{{short description|Indian newspaper}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Mathrubhumi | type = [[Newspaper#Daily|Daily newspaper]] | logo = Mathrubhumi Logo.jpg | logo_size = 220px | image = [[File:Mathrubhumi Cover Page.jpg|225px|border]] | format = [[Broadsheet]] | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1923|03|18}} | price = | owners = [[M. V. Shreyams Kumar]]<br/> Mathrubhumi Printing And Publishing Company Ltd | publisher = P. V. Chandran | editor = | headquarters = [[Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]], India | circulation = 10,70,215 daily<ref name=ABCIND>{{cite web |url=http://www.auditbureau.org/files/JD%202022%20Highest%20Circulated%20(across%20languages).pdf |title=Highest Circulated Daily Newspapers (language wise) |publisher=[[Audit Bureau of Circulations (India)|Audit Bureau of Circulations]]}}</ref> | circulation_date = April 2023 | website = {{URL|mathrubhumi.com}} | free = {{URL|https://epaper.mathrubhumi.com/}} | language = [[Malayalam]], [[English language|English]] (online) }} [[File:Manmohan Singh addressing at the inauguration of the 90th Anniversary Celebrations of “The Mathrubhumi”, in Kochi, Kerala. The Governor of Kerala, Shri Nikhil Kumar, the Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Oommen Chandy.jpg|thumb|90th anniversary celebrations of ''Mathrubhumi'', Kochi, 2014.]]
'''''Mathrubhumi''''' is a [[Malayalam]] newspaper that is published from [[Kerala]], India. It was founded by [[K. P. Kesava Menon]], an active volunteer in the [[Indian independence movement|Indian freedom struggle]] against the [[British Raj|British]]. The word "Mathrubhumi" translates to 'motherland'. It is the second most widely read newspaper daily in Kerala.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/27032_IRS-2010-Q1:-Dailies-in-Kerala-lose-readers-after-gaining-in-the-last-round |title=IRS 2010 Q1: Dailies in Kerala lose readers after gaining in the last round > afaqs! news & features |publisher=Afaqs.com |date=10 May 2010 |access-date=21 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710130841/http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/27032_IRS-2010-Q1:-Dailies-in-Kerala-lose-readers-after-gaining-in-the-last-round |archive-date=10 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It publishes a variety of magazines and supplements including the weekly literary magazine, ''[[Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu]]''.<ref>[https://media.mathrubhumi.com/static/Publications.html "Publications"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224080923/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/static/about/publications.htm|date=24 December 2012}}. ''Mathrubhumi''. Retrieved 1 June 2013.</ref>
==Ownership and Management== The Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Company Ltd. is a closely held public limited company. While the newspaper was founded by a collective of freedom fighters, the management and majority shareholding have historically been led by The Kumar family.
The Kumar family, descendants of the late [[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]], holds a significant stake in the company. Veerendra Kumar served as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) for several decades, overseeing the organization's expansion into television, radio, and book publishing. Following his death in 2020, his son, [[M. V. Shreyams Kumar]], succeeded him as the Managing Director. The family, based in Wayanad, maintains a prominent role in the strategic and editorial direction of the group's various media verticals.<ref name="TNM_Obit">{{cite news |date=30 May 2020 |title=Veteran socialist leader and media doyen Veerendra Kumar cremated with state honours |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/veteran-socialist-leader-and-media-doyen-veerendra-kumar-cremated-state-honours-125549 |work=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref>
===Printing centers=== The newspaper is published from Kozhikode, Kannur, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Kochi, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapuram.
