Kesari (magazine)

For the defunct Malayalam journal edited by Kesari Balakrishna Pillai, see Kesari (Malayalam newspaper).
Kesari
CategoriesCultural magazine
PublisherHindustan Prakashan
First issueNovember 27, 1951; 73 years ago (1951-11-27)
CountryIndia
Based inKozhikode
LanguageMalayalam

Kesari is a weekly Malayalam language magazine affiliated publication of the Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and it is also known as the mouthpiece of the RSS Kerala.[1][2][3]

History

Kesari was started in 1951 by prominent RSS activists in Kozhikode including Shankara Shastri. Kesari was first issued in on November 27, 1951, with P. Parameswaran as the editor-in-chief. In 1962, a trust called Hindustan Prakashan was formed and Kesari's ownership was vested in it. Kesari, like other newspapers, was registered under the Press Act, which came into force in 1957.[4] Padma Vibhushan, P. Parameswaran and R Venugopal have held senior posts at Kesari.[5][6][7]


Controversies

  • An article in Kesari about former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru caused controversy nationally.[8][9][10][11]
  • An article in Kesari Weekly highlighting the relevance of the RSS-CPM friendship led to controversy in Kerala.[12]
  • An article praising Pinarayi Vijayan appeared on Kesari's website, after which Kesari disowned it and claimed its account was hacked.[13][14][15][16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "About - History of Kesari Weekly".
  2. ^ "RSS' new mission: Hindutvaization of Kerala's Onam festival". The News Minute. September 10, 2016. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  3. ^ Ameerudheen, T. A. (13 September 2016). "Was Mahabali sent to hell? A debate simmers in Kerala over Onam's origin myth". Scroll.in.
  4. ^ An, Arun (January 2, 2020). "RSS leader wants India's economic policy to be drawn from Hindu religious texts".
  5. ^ "Veteran RSS pracharak dead". The Hindu. June 12, 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
  6. ^ "Veteran RSS leader R Venugopal passes away". Mathrubhumi. 11 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Kesari Weekly News in Malayalam | Latest Kesari Weekly Malayalam News Updates, Videos, Photos - Oneindia Malayalam". malayalam.oneindia.com.
  8. ^ "Congress frowns at write-up on Jawaharlal Nehru in RSS journal 'Kesari'". The Economic Times. 25 October 2014.
  9. ^ "RSS Condemns Controversial Article in Kesari, Says Exclusive View of Writ". outlookindia.com/.
  10. ^ Chandran, Soorya (October 22, 2014). "ഗാന്ധിജിക്ക് പകരം വധിക്കപ്പെടേണ്ടത് നെഹ്‌റുവോ... ആര്‍എസ്എസ് മാസിക പറയുന്നത്". malayalam.oneindia.com (in Malayalam).
  11. ^ Desk, India TV News (October 25, 2014). "Congress frowns at write-up on Nehru in RSS journal". indiatvnews.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ പ്രദീപ്, അഭിരാം (November 2, 2012). "ആര്‍എസ്എസ് ആഭ്യന്തരസംഘര്‍ഷം പൊട്ടിത്തെറിയിലേക്ക്". malayalam.oneindia.com (in Malayalam).
  13. ^ "After editorial slams Centre over handling of Kerala floods, RSS-linked weekly pulls it down, says site hacked". August 23, 2018.
  14. ^ "RSS mouthpiece Kesari 'praises' CM Pinarayi Vijayan, then disowns it | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 August 2018.
  15. ^ "RSS Website Takes Down Editorial Critical of Centre's Flood Relief Efforts in Kerala, Says it Was Hacked". News18. 23 August 2018.
  16. ^ "kesari weekly: Latest News, Photos, Videos on kesari weekly | Asianetnews.com". asianetnews.com.