Kalki (magazine)

Kalki is a Tamil-language weekly magazine published from Chennai, India.[1] The magazine was established by Kalki Krishnamurthy, a popular Tamil novelist and Indian freedom fighter, in 1941.[2] The magazine is known for its publication of historic novels such as Ponniyin Selvan and Sivagamiyin Sabadham.[3]

Kalki
FrequencyWeekly
Year founded1941
CompanyBharathan Publications
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Websitekalkionline.com

Kalki Krishnamurthy also edited the magazine,[2] which is published on a weekly basis.[3] During his term the magazine was much more respected due to its quality.[2] Mullum Malarum (authored by Umachandran), which won this magazine's first prize in the silver jubilee novel competition was first published in this magazine as a serial, and later made into a hit Tamil movie of the same name starring Rajnikanth.

References

  1. "But history will remain..." The Hindu. 11 June 2003. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. Amaresh Datta (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1895. ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. Pavithra Narayanan (21 March 2014). What are you Reading?: The World Market and Indian Literary Production. Taylor & Francis. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-317-80926-5. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
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