exclusively for madhyamam journos blog today onwards.
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read his first article this week about recent indian cricket field. c.p bineesh now working at madhyamam thiruvananthapuram unit.
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.you can contact Mr. Bineesh @ 9447345474
or: cpbineesh@gmail.com

2005-07-13T18:08:00.000+04:00

picture courtesy: www.corbis.com

COACH WITH CANE

2005-07-13T17:55:00.000+04:00

C.P BINEESH
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

Do you remember your headmaster? three feet
cane in hands, loving,
care and instant executer for misbehaviour.
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Eventhough harsh, his aim
was your better future.Nowadays Indian
cricket team get a headmaster
like coach with cane in hands- none other
than Mr.Greg 'Great'
Chappel.
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After a successfull stint former coach
John Wright flew away
to the land of kivis. But Indian cricket
team are lucky.we got another
good one.
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For Chappel every cricketer is equal. He never
see discrimination
among them. this Australian give
importance to kerala lad Sreesanth as
sachin or sourav.
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Every cricket lovers can understand
this attitude from the
conditioning camp for indian team
probables at National Cricket
Academy, Bangalore.
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56 years old australian coach's motto
is importance should be given to
team other than individuals. A star
player who is only the part of
'Men In Blue', according Chappel.
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About Sachin's injury Chappel said that
the team should seek another
genious insted of Sachin.
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He also directed Sachin to report
in the ongoing camp at Bangalore
before it concludes july 18.
Fittness and minimising injuries are
the recurring themes of new
Indian coach.
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for this he receives great help from
trainer Gregory
King and consultant physio Andrew
Leipus. Indian team probables camp
has a kangaru touch also.
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players ,especially fastbowlers had been
helped by bowling legent Dennis Lilly who
has been in Chennai for many
years at M.R.F Pace Academy.
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There is a Kinesiologist expert- Dr.
Charles Krebs.
Scientific coaching approach of Chappel
have been appreciated by
media and keen sports lovers.
Will rigurous training and yoga help
Team India? what ever it may be
Indian Team is Indian Team.
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They reach at Everest of victory
and fell
in to deep see. The light of joy always
has been overshadowed by
unbelivable failure- that's Bangal Tiger's
roaring group.
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Team will
leave for Sreelanka on July 22 where
they play traingular oneday
tournament. Third team is sans Brian Lara
Westindies. so final birth
we alreaday confirmed.
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Just wait for few many days for team
declaration; wonder may happen.
Some lazy players in Team India will have
been expelled by fresh
coach.
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Chappel never mind about the
colour of cat;but he only think
about how to catch rat. With this mavoist
theory how long Chappel can
go?

2005-07-11T17:35:00.000+04:00

rafeeq sakaria, a great man of letters

about a great loss

2005-07-11T17:10:00.000+04:00

We Madhyamam Journos expresses deep sense of
sorrow at the demise of the well-known parliamentarian,
historian, man of letters and political analyst Dr. Rafiq Zakaria,
as a great loss both to the country and the community.
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A man of many worlds, Dr. Zakaria achieved eminence
in the friends of politics, education, administration,
journalism and education. He played an active role in promoting
the education of the community in Maharashtra
and the cause of Urdu throughout the country.
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Through his writings he made a significant contribution
to communal understanding and harmony.
He was an intellectual of great stature who presented,
through his writings and discourse, Islam in the right perspective.
His books and articles have always been illuminating and thought
provoking. He was a visionary who had a keen eye on issues
concerning the Muslim community and the Indian society at large.
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We pays respectful tributes to his memory
and prays to god for eternal peace to the departed soul.
madhyamam journos also offers its sincere condolences to
the members of the bereaved family.”
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Rafiq Zakaria: A historian of secularism

By: Satish Purohit , journalist, mumbai

Plato’s ideal of a politician who is basically a philosopher
by nature rarely finds expression. Author, columnist,
Islamic scholar and politician Dr Rafiq Zakaria came close.
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Zakaria, who breathed his last at the age of eighty-five early
yesterday morning, left behind a rich legacy of books,
educational institutions and a commitment to
the values of secularism and nationalism.
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His wife Fatima Zakaria says, “He remained true to the
very last to the ideal of Hindu-Muslim unity and secularism –
ideals that were dear to him since he was 17.
All his writings bear witness to his commitment to these ideals.”
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Reputed Islamic scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
said that the news of Dr Zakaria’s demise brought a great
deal of sadness.“I remember him placating incensed crowds
of Muslims in a meeting in Delhi after the Babri Mosque
demolitions. They were upset when he advised them to
exercise restrain and not get emotional.
The way he handled them displayed amazing conviction.”
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.A lawyer by training, Dr Zakaria had a brilliant
academic career: He was awarded the chancellors gold
medal for BA and later earned a doctorate with
distinction from London University. In his 50 years
in politics, he served one term as a cabinet minister
in Maharashtra and later became a deputy leader of the
ruling Congress party in the Indian parliament.
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He also represented India in the United Nations three times –
in 1965, 1990 and in 1996. He remained a lifelong votary
of education as a means of social transformation –
the 50 educational institutions created by him across
Maharshtra speak volumes of his concerns for the
upliftment of his community.
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His nephew Salim Zakaria, a member of the Maharshtra
Haj committee says, “Zakaria sahib strongly
felt that the only way Muslims can prosper is through
education. His efforts have contributed towards the raising
of literacy among the Muslims.” Dr MA Aziz, general
secretary of several of the institutions pioneered by
Dr Zakaria, says, “We have lost a great patriot and a
great secularist today. He had always exhorted
Muslims to remember that fanatics were a
minority in the Hindu community.”
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Noted Journalist MV Kamath said
that Dr Rafiq Zakaria’s contribution to literature on
partition will be remembered for a long time.
“I have personally lost a dear friend and India has
lost a great scholar who was a keen critic of the
two nation theory,” he said.

