Marmik (transl. Straight from the heart)[2] is an Indian weekly published by the Shiv Sena from Mumbai, until publication of its daily Saamana.[2][3] It is seen as the frontrunner or launchpad for the Shiv Sena.[4] It focused on issues of common Marathi man or Marathi Manoos including unemployment, influx of migrant, retrenchment of Marathi workers. Itss office at Ranade Road became the rallying point for Marathi youth. It was Marmik issue on 5 June 1966 which first announced the launch of membership for the Shiv Sena.[5][6] Bal Thackeray later stated "that not just a cartoon weekly but also the prime reason for the birth and growth of the Sena.".[4]
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| Type | Political weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Cartoons |
| Owner(s) | Thackeray Family |
| Founder(s) | Bal Thackeray Shrikant Thackeray |
| Founded | 13 August 1960[1] |
| Political alignment | Shiv Sena (1966-2022) Shiv Sena (UBT) (2022- present) |
| Language | Marathi |
| Headquarters | Ranade Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Circulation | Maharashtra and other Marathi speaking regions |
| Sister newspapers | Saamana |
| Website | www |
History
editBal Thackeray, started as a cartoonist for The Free Press Journal. In 1960 when he was 34, he quit his job and started Marmik. He was joined by his younger brother Shrikant Thackeray.[2] It was launched on 13 August 1960 and it was inaugurated by the then Maharashtra chief Minister Yashwantrao Chavan. Thackeray's cartoons used to be published in Marmik. It basically mock maharashtra government policies and raise unemployment issue.
References
edit- ^ "Balasaheb Thackeray, Shiv Sena and the son of the soil". Mrityunjay Bose. Deccan Herald. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Gyan Prakash (26 October 2011). Mumbai Fables. Princeton University Press. pp. 247–. ISBN 978-0-691-15317-9. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ Thomas Blom Hansen (2001). Wages of violence: naming and identity in postcolonial Bombay. Princeton University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-691-08840-2. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Bal Thackeray's launch pad: Marmik". Sruti Shukla. The Indian Express. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Dhaval Kulkarni (10 September 2019). The Cousins Thackeray: Uddhav, Raj and the Shadow of their Senas. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. pp. 42–. ISBN 978-93-5305-647-6. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Vaibhav Purandare (27 February 2013). Bal Thackeray and the rise of Shiv Sena. Roli Books Private Limited. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-81-7436-991-8. Retrieved 31 March 2020.