Onmanorama

Onmanorama
StatusActive
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Country of originIndia
Headquarters locationKottayam
Owner(s)Malayala Manorama
Official websiteonmanorama.com

Onmanorama is the online English news portal of the Malayala Manorama group, which also publishes the Malayala Manorama newspaper, read by over 20 million Malayalis worldwide; Vanitha, the largest circulated women's magazine in India, The Week, an English weekly; and several other periodicals and children's books.[1]

Onmanorama is headquartered at Kottayam in India's southernmost state of Kerala.

The news portal mainly covers developments in Kerala and the southern states of India. Its coverage ranges from daily breaking news to long-form and researched pieces in various fields like sports, entertainment, movies, lifestyle, food and travel.

Onmanorama is known for its hyperlocal coverage of Kerala. Other than its network of reporters, the portal uses the network of Malayala Manorama, Manorama News, and ManoramaOnline, the online version of the newspaper, for its stories.

History

[edit]

Onmanorama was established in 1998 as English Manoramaonline and was re-branded as Onmanorama in 2016.

Notable people

[edit]
  • Mammen Mathew — Chief Editor, Malayala Manorama
  • Jayant Mammen Mathew — Executive Editor, Malayala Manorama,[2]
  • Mariam Mammen Mathew — CEO, Manorama Online & Onmanorama

Awards

[edit]
  • In 2023, Onmanorama podcasts won top honours at India Audio Summit and Awards.[6]
  • Onmanorama's news documentary, 'Penntholpaavakoothu,' won the Best Short Documentary Award at the Seventh Art Independent Film Festival held in Thiruvananthapuram.[7]
  • 'Penntholpaavakoothu,' was also awarded the Best Documentary in the web category at the 13th Laadli Media & Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2023 - Regionals.[8]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "About Us". Onmanorama. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Jayant Mammen Mathew elected president of INS". The Hindu. 28 September 2018.
  3. ^ "South Asian Digital Media 2016 – Award winners". WAN-IFRA. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Greener Pastures: 3 Unique Farmers, 1 Story". Onmanorama. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Onmanorama's 'Greener Pastures' wins 'Special Jury Mention' at 5th KR Mohanan documentary fest". Onmanorama. 20 February 2022.
  6. ^ "2 Onmanorama podcasts win top honours at India Audio Summit and Awards". Onmanorama. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Onmanorama Penntholpavakoothu wins Best Short Documentary Award". Onmanorama. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Laadli Awards 2023: Onmanorama's 'Penntholpaavakoothu' wins Best Documentary award". Onmanorama. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
[edit]