His memories...
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Khushwant Singh,
author journalist
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who has done as much as Rafiq Zakaria.
He was a prolific writer, a keen commentator and a dedicated
educationist. The educational institutions that he has
formed are a boon to the community.
I remember the long evenings that I spend at
the Zakaria’s residence savoring intellectual conversation
and fine biryani served by Fatima, his wife.
He kindled my interest in Urdu poetry and prodded
me to translate Iqbal’s Shiqwa and Jawabe Shiqwa.
I remember those fine evenings when I think of the loss.
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M J Akbar
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What a loss! All those magical evenings spent with Zakaria Sahib,
filled with stimulating conversation and charged
debate come to me. I can’t think of another reading,
writing, thinking politician of his calibre.
Sitting in my library here, I can count nine books written
by him. His books on Islam are a treasure to behold. Long
before 9/11, he sought to challenge the demonisation of
Islam by cold logic and argument. It is apt that he died
a few moments after offering namaz. Muslims believe
that those who are dear to Allah pass during or after Namaz
in this manner. His passing leaves behind a
gap in the intellectual life of the country.

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also read this.
rafeeq sakaria's essay on indian muslims

http://www.india-seminar.com/2001/500/500%20rafiq%20zakaria.htm

2005-07-04T03:00:00.000+04:00

THE NEW GENERATION JOURNALISTS

Govt opens doors to net journos

2005-07-04T02:49:00.000+04:00

NEW DELHI: If you are a serious blogger, the Indian government
may just open its doors to you.
India is in the process of framing rules for granting accreditation to Internet
journalists and bloggers for the first time, taking a reality check on an evolving
world of net writers who could shape opinion and who have already been granted
access to official corridors in countries such as the US.
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”We are framing the rules for giving accreditation to dotcom journalists, including
bloggers,” Principle Information Officer Shakuntala Mahawal said.

The first meeting on this was held a fortnight ago, and more are
scheduled in the coming days.
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”We want an inclusive policy and we want to complete the process
as early as possible,” Mahawal said.

This augurs well for independent bloggers, or web loggers, who are increasingly
being recognised the world over as cyber journalists.

A blog, short for web log, is a personal journal published on a website.
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Blogs can be musings, opinions and news, and a blogger can have a dedicated
daily audience through his postings.

”Blogosphere”, as the world of bloggers is popularly known,
got a big boost in March when American blogger Garrett M. Graff......, 23,
was given a pass to attend the daily White House briefing. In India, blogging
became popular during the Dec 26 tsunami disaster with countless blogspots
soliciting aid as well as reporting from tragedy-struck areas to give eyewitness
accounts.
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There are an estimated eight million bloggers across the world, some of them
professional journalists but quite a few just freelancers.

According to the top press officer, the government acknowledges
that the role of dotcoms is becoming increasingly crucial in opinion making
with net surfing becoming a way of life with virtually all of urban India.

For the past few years, Internet journalists and writers in India have fought a
tough battle with the official machinery to gain access to government offices
and conferences through the mandatory Press Information Bureau (PIB) accreditation.
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The battle turned grimmer after the exposé by scam-busting website tehelka.com
revealing corruption in defence deals and showing top politicians and officials
accepting kickbacks, causing immense embarrassment to the government.

It was only after the new Congress-led regime took over that the process
of granting official access to dotcom writers picked up pace.
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”We are looking at various models in other countries and studying rules broadly
put in place by organisations like the UN, sports outfits and commonwealth
countries,” said a senior official of the information and broadcasting ministry.

”The idea is to sequester the genuine from the fraud and acknowledge those who
really want to make a difference. They will be given facilities and better access
through accreditation.”
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Online posts are widely read and according to surveys some 44 per cent
of America’s young people read blogs.

Most readers look at blogs for news, perspective and honesty that they
cannot perhaps find in standard news media.

According to Indian officials, blogs are becoming a political statement in
many other countries - such as in the US and British elections - and India
needs to prepare for such a situation.

2005-07-02T03:17:00.000+04:00

DALIT LIFE IN A TAMIL VILLAGE

2005-07-02T03:03:00.000+04:00

THE UNTOUCHABLES

2005-07-02T02:42:00.001+04:00

Their name evokes images of the wretched of the earth.

The Untouchables are the lowest of the low on

India’s caste ladder.

Still facing violence and discrimination,

they are demanding a share of political

and economic power.

SAVAD RAHMAN,

THE YOUNG VOICE OF MADHYAMAM

travels to the Keeruppatti village of tamilnadu

to explore what it means to be an Untouchable today.

kerruppatti, a local village in tamilnadu.

The illtreatment of Dalits in Tamil Nadu,

especially those occupying reserved elective

positions at the village level, continues,

with the indifference of senior officials

at the district level adding to the injustice.

Four years after Statewide elections were held

for the local bodies, there are still two panchayats

in Madurai district, Keerippatti and Paappakudi,

both reserved for Dalits, where elections cou ld not be held

owing to the tactics resorted by upper caste groups.

