Kalki (magazine)

Kalki
Frequency Weekly
Year founded 1941
Company Bharathan Publications
Country India
Language Tamil
Website kalkionline.com

Kalki is a Tamil magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[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 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 8 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Amaresh Datta (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1895. ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 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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