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The Malayala Manorama newspaper traces its roots to the pre-Independence of India. Kandathil Varghese Mappillai brought out the first edition of the Malayala Manorama newspaper on 22 March, 1890 in Kottayam.

In an era when there were few newspapers around – except the ones from Churches, Malayala Manorama was a newspaper that would be different and stay away from religion. Though the first edition was a weekly, the newspaper became bi-weekly in 1901, thrice a week in 1918 before eventually becoming a daily newspaper in 1928.

After Kandathil Varghese Mappillai died in 1904, his nephew K.C.

Mammen Mappillai took over as Editor of Malayala Manorama. K.C. Mammen Mapillai had varied business interests even in those times.

Rahul mammen mappillai wife

He was the Chairman of the National and Quilon Bank, that was one of the largest banks in the Thirties. He also founded an Insurance company, and popularized rubber cultivation. K.C. Mammen Mapillai’s son, K.M. Cherian