Adding insult to injury, caste Hindus in

Keerippatti reportedly instructed local

shopkeepers not to sell vegetables and milk

to the relatives of the unsuccessful candidate,

P. Poonkodi, fielded by the Dalit Panthers of India (DPI).

Fifteen families were affected by the act of ostracism,

according to a petition presented to the Tahsildar at

Usilampatti.

SAVAD RAHMAN, travelled through the ‘cast affected’

keerippatti village. he explain the shocking incidents,

untouchability, and and the fight of few dalits for their rights.

read savad rahman’s article here:-

http://madhyamamonline.com/featurestory.asp?fid=28&iid=316&hid=140&id=2226

to contact Mr. Savad Rahman savadbai@gmail.com

or his mobile 9846085873

also read this (about untouchability in india from other websites)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/01/07/ucaste.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/01/07/ixportaltop.html

http://www.untouchables.org/home.php

http://www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us/History/India/04/ratcliffe/

2005-06-26T04:01:00.000+04:00

CHAMPERI KADUNGON, FORMER MAOIST

a life for revolution

2005-06-26T03:29:00.000+04:00

If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the

pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory

and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution.

All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.

-Mao Zedong

NAME: CHAMPERI KADUNGON.

like many others, kadungon followed mao zedong’s
revolutionary principles in his life.
fight....class war...revolution...THEN....freedom....
his dream was a world without classes.

kadungon worked for it. so he became a revolutionist.
in police records kadungon was the main organiser
of kuttiady police station attack on 1969 december 17.

Every comrade must be helped to understand
that as long as we rely on the people, believe
firmly in the inexhaustible creative power
of the masses and hence trust and identify ourselves
with them, we can surmount any difficulty, and no enemy
can crush us while we can crush any enemy.
-mao zedong

but Kadungon defeated.

NOW, after 30 years of emergency declaration kadungon
speaking about that red old days.

NOW KADUNGON, THE FORMER MAOIST IS AN ORDINARY
LOTTERY AGENT IN PALERY, KOZHIKODE.

k.p rasheed explaining kadungon’s life in a touching language.
varadya madhyamam today published the story .

also read this :
(from other websites about
emergency)

http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/jun/24spec3.htm

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1411723,00300001.htm

http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=73322

http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13881414

http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=73318

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1152095.cms

2005-06-25T04:25:00.000+04:00

emergency

june 25, thirty years after emergency

2005-06-25T04:19:00.000+04:00

First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for the
Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.

Then they came for the
trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.

Pastor Martin Niemöller

today june 25. 30 years after emergency declaration
also read this:

http://www.countercurrents.org/comm-rajagopal130603.htm

http://venus.unive.it/asiamed/eventi/schede/emergency.html

2005-06-25T03:28:00.000+04:00

A GOOD LAYOUT SMILE. K.P REJI, THE AWARD WINNER.

K.P REJI, FACE OF A GOOD NEWSPAPER

2005-06-25T03:16:00.000+04:00

A newspaper’s front page serves as a window through which the reader can peek into the edition. The front page is like the face of a daily.

now the face of A good news paper means k.p reji.
swadeshabhimani award for best frontpage layout again to madhyamam.
award winner is the same man, k.p reji.

this is the fourth time time he got the same award.
really this is a great moment for us and madhyamam.

“what skills do we need to be successful journalists?”
answer is you must possess the basic “mechanics” to do the job.
Good language skills, the ability to write a compelling lead and
structure the story in a manner that keeps the reader interested.

k.p reji know it well. The most important skills for a journalist
can’t be taught, you must be born with them.
so people said k.p reji born as a journalist.

k.p reji’s front pages always got great attention bcose of
effective use of color and photos. his frontpages always
contain all important news of the day.

MADHYAMAM JOURNOS HEARTY
CONGRATULATIONSSSSSS... TO K.P REJI.
THE GREAT MAN OF LAYOUT.

2005-06-25T01:51:00.000+04:00

the award winning daily

2005-06-25T01:50:00.000+04:00

k.p reji again

2005-06-21T23:33:00.000+04:00

P.C Sebastian.
Design: mohamed aslam

Money (never) matters

2005-06-21T22:56:00.000+04:00

P.C. Sebastien is a friend to some,
a jyothishi to others,
advicer to some others.........

What ever , this ecnomic journalist helped many to play snake and ladder in stock market.
this bright product of prestigious kochin press academy, now holds the charge of madhyamam kottayam desk.

His predictions and scrip scans in bussiness madhyamam is always a talk in kerala dalal streets
He is famous for his love towards nature and participated in tiger surveys (thus he got a pet name tiger)
He is a good fotographer also.

if u have any doubts on any stocks or if u see a rare or new designed butterfly next time, dont hesitate to call him

2005-06-21T02:33:00.000+04:00

freedom aat midnight and larry collins

we paid tributes to a great journalist

2005-06-21T02:18:00.000+04:00

we, madhyamam journos paid tributes to a great journalist, larry collins.
The author who had written "Freedom at midnight" with

Domenica Lapierre died out Monday at the hospital of Frejus.

writer American Larry Collins is deceased Monday June 20, at the 75 years age,

of a cerebral haemorrhage at the hospital of Frejus (VAr), announced the writer

Domenica Lapierre, joint author with him of many best-sellers.

Born in Connecticut

on September 14, 1929, Larry Collins, graduate of Yale, had come to France to make its military service in an international organization - during which it met Domenica Lapierre - before becoming journalist for UPI.

