Thuglak
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Editor | Swaminathan Gurumurthy |
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Former editors | Cho Ramaswamy |
Categories | News magazine |
Frequency | Weekly |
Circulation | 70000 weekly (2020) [1] |
First issue | 14 January 1970 [ citation needed ] |
Company | Bharathan Publications [ citation needed ] |
Country | India |
Based in | Chennai , Tamil Nadu |
Language | Tamil (தமிழ்) |
Website | www.thuglakdigital.com |
Thuglak ( Tamil : துக்ளக் ) is a Tamil language weekly news magazine .
History
Cho Ramaswamy founded the magazine and commenced its first publication on the first day of the Tamil harvesting month "Thai" ( Tamil : தை ) based on the Tamil calendar system (14 January 1970 [ citation needed ] ). He was the editor of the magazine until his death and has penned several columns.
The name of the magazine and its mascot draws from Muhammad bin Thuglak , Sultan of Delhi , on whom in 1968, the founder staged a play [2] and later the 1971 movie Muhammad bin Tughluq . [3] The plot is a socio-political satire, which narrates the scheme and success of a small band of idealists who take over the Government of India as the resurrected Muhammad bin Thuglak . The founder directed and plays the lead — in the movie and the play. It was conducted under the banner of Viveka Fine Arts Club. [2]
After Cho Ramaswamy 's death, Swaminathan Gurumurthy became the editor. [4]
Highlights
The magazine features on its front cover a satirical cartoon, pertinent to an issue of current social and public interest.
The editor stopped publishing for two weeks, when a state of emergency was declared in India . When the publication resumed after the first two weeks of emergency, the issue was published with a black front cover. [5] Thuglak was the only magazine in India, whose advertisements were censored during this time. [5]
There was only other instance, later in its history, when the magazine was published with a black front was after the Babri Masjid was brought down in 1992. [5]
Pricing and subscription
The magazine is available through electronic access to readers outside of India via its website for a price of INR 900 or approximately US$20. [6]
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- Swamynathan (publisher)
- Udhaya (manager)
- Madhalai (senior sub editor)
- Sathya (sub editor), Brakath Ali (sub editor)
- Vasanthan Perumal (special correspondent)
- Ramachandran @ Durvaasar (sub editor)
- S.Ramesh (chief reporter)
- S.J.Idhaya (south reporter)
- S.P.Sanmugam (west reporter)
- P.J.Ramamoorthy (darmapuri reporter)
References
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"Thuglak Ramesh interview"
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Interview
. Behindwoods youtube channel. 20 January 2020
. Retrieved
21 January
2020
.
Reader: 'What is Thuglak's circulation?'
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Ramnarayan, Gowri (7 June 2004).
"Cho, what's up?"
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Interview
. Kasturi and Sons Ltd for
The Hindu
. Archived from the original on 10 April 2005
. Retrieved
25 August
2008
.
For the Viveka Arts amateur theatre company to which he belongs, founded by brother Rajagopal (Ambi), this is a matter for jubilation in its golden jubilee year.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link ) - ↑ Ambi, Cho Ramasawamy (Director), Manorama, Peelisivam … (1971). Muhammad bin Thuglak (Motion picture) . India: Swamynathan.
- ↑ Mano. "Thuglak.com, Latest News, Cartoon, Politics, Tamil Magazine, weekly Magazine" . thuglak . Retrieved 14 August 2023 .
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Warrier, Shobha (4 July 2005).
"This is the time for imposing Emergency"
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Interview
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Rediff
. Retrieved
25 August
2008
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I was agitated initially and stopped the publication of Thuglak for two issues. Later, when I restarted, I published a black wrapper. In fact, two issues of Thuglak had black wrappers; one was during the Emergency and the other after Babri Masjid was pulled down.
- ↑ Thuglak (26 October 2009). "Thuglak Online Store" . Thuglak . Retrieved 26 October 2009 .
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