Kumudam
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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 |
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.
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[edit]
In 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.
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