Janayugom
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| Type | Dailynewspaper |
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| Format | Print, online |
| Owner(s) | Kerala State Council of theCommunist Party of India |
| Publisher | Janayugom Publications Limited |
| Editor-in-chief | Binoy Viswam |
| Editor | Rajaji Mathew Thomas |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Political alignment | Left-wing |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Headquarters | Thiruvananthapuram |
| City | Kollam |
| Website | www |
| Free online archives | epaper www |
Janayugomis aMalayalamdaily newspaper published inKerala,India. It is the official organ of theKeralaState Council of theCommunist Party of India.It is the first newspaper in India using free software.[1]Originally started in 1947 as a weekly magazine fromQuilonto propagate the news and views of the party, On 1953 November 16 it was converted as a daily newspaper.
The first editor was N. Gopinathan Nair (alias Velya Gopi) and the first manager R. Gopinathan Nair (alias Kochu Gopi).M.N. Govindan Nair,a senior figure in theCommunist Party of India,supported the conversion of the publication from a weekly to a daily newspaper. By the 1950s, theJanayugomdaily newspaper also was started and by the 70s theJanayugomfamily of publications had expanded to includeCinerama,a film weekly,Balayugom,a children's monthly andJanayugom Novelpathippu,a literary magazine. Later, all of these publications stopped one by one and only a monthly magazine fromCalicutremained. In 2007Janayugomwas rejuvenated, now as a daily news paper. Marxist theoreticians likeC. Unnirajahave been its chief editors. Its chief editor isBinoy Viswamand editor isRajaji Mathew Thomas.
Free/open-source software
[edit]In November 2019, the newspaper migrated toopen-source software.All desktops were moved to customizedLinux distributionofUbuntu,all image editing was moved toGIMPand alldesktop publishingwas moved toScribus.[2]Savings from the use of free software was over 10 million Indian Rupees ($130,000).[3]
Supplements
[edit]- Vaarantham
- Sahapadi
- Sthreeyugom
- Yuvakalasahithi
See also
[edit]- List of Malayalam-language newspapers
- List of Malayalam-language periodicals
- List of newspapers in India
References
[edit]- ^"Free, open-source software will offer solutions to IT startups: Pinarayi".The New Indian Express.
- ^"Janayugom, the South Indian daily newspaper, has migrated all its infrastructure to Free Software, using Scribus for layout, Kubuntu as the operating system, and KDE Plasma for the desktop".www.reddit.com.11 November 2019.
- ^"Free, open-source software will offer solutions to IT startups: Pinarayi".The New Indian Express.
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