== Publications == *''Arogyamasika''<ref>{{cite web |title=wellness.mathrubhumi.com |url=https://grihalakshmi.mathrubhumi.com/wellness |access-date=21 March 2013 |publisher=wellness.mathrubhumi.com}}</ref> (health publication) *''[[Balabhumi]]''<ref name="Mathrubhumi.com">{{cite web |title=Kids Mathrubhumi – Games, Stories, Rhymes, Jokes, Ecard, Quiz, Activities, Picnic |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/kids |access-date=21 March 2013 |publisher=Mathrubhumi.com}}</ref> (children's publication) *''Cartoon Plus''<ref name="Mathrubhumi.com"/> *''Grihalakshmi''<ref>{{cite web |title=Mathrubhumi Eves – Women, Grihalakshmi, Women Online, Fashion, Trends, Tastes, Care, Health, Feature, Intimacy, Wedding Planner, Villa, Guide, Photogallery, Video Gallery, Models |url=https://grihalakshmi.mathrubhumi.com/ |access-date=21 March 2013 |publisher=Mathrubhumi.com}}</ref> (women's publication) *''[[Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu]]'' (illustrated weekly) *''Mathrubhumi Sports Masika''<ref>{{cite web |date=8 August 2012 |title=sports.mathrubhumi.com |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/sports |access-date=21 March 2013 |publisher=sports.mathrubhumi.com}}</ref> (sports publication in Malayalam) *''Mathrubhumi''<ref>{{cite web |title=mathrubhumi.com |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/ |access-date=21 March 2013 |publisher=mathrubhumi.com}}</ref> (complete multipurpose portal) {{in lang|ml}} *''Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus'' – Malayalam {{in lang|ml}} *''Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus'' – English<ref>{{cite web |url=http://buy.mathrubhumi.com/books/mathrubhumi/reference/bookdetails/1339/mathrubhumi-yearbook-plus-english-2013 |title=Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus English 2013,മാതൃഭൂമി ഈയര്ബുക്ക് പ്ലസ് ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് 2013 Mathrubhumi || books |publisher=Buy.mathrubhumi.com |access-date=21 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216103136/http://buy.mathrubhumi.com/books/mathrubhumi/reference/bookdetails/1339/mathrubhumi-yearbook-plus-english-2013 |archive-date=16 February 2013 }}</ref> {{in lang|en}} *''Mathrubhumi Yathra''<ref>{{cite web |title=Mathrubhumi Yathra |url=https://digital.mathrubhumi.com/t/405/1 |access-date=21 March 2013 |publisher=Mathrubhumi.com}}</ref> (travel magazine) *''Minnaminni''<ref name="Mathrubhumi.com"/> (for pre-primary/lower primary children)
== Events == Mathrubhumi celebrated its 100th anniversary on 18 March 2023, at the CIAL Convention Centre in Kochi. [[List of chief ministers of Kerala|Kerala Chief Minister]] [[Pinarayi Vijayan]] inaugurated the closing ceremonies, and Union Minister [[Anurag Thakur|Anurag Singh Thakur]] unveiled the souvenir.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mathrubhumi to hold closing ceremony for year-long centenary celebrations on March 18 - Exchange4media |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/mathrubhumi-to-hold-closing-ceremony-for-year-long-centenary-celebrations-on-march-18-125997.html |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 November 2022 |title=Mathrubhumi Daily celebrates children and their future on the front page on Children’s Day: Best Media Info |url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2022/11/mathrubhumi-daily-celebrates-children-and-their-future-on-the-front-page-on-children-s-day |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=bestmediainfo.com}}</ref>
== See also == *[[List of Malayalam-language newspapers]] *[[Malayalam journalism]] *[[Mathrubhumi News]] channel *Mathrubhumi [[94.3 Club FM|Club FM]] *Mathrubhumi [[Kappa TV]]
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|}} * [https://digital.mathrubhumi.com/t/405/1 ''Mathrubhumi'' Yathra] * [https://digital.mathrubhumi.com/ Magazines | Mathrubhumi] * [https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-media-group-mathrubhumi-announces-period-leave-for-women-employees/story-EbzM6a6c8MyfV6tlvNS8sK.html News about ''Mathrubhumi'' on ''Hindustan Times''] * [https://www.asianetnews.com ''Malayalam News'']
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