Malayalam calendar

Kollam Era (also known as Malayalam Era or Kollavarsham or Malayalam Calendar or Malabar Era) is a solar and sidereal Hindu calendar used in Kerala, India. The origin of the calendar has been dated as 825 CE (Pothu Varsham) at Kollam(Quilon). It replaced the traditional Hindu calendar used widely else where in India and is now prominently used in Kerala. All temple events, festivals and agricultural events in the state are decided according to the dates in the Malayalam calendar.

History

Regarding the Origin of the Malayalam calendar - the Kolla Varsham is having many theories. Some of the major theories are as follows.

Malayala Manorama

Malayala Manorama (Malayalam: മലയാള മനോരമ) is a daily morning newspaper, in Malayalam language, published from Kottayam in the state of Kerala, India by Malayala Manorama Company Limited. It was first published as a weekly on 22 March 1890, and currently has a readership of over 20 million (with a circulation base of over 2.1 million copies). The Malayalam title "Manorama" roughly translates to "entertainer".

According to World Association of Newspapers, as of 2011, it holds a position as the fifth most circulating newspaper in the world. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) 2013 figures, it is the third largest circulating newspapers in India (behind The Times of India and Dainik Jagran) and largest circulating newspaper in Kerala.

History

Malayala Manorama,is owned by single family, known as the Kandathil. Malayala Manorama Company was incorporated by Kandathil Varghese Mappillai at Kottayam on 14 March 1888. The company started with one hundred shares of Rs 100 each. The investors paid in four equal instalments. With the first instalment, the company brought a Hopkinson and Cope press, made in London. A local craftsman, Konthi Achari, was hired to make Malayalam types for the imported press.

Manorama

Manorama may refer to:

People

Media

I Me

I Me (stylized i Me) is a Chinese mainland girl group whose members are Mocika Lee (Chinese: 李媛希), Niki Yi (Chinese: 易易紫), and Mikan Liu (Chinese:刘美含) from China; PureNess Shen (Chinese:沈泫京）from South Korea; and Sara Na (Chinese:那琳) from Thailand. I Me debuted in June 30, 2010.

Members

The "girl next door"---Mocika Lee

Mocika Lee, a girl born on February 10, 1990 in Sichuan, China, is a student from Sichuan University of Electronic Technology. She is responsible for the midbass at this girl group. She is the leader in both singing and dancing in the group.

The lovely princess---Mikan Liu

Mikan Liu was born on April 9, 1991 in Shenzhen, China. Now she is studying in the Japanese Language Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University. She represents the image of I ME.

The sexy bobbed girl---Niki Yi

Niki Yi, a girl born on November 8, 1987 in Sichuan, China. She is good at dancing and rap, and she is the only bobbed girl in the group.

Navya Nair

Dhanya Veena, better known by her stage name Navya Nair, is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam, Tamil, and Kannada films. She is well established in Malayalam. She is two time recipient of Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and Kalaimamani award.

Personal life

Navya Nair was born on 14 October 1985 to Raju & Veena Raju who hails from Cheppad, a village near Harippad in Alleppey District. The film director K. Madhu is her uncle. She studied at Bethany Balikamadom High School, Nangiarkulangara till 10th grade and then at MSM Higher Secondary School, where her mother was a teacher. She married Mumbai-based businessman, Santhosh Menon, on 21 January 2010 and they have a son Sai Krishna, born on 22 November 2010.

Film career

She was still at school when offered her first film role, starring opposite Dileep in Ishtam in 2001. There followed roles in partnership with Dileep, in films such as Mazhathullikkilukkam, Kunjikoonan, Kalyanaraman, Pandippada, Gramaphone and Pattanathil Sundaran.