The two men decided then to work together and wrote "Paris burns it", published in 1964. Several written works with four hands followed: "Or you will carry my mourning" (1967), "O Jerusalem" (1971), "This night freedom" (1975), etc...Larry Collins had also written "Fortitude" and "Mazes".Larry Collins, which had two wire, had settled in Ramatuelle in 1976.

The writer will be incinerated and a mass will be known as Thursday in the church of Ramatuelle with 11h00, indicated Domenica Lapierre.

also read this: (from other websites about larry collins)

http://www.infopak.gov.pk/writeups/writeups_english/2004/aug/Freedom%20at%20Midnight.htm

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1119234011761

http://sify.com/news/international/fullstory.php?id=13877175

2005-06-20T02:18:00.000+04:00

P.A.A GAFOOR'S ARTICLE IN MADHYAMAM

2005-06-20T02:17:00.000+04:00

PAZHAYANNOOR VILLAGE , KERALA'S SUICIDE CAPITAL

your correspondent from the valley of suicide

2005-06-20T01:44:00.000+04:00

P.a.a Gafoor , very familior among Madhyamam readers tells the story of a village in his new serial. Pazhayannur, a small village in thrissoor now got a black mark in kerala’s map bcose of large number of suicides. This year 52 people them self put full stops to life in pazhayannur bcose of various raesons.

Here smells death everywhere. now here is suicide is not a news, but a common ‘lively’matter!!. most of their days either starts or ends with a deadbody...inquist...poatmortem...
P.A.A. Gafoor, generel secretery of Madhyamam journalist union now holds the charge of thrissur news beuroe.

you can read gafoor’s article from madhyamam online.
www.madhyamamonline.com

also read this (from other websites about suicide)

http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/

http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.suicide.html

http://www.preventsuicidenow.com/suicides-in-kerala-continue.html

http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/2/2005/1112

http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2109/stories/20040507002904000.htm

2005-06-18T03:48:00.000+04:00

K.P RASHEED. THE NEW VANIMEL BOY

A JOURNEY THROUGH PEACE

2005-06-18T03:36:00.000+04:00

Nadapuram was once a land of political violence.

In 1988 this village saw brutal murder of nine people in the

name of politics. The first political murder in Nadapuram was in 1973.

A cpm activist killed by opposite group.

After that incident Nadapuram became an ‘island of blood".

15 years of violence, many people killed, hundreds of houses destroyed.
But now Nadapuram is a land of peace. no political violence...no murder....
How Nadapuram changed? k.p Rasheed, budding journalist of madhyamam

explain this amazing story in his feature. His five part feature published in

madhyamam daily last week (june 2 to june 7).

K.p Rasheed interviewed many political leaders of nadapuram.

They explained the village’s journey to peace. One exapmple

chalil sudheesh. Once he was a criminal, accused in 28 political

violence cases.

But now sudheesh changed like his village. Five years ago he said

‘goodbye’ to his violent life and became a meessenger of peace.

Chalil Sudheesh said "Always violence kills human life.

Now i understand life is a gift of god.

Now iam living with my family peacefully.
K.p Rasheed’s article tells us this type of many stories from

the heart of Nadapuram. the feature titled

"samadhanathinte nadapuram padangal"

(lessons of peace from nadapuram) got great attention

from readers of kerala and gulf.

Vanimel , the northern village of calicut contributed

severel men of letter’s like Moidu vanimel,

Sooppy vanimel, Kunhikkannan vanimel etc........
But no doubt this vanimel boy, K.P Rasheed

marks his name above all of them.

you can contact mr. K.P Rasheed. his mobile 9895080424.

2005-06-17T03:03:00.000+04:00

muhammed suhaib's article in madhyamam weekly. insight muhammed suhaib.

Muhammed shuhaib’s article got great attention

2005-06-17T02:47:00.000+04:00

Muhammed shuhaib, one of the budding journalists of madhyamam got great attention from readers through his article on emergency published in madhyamam weekly. (june 17 issue, emergency special).
suhaib tells us experiences of a journalist during india’s emergency period. In his article he describes the life of Kovalam Chandran, once a revolutionary journalist.
in the first stage of emergency kovalam chandran attacked indhiragandhi’s decision through his fornightly ‘kerala delux’.
but police and burocrats haunted him and compelled him to turmoil.
Kerala delux published an editorial on june 26 , 1975 with the title ‘the beginning of indhira fasicm ‘. but continuos police brutality changed kovalam chandran’s mind. he withdrew all his revolutionary visions and finally his kerala delux published an editorial for praising emergency.
muhammed suhaib interviewed kovalam chandran, now he is an ordinary merchant in thiruvananthapuram.
suhaib’s article explains how fascism kill an impartial journalist. Muhammed suhaib now working at madhyamam thiruvananthapuram desk. his views and language as a journalist is really great.

u can contact muhammed suhaib
mdsuhaib@yahoo.com
mobile: 9895056009

2005-06-16T02:52:00.000+04:00

pk savad rahman

Between the black and red light

2005-06-16T02:39:00.000+04:00

dear friends,
here is the english version of savadrahman's international award winning article.
this article by p.k savadrahman got developing asia award 2005. malayalm version of this article was published in our daily last year.

