 Cover of 1–15 March 2018 issue | |
| Categories | Women's magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Biweekly |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Company | Mathrubhumi Group |
| Country | India |
| Based in | Kozhikode |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Website | mathrubhumi.com |
Grihalakshmi is an Indianmagazine published fortnightly by theMathrubhumi group. As of December 2013, it is the fifth largest regional language magazine in India by circulation according to IRS Survey 2013, with average qualifying sales of 826,000 copies.[1]
A women's magazine published inMalayalam,Grihalakshmi was launched in 1979[2][3] as a monthly publication. It became a bi-weekly in 2013.Grihalakshmi is owned and published by Mathrubhumi, and is based inKozhikode.[3]
On 30 January 2016, Grihalakshmi organized a Women’s Midnight Half-marathon inKochi,Kerala. It was the first of its kind in India.[citation needed] Prominent Malayalam actorMamta Mohandas, Olympic athleteAnju Bobby George and social workerSunitha Krishnan were the ambassadors of the event.[4]
Organized as a celebration of womanhood, the agenda was to spread the message that the streets are safe and free for women also in the night. Around 2000 people attended the marathon. The then Home MinisterRamesh Chennithala launched the event. The marathon started at 10:30 pm on 30 January and crossed over to 31 January, making it a two-day marathon.[5]