Kerala Janatha was a Malayalam language morning daily newspaper published from Thiruvananthapuram, India. [1] [2] The newspaper was published by Kerala Janatha Printers & Publishers (Pvt.), Ltd. [3] It was published daily, except Mondays. [4]
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai founded Kerala Janatha as a Praja Socialist Party organ in 1957. [3] [5] [6] [7] As of 1957 Pattom A. Thanu Pillai served as chief editor and K. Krishna Pillai was the publisher. [8] In its heyday, it was one of the major newspapers in Kerala. [9] In its early period it claimed a circulation of 9,017. [4] As of the mid-1960s, K. Krishna Pillai was the managing editor of the newspaper. [9] Kerala Janatha carried 8 pages. [1] It measured 20 x 16 inches. [4]
By 1967 it claimed a circulation of 6,362, out of whom 5,917 would be subscribers. [3]