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Between The Black and The Red Light

(Translation of the article "chillumedayilirunn kalleriyoo")
By Savad Rahman

Mumbai is truly one of a kind. You might have been residing here for a decade or more but still you can’t be absolutely certain of your way. Andheri, Dadar, Navi Mumbai… the longer you travel the more you get confused. Such is the traffic and human convergence associated with this great city that, it could take hours to move from one point to another. But Kamathipura has always been an exception, in more ways than one.
Catch the time-bound city train service, or the red colored city bus 102 or the taxis painted in black and yellow; the means to reach the place has never been short of options. Under the guise of gentlemen, a clutch of strange friends will guide you, round-the-clock, to the world of flesh trade where many innocent dreams get shattered and fate plays havoc with millions of female lives.
Irrespective of their economic or social differences people from different walks of life used to be a regular visitor to this place, which has been shared and owned between pan, panipoori, juice vendors and multi colored buildings adorned with lamps. So one thing is clear, the AIDS cell got it completely wrong when they recorded that most of the customers were confined to long distance lorry drivers.
The list of customers who buy sexual release in these sleazy bars covers posh-driven bureaucrats to the political big fishes to the agents of rich Arabian sheikhs and white skinned foreigners to the tourists from within and abroad and to those job hunters and interviewees. There is no other place on earth where they can cheaply vent their sexual desire. The information divulged by World Sex guide stands testimony to the said fact.
But don’t get mistaken, the average turnover that has been churned out by this flesh market is equivalent to that of the revenue generated by the Mumbai share market or the diamond market at Saveri. And more than 70 percent of the sex workers in the biggest ‘red street’ are in their early teens. What else can give you a more staggering picture?
Apart from the courtesans who have been engaged in the oldest known respect-less job, the region has been a safe haven for those stray dogs, goons, pimps, and innocent kids. From the time of the British rule it has been known as Mumbai’s "comfort zone". History mirrors that Kamathis who worked here, as builders and craft workers, from the state of Nizam, had been the origin of civilization in this part of the world.
The way they came ….
It’s been seven years since her stepfather hoodwinked Rupa chikdar. Before leaving he had promised Rupa to take her home every month. But he never came back. From Kolhapur to Mumbai, Rupakchidar has come of ages. She is now matured enough to differentiate the chaff from the grains. The monkey toy that was being presented by her stepfather was still at her drawing room, grinning at the visitors.
Like Rupa chikdar, Anamika also ended up here as a result of a well-laid trap. A family friend offered her a lift, when she was on her way back from a party. As soon as she regained consciousness her memory bank was completely blank. It was too late when she realized the trap that befell on her. She fought her best against the evil desires of sex mongers and mercenaries. she was not ready to do any thing against husband and god. But her cries fell on deaf ears. Malabhai’s goons treated her with utter disdain. They put her in the dark room completely deprived of even drinking water. Ultimately they had threatened to kill her child. Anamika was left with no other option but to yield. She was being forced to select the path she hated for so long.
Here starts the show ….
The pimp would leave the scene after bagging the money that was guaranteed to him. Now she belongs to the ‘Didi’ or ‘Madam’ who bought her for a sum that ranges between Rs 25,000 and Rs 2, 00,000. It all depends upon the physical worth of the ‘commodity’. The ‘Didis’ hardly bother about the money spent, as they would earn a princely sum of Rs 25, 00,000 by selling her for a period of 6 years.
In the beginning the brothel owner will order the victim to follow his/her instructions, if she continues to refute they would resort to third degree methods like applying hot metal bars against genital organs or by tormenting her kid. A fleet of experts will be at hand to train the new arrival.
Only God and death could rescue her once she was netted. In most cases, she was being betrayed by her husband or lover. Yes, the world has become a more difficult place for women to survive. In a frantic effort to escape from the ills of infidelity, dowries, insurgencies and calamities she had been forced to cave in for the evil desires.
What is common between Manisha Koirala and these girls
Recently a Hindi film titled ‘Market’ hit the screens with Maneesha Koirala as the lead character ‘Muksam Banu’. Even though the film had nose-dived in the box office it successfully portrayed the revenge of a girl who was being forced into prostitution, as a result of her wedlock with an Arab. The film also allowed thousands of Nepali girls to breathe in respite, as many of them were subjected to merciless betrayal after being illegally deported to India. Through the reel world Maneesha had done what the girls couldn’t do in the real life.
Whether it was sheer coincidence or resulted from a thoughtful move by the director, the Nepal-born Maneesha was a perfect fit to the role. But the difference between Maneesha and the girls was quite stark. The actress might have been enjoying her leisure time in Mauritius or Switzerland when these scapegoats were confined to the dark cells of kamathipura, with their dreams got buried along with their clothes.
The queen of tinsel world would be startled to know that women between the age of 13 and 45 have been diminished to a sizable extent in her birthplace. These girls who are having a higher demand in India are ought to feed the lust of at least 12 men a day, who approached them for their ejaculatory stopover.
As Ruchira Gupta, the director of the documentary titled ‘the selling of innocents’ and the founder of the women welfare organization ‘Apne Ap’, pointed out "these girls were being tortured to the core sans providing any food and dresses. In fact most of the customers enjoyed doing brutal rape, if the girls were not willing to yield".
Unfortunately most of the pimps who have been in the business of trading Nepali girls belong to their own country. Two Katmandu citizens Renu and Bimal ran the Jhariwala whorehouse, until it was ransacked and destroyed by the ‘Rescue Foundation’ activists under the leadership of Balakrishna Acharya, last March. Then it was revealed that Rajaram Thokale the husband of Renu was an active member of the Village Development Committee. This was just another incident of unscrupulous behavior of the authorities.
What high tech pimps says…
Many children had been devoted to the temples by their parents, in order to plead for the blessings of local deity "Yellamma". Sadly, most of these girls were ended up as tools to satisfy the libido of insipid Poojaris and rich landlords. These so called ‘Devadasis’ invariably became part of the malevolent red street after failing to protect their chastity.
Most of the trains coming from Belgaum used to carry at least 10 to 20 ‘Devadasis’ per day. The situation in southern states like Kerala and Andhra was equally staggering. Hapless girls had been taken from their homes under the guise of getting employed in gulf, or in the Biscuit Company in Virley Parley or the Oceanic Products Manufacturing Company in Gujarat. A fresh inquiry might bring forth more stunning revelations about their fate. Still the hi-tech pimps say- the girls are always safe.
Nagpada police, who is in charge of Kamathipura, seemed to be bent upon preventing any illegal sex trafficking. But the real situation showed a different picture altogether. In some cases big bosses, from the Mumbai Police Department, themselves had appeared to tame the little girls who were in no mood to relent. Due to support from the top political brass these anti social elements were hardly being implicated and they in turn conspired with the criminals to widen their network
Being a mother at Kamathipura…
Neelopher was born in a reputed well-to-do family in Barelly. But her child was not that fortunate. Although being delivered in a shack room of Laila . In her hey days, Laila was a real money-spinner, now confined to the role of a grand mother as well as a maid for those women who delivered children sans any fathers’.
At Kamathipura, Neelopher did not want him to tread her path. Like any other mother Neelopher was also keen to impart her child with the best possible education. In an attempt to place him at the poor boy’s home, she did not think twice to explain the reason of her child’s orphancy as ‘father died due to tuberculosis’. Anyway, she succeeded in her attempt and has been a regular visitor to the school for quite some years. She was full of tears when she explained that never once she failed to please him by not getting him color pencils or cricket cards.
On Muhram or other special days, both of them together will visit the Darga of Haji Ali. But still she is afraid….what if the boy comes to know about her past one day.
Every mother is the same. The mothers at Kamathipura are not different. They too have dreams about their children and worried about their future. They never want their children to involve in the evil surroundings. The mother who prepares ‘Chapathi’ at the streets also keeps a bottle of boost; she wants brought up her child to be the next ‘sachin’-the cricketer.
The children of Shanthi and Anupama have been studying in a posh school in Dongrey. Thanks to the local social and political leaders, the Rakhi brothers of the women, who appeared as their parents in the official school records.
After being in the trap it is their duty to unembarrasingly beckon others to sleep with them. But no single individual of Kamathipura had wished to be part of this spiteful world and you cannot find a sex worker who has been working here with utmost satisfaction. It was not their testosterone surge but circumstances that shoved them to this ghastly culture.
Here, the million-dollar question remains. Why those political leaders who have been making all hues and cries to usurp power or social organization’s that have been ardently involved in giving Mumbai a facelift or any of us who boasts ourselves as strong proponents of equality and secularity, have failed to save her from the blushes.
The modern day MSW’s are very keen to work with the sex workers. Sadly their intention falls short of true integrity. They are least bothered about the victims’ rehabilitation but find great pleasure in educating the girls about the need to use contraceptives. A true testimony of how far the politicization of AIDS has reached.
Once she fell in to the trap, the travails would continue with her for at least 15 years until she becomes worthless for the ‘Didi’. After being in the brothel darkness for a major portion of her lifetime it would be impossible for her to get back to her normal self. Circumstances would force her to pursue her malicious life, may be at a different place.
Despite the developments in the great city, despite the baseless claim of India shining, the slum has remained the same. No matter which party rules the roost. But don’t forget, at anytime any girls from any one of the third world country (with out black cat protections or ‘z’ category security) can slip in to this horrible world. It might be you, or somebody like you, or somebody you like….
(Names mentioned above are real, because their fate can’t be changed by a mere change of name)
The end

2005-06-16T02:13:00.000+04:00

MADHYAMAM JOURNOS

Madhyamam- media revolution in the south

2005-06-16T01:50:00.000+04:00

DEAR FRIENDS, HERE IS A MATTER PUBLISHED IN MILLI GAZETTE
http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/2004/01-15Jul04-Print-Edition/011507200429.htm
ABOUT OUR DAILY BY YASIR. A GOOD ARTICLE.

Madhyamam- media revolution in the south
By E. Yasir

A vernacular newspaper started a decade and half ago now prints seven editions, has more than 50 bureaus across the globe, occupies the third position in circulation and readership, employs a workforce exceeding 5000 and thousands of reporters and agents. This is the story of Madhyamam daily published in Malayalam, which is the official language of Kerala.

Madhyamam was born with a slogan of "A milestone in the news media," with a mission of value-based journalism and the role of 'voice of the voiceless'.

Madhyamam began its journey in 1987. At Silver Hills near Calicut, it was inaugurated by Kuldip Nayar, veteran journalist. Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, the doyen of modern Malayalam literature, saw in it the birth of a silver star. A prophecy that lent substance to the evolution of the paper. The paper was led in its infancy by luminaries like KC Abdullah Moulavi, former Ameer, Kerala state Jamaat-e-Islami, PK Balakrishnan and KA Kodungallur, two distinguished men of letters.

