Established in the year 1887, Deepika Malayalam Newspaper is the first Malayalam daily. Deepika, one of the most-read Malayalam newspapers in Kerala, is the first to start up a website - http://Deepika.com - for providing online news all 24X7.
Over the 128 long years of existence, Deepika newspaper has become one of the most read newspapers in Malayalam. It is now run under the leadership of Catholic priests.