Kumudam
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| Frequency | Weekly |
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| Total circulation (1986) | 620,000 |
| Founder |
S.A.P Annamalai P.V. Parthasarathy |
| Year founded | 1947 |
| Company | Kumudam Group |
| Country | India |
| Based in | Chennai |
| Language | Tamil |
| Website | Kumudam.com |
| OCLC number | 416964234 |
Kumudam is a Tamil weekly magazine published in Chennai, India. It was founded in 1947 by Kumudam Group (P.V. Parthasarathy and S.A.P. annamalai) 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 papers in 1986.[1] The web site kumudam.com attracted over 66,000 visitors in 2008 according to a Compete.com survey.[2]
Criticism
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.[3] The article received considerable social media attention, resulting in a petition on Change.org, which received over 17,500 signatures.
References
- ↑ Hutchinson Encyclopedia 8th edition, 1988, p.745
- ↑ http://siteanalytics.compete.com/kumudam.com?metric=uv
- ↑ "Plea against mag's take on leggings gathers momentum". The Times of India. 25 September 2015.