Amirtha Gunabodhini

Amirtha Gunabothini (1926-1940) was a variety magazine published in Tamil by S. G. Ramanujalu Naidu.

History

In 1926, S. G. Ramanujalu Naidu became the editor of the Anantha Gunabothini magazine started by T. Rajagopal Mudaliar. Later, Anantha Gunabothini was started as a competition to Ananda Bothini magazine. Arani Kuppusamy became famous by publishing serials in Anantha Bothini. Nagavedu Munusamy Mudaliar, the owner of Ananda Bothini, filed a case against Anantha GunaBothini citing that the latter had resemblance of the name and structure of his magazine. The verdict was in his favour. Ananda Gunabothini altered its form and changed the name to Amirtha Gunabothini. S. G. Ramanujalu Naidu wrote several sections in the magazine such as Children's column, Women's column, and pathrikacharam. He wrote comics and cartoons under the name Kathapirasangi. All columns were written by him except a few by, Maral Karthikeya Mudaliar, Ariyur V Padmanaba Pillai. Amirta Gunabothini published J. R. Rangaraju's novels. In 1934, conflicts arose between S. G. Ramanujalu Naidu and Madurai I. M Gopalakrishna Kon when Amirtha Gunabothini was sold to Gopalakrishna Kon. S. G. Ramanujalu Naidu resigned from the magazine. Even thereafter, J. R. Rangaraju's novels were published continuously. Many books from the Amirtha Gunabothini Press were also published continuously. In 1940, the magazine was stopped.