Kesari (magazine)

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]

Kesari
CategoriesCultural magazine
PublisherHindustan Prakashan
First issueNovember 27, 1951
CountryIndia
Based inKozhikode
LanguageMalayalam

History

Kesari was started in 1951 by prominent RSS activists in kozhikode including Shankara Shastri. Kesari was first issued in on Tuesday, 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 in 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 RSS-CPM friendship led to controversy in Kerala.[12]
  • An article praising Pinarayi Vijayan appeared on Kesari's website.but Kesari disowned it and claimed its account was hacked.[13][14][15][16]
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See also

References
  1. "About - History of Kesari Weekly".
  2. https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rss-new-mission-hindutvaization-keralas-onam-festival-49656
  3. Ameerudheen, T. A. "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". June 12, 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
  6. "Veteran RSS leader R Venugopal passes away". Mathrubhumi.
  7. "Kesari Weekly News in Malayalam | Latest Kesari Weekly Malayalam News Updates, Videos, Photos - Oneindia Malayalam". https://.
  8. "Congress frowns at write-up on Jawaharlal Nehru in RSS journal 'Kesari'" – via The Economic Times.
  9. "RSS Condemns Controversial Article in Kesari, Says Exclusive View of Writ". https://www.outlookindia.com/. External link in |website= (help)
  10. Chandran, Soorya (October 22, 2014). "ഗാന്ധിജിക്ക് പകരം വധിക്കപ്പെടേണ്ടത് നെഹ്‌റുവോ... ആര്‍എസ്എസ് മാസിക പറയുന്നത്". https://malayalam.oneindia.com. External link in |website= (help)
  11. Desk, India TV News (October 25, 2014). "Congress frowns at write-up on Nehru in RSS journal". indiatvnews.com.
  12. പ്രദീപ്, അഭിരാം (November 2, 2012). "ആര്‍എസ്എസ് ആഭ്യന്തരസംഘര്‍ഷം പൊട്ടിത്തെറിയിലേക്ക്". https://malayalam.oneindia.com. External link in |website= (help)
  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.
  15. "RSS Website Takes Down Editorial Critical of Centre's Flood Relief Efforts in Kerala, Says it Was Hacked". News18.
  16. "kesari weekly: Latest News, Photos, Videos on kesari weekly | Asianetnews.com". asianetnews.com.
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