Madhyamam is run by the Ideal Publications Trust, which aims at providing non-partisan and value-based journalistic service beyond considerations of profit and the demeaning compulsions of the market. Its policy emphasises the need for the media to rise above sectarianism and market-driven profiteering pressures that have beset the post-Independence Indian journalism.

Madhyamam’s website introduces itself with the following words: "The launching of the paper was a landmark in Malayalam journalism. Madhyamam set new trends in news content, advertisements, visuals and social commitment. Sixteen years down the line, it can boast of achievements that are not small. It was with a lot of hope and greater apprehension that Madhyamam set out on a course that appeared too ambitious to scale. Hope, because a need for value-based journalism was keenly felt in Kerala, and there were a great number of readers who wanted something more than the incomplete and prejudiced half-truths that normally get touted as news in much of the mainstream media. And appreciation, because the challenges of the competition were forbidding. Madhyamam has in its own small way molded the reading habits of the discerning Malayali readers, setting the agenda for serious debates through its editorials, features and its weekly edition".

It did create history and has carved out a niche for itself in the field of journalism armed with these qualities. It is the pioneer in the journalism of morality at least in the state of Kerala. Morality in the sense that it strictly ignores cinema, lottery and other nasty advertisements while these form a substantial chunk of advertisements the mass media gets in our times.

Madhyamam has already made its presence felt — a presence that has meant unease for exploitative forces and relief for the downtrodden. It turned the scale against financial frauds like goat farms and fraudulent farms rackets, exposed the powerful liquor lobby, manipulative trade practices like multilevel network marketing companies and usurious institutions. It brought into public attention the travails of marginalized sections like the Adivasis and Dalits. It has also stood in the forefront of environmental causes, and ruthlessly exposed how the industrial giant Grasim in Mavoor near Kozhikode was squeezing the neighboring villages dry, and the polluter finally had to close down.

Though the founders and employees in large numbers are non-professionals, Madhyamam keeps its perfection. It upholds a careful strategy of presenting news. It takes a stand on issues , they international or national.

Madhyamam has been in the forefront in bringing out exploitation and injustices against any section of society. Many of such stories may be cited be it against multi-level marketing or supporting the adivasis in the recent police firing. Iit keeps a sharp watch on issues which concern the downtrodden, neglected, deprived and marginalized sections of society

A direct impact of Madhyamam was that many age-old newspapers where forced to change their attitude in presenting and promoting news, especially about Muslims. Madhyamam also helped the voiceless to get a place in the political and social arena.

During the elections to various legislative bodies, Madhyamam plays lively and creative role. It weighs strategies and manifestoes of both the Leftist and the United fronts, which are the two prominent coalitions in Kerala politics, assesses candidates and finally gives a clear message to the people.

This way Madhyamam participates in the process of nation-building. The readership of Madhyamam may be one which can be compared to that of The Hindu in English. It cuts across the barriers of religion, class and creed. The reason for this lies in it’s neutrality, ingenuity and the positive role it plays in shaping society. A very good illustration of this can be cited from the inaugural function of the Cochin edition of Madhyamam when Justice VR Krishna Ayyar, the prominent social activist, ended his speech waving his wrist in air and shouting, "Madhyamam zindabad, Madhyamam zindabad, Madhyamam zindabad"!

Madhyamam set a new trend of covering world affairs in greater detail. Its coverage of the Gulf War of early 1990s, the Afghan tragedies during the Soviet invasion and later the US onslaught, the September 11 attack and the consequent US-British aggression and a great many others, helped inform readers about the issues involved.

Apart from the five editions across the state of Kerala, Madhyamam also brings out two interstate editions. In addition to these, Gulf Madhyamam is published from three places in the Gulf: Bahrain, Doha and Dammam.

Recently the people behind Madhyamam have started Madhyamam Health Care Programme to provide financial assistance for treatment of individuals from weaker sections suffering from chronic diseases. This exhibits the social commitment of the paper. Hundreds of patients have already availed of this facility. Madhyamam management frequently publishes reports about this scheme.

Apart from the daily edition, Madhyamam also publishes Madhyamam Weekly, Sunday Supplement, Kudumba Madhyamam, i.e., supplement for families and children.

Madhyamam also issues career, education, business and info supplements every week. Madhyamam publications have set the terms for informed debates within Kerala society, firmly taking the side of the common and deprived man. It has reshaped the reading habits of the Malayali by focusing on real issues instead of the sensational sob-stuff and soft porn carried by the mainstream media.

In a nutshell Madhyamam has become a movement, rather a revolutionary movement. Replication of this movement in English is indeed the need of the hour.

2005-06-15T04:26:00.000+04:00

madhyamam desk malappuram, noushad elangaman, s.m noufal, sreejith, m. abdulrasheed, inamurrahman, and pk savad rahman in this photo.

OUR NEW BLOG

2005-06-15T04:02:00.000+04:00

MADHYAMAM JOURNOS IS A BLOG CREATED BY YOUNG JOURNALISTS OF MADHYAMAM DAILY, KERALA, INDIA FOR SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AND ARTICLES.

Madhyamam began its journey in 1987. At Silver Hills near Calicut, it was inaugurated by Kuldip Nayar, veteran Indian journalist. Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, the doyen of modern Malayalam literature, saw in it the birth of a silver star. A prophecy that lent substance to the evolution of the paper. The paper was led in its infancy by luminaries like K C Abdullah, P K Balakrishnan and K A Kodungallur.

The Ideal Publication Trust

Madhyamam is run by the Ideal Publications Trust, which aims at providing non-partisan and value-based journalistic service beyond considerations of profit and the demeaning compulsions of the market. Its policy emphasises the need for the media to rise above sectarianism and market-driven profiteering pressures that have beset the post-Independence Indian journalism. It calls for lending voice to the voiceless majority in the society.

The opening of the paper was a landmark in Malayalam journalism. Madhyamam set new trends in news content, advertisements, visuals and social commitment. Sixteen years down the line, it can boast of achievements that are not small. It was with a lot of hope and greater apprehension that Madhyamam set out on a course that appeared too ambitious to scale. Hope, because a need for value-based journalism was keenly felt in Kerala, and there were a great number of readers who wanted something more than the incomplete and prejudiced half-truths that normally get touted as news in much of the mainstream media. And apprehension, because the challenges and the competition were forbidding. Madhyamam has in its own small way moulded the reading habits of the discerning Malayali readers, setting the agenda for serious debates through its editorials, features and its Weekly.

Impacts – slow but steady

Madhyamam has already made its presence felt – a presence that has meant unease for exploitative forces and relief for the downtrodden. It turned the scale against financial frauds like goat farms and mangium farms, exposed the powerful liquor lobby and manipulative trade practices like network ‘chains’ and usurious institutions. It brought into public attention the travails of marginalized sections like the Adivasis and the Dalits. It has also stood in the forefront of environmental causes, and ruthlessly exposed how the industrial giant Grasim in Mavoor near Kozhikode was squeezing the neighbouring villages dry, till the polluter finally had to close down. Madhyamam has also withstood the current trend of sensationalism. It has resisted the tendency to portray women in titillating photos. It has turned down advertisements worth crores because they went against financial honesty or women’s dignity. Madhyamam set a new trend of covering world affairs in greater detail. Its coverage of the Gulf War of early 1990s, the Afghan tragedies during the USSR invasion and later the US invasion, the September 11 attack and the consequent attacks, the US-British war efforts and a great many others, informing the readers about the issues involved and helping for a pacifist and humanitarian attitude – even when it meant alienating powerful establishments.

Values that inspire
Journalism in Kerala is beset with the vices it faces elsewhere too. The press is rapidly getting commercialised; the papers cater to vested interests, shameful tendencies and an all-out dependence on advertisements that become more vicious by the day. But Madhyamam has been able to prove that a paper can be financially viable, that it can flourish without sentimental sob stuff or the lure of profit cards or insurance schemes or encroachments on women’s honour. Marketing strategies like these presume that readers are an easy target and can be manipulated. What Madhyamam offered to the readers is none of these, but the sheer value of unbiased news, the credibility of its contents and the integrity of its stand. When the media pander to the aristocratic or ruling class, they forfeit their credibility. Their overindulgence in power politics makes them vulnerable to vicious influences. When they mix news with views the educated readers have reason to distrust the entire news industry. A profit-driven media culture vitiates both itself and the society.

Madhyamam may not have made a revolution in this field. But it has proved that ethics are not only possible in journalism, but are viable too. While growing into a number of editions in record time, it has also kept within the limits of journalistic discipline both in editorial content and advertisements. The society certainly needs a paper that will, as Madhyamam has endeavoured to do, stand up to the evils in the society even at the cost of crores of rupees in advertisement revenue. In a highly competitive environment Madhyamam has dared to reject every month advertisements worth lakhs of rupees, because they seek to promote fraudulent financial practices, or present women in undignified ways, or publicise evils like alcoholic drinks, cigarettes, money chains, gambling and speculation, usurious ‘blade’ companies, goat farm frauds and the like. This is possible on the one hand because Madhyamam is run by a Trust that need not make a profit, but also because of the support it has received from the reading public. People are ready to back a venture like Madhyamam because they feel it is necessary.

Madhyamam believes that journalism, like any other human endeavour, must distinguish between right and wrong. A newspaper must also give generous space to dissenting voices, and hold aloft the model of value-based journalism. God willing, it will continue to tread the same path. We would ask you to pray for Madhyamam, and to offer us your valuable suggestions. It has proved a turning point in Malayalam journalism. It has to survive as the voice of the voiceless.
It has fought the divisive tendencies in the society, and exposed the superstitions that keep the doors open for exploitative forces.

A journey forward
The growth of Madhyamam in quantitative terms and in qualitative terms has been impressive. A mere decade and a half into publication, it has grown into six editions – at Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur, Malappuram and Bangalore besides Kozhikode, and two overseas editions for Gulf Madhyamam, at Bahrain and Dubai.

Madhyamam Weekly is one among the most influential periodicals in Kerala, providing in-depth reports of social issues. It has brought into focus many political, cultural and literary issues that concern the society. In an explosive scoop, Madhyamam Weekly exposed the truth behind the death of the Naxalite leader Varghese, a truth that had been misrepresented by the establishment in collaboration with the mainstream media. Through this exposé, and the consequent official probe, it was able to show how an unarmed leader of Adivasis was brutally done to death by the police and later alleged to have died in an encounter. Madhyamam Weekly has, since its launch in 1998, set the terms for informed debates within the society, firmly positioned on the side of the common and deprived people. It has reshaped the reading habits of the Malayali by focusing on real issues instead of the sensational sob-stuff and soft porn carried by the mainstream media.

Madhyamam Annual is a cultural event accepted by the discerning Malayali for its informed discussion of issues that matter, as well as for its variety.