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HISTORY ