Anandabodhini
Anandabodhini (1915-1960) was a multi-flavor magazine published in Tamil by N. Munisamy Mudaliar on behalf of Anandabodhini Press. Five thousand copies were printed during the first year. It was published in various forms for 25 years until 1960 with response from subscribers, and then stopped.
Background
In 1915, Nagavedu Munisamy Mudaliar started Anandabodhini magazine. It was well received by thousands of subscribers. Fascinated by the success of Anandabodhini, two more magazines were launched by others: Anandavikatan in 1925 and Anandagunabodhini in 1926. Since both of them were in the same form as Anandabodhini, Nagavedu Munisamy Mudaliar filed a case and received the verdict in his favour. Anandavikatan reformed its structure. After Kalki became the editor, Anandavikatan continued to be successful and grew into a major magazine. Anandagunabodhini altered its name to Amirthagunabodhini, however, lost its influence gradually and disappeared in 1960.
Reference
- Anandabodhini : An anthology of essays from the monthly issues of Anandabodhini from July 1920 to December 1944.
- Anandabodhini Library
- Dinamani Article on Anandabodhini
- Thamizham Link-1 and Thamizham Link-2 : Issues preserved in digital form in Tamzham Naal Oru Nool (One Book a Day) Program.
