Deepika (newspaper)

Deepika
TypeDaily Newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerRashtra Deepika Ltd.
FounderNidhiry Mani Kathanar
EditorGeorge Kudilil
Managing editorMichael Vettickat
Founded15 April 1887
LanguageMalayalam, English
HeadquartersKottayam
Circulation5,00,000 daily
Readership3.0 Million
Sister newspapersRashtradeepika
Websitewww.deepika.com
Free online archivesepaper.deepika.com

Deepika (transl. Lantern; known as Nasrani Deepika till 1939) is an Indian Malayalam-language newspaper, which is one of the oldest newspapers published in India. It is a mouthpiece of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in the region. Started in 1887, it is the oldest Malayalam newspaper now in circulation. Deepika publishes editions from Kottayam, Kochi, Kannur, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode.