THE MATHRUBHUMI PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY LTD.
THE MATHRUBHUMI PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY LTD. Mathrubhumi is a Malayalam newspaper that is published from Kerala, India by The Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Company Ltd.. It was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, a volunteer in the Indian freedom struggle against the British. The word ‘Mathrubhumi’ translates to 'Mother Land'. It is the second most widely read newspaper daily in Kerala. It publishes a variety of magazines and supplements including the weekly literary magazine, Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu. It is printed from ten places in Kerala, four places in the rest of India and two places outside India. Its logo and masthead is a stylised calligraphic writing of its name in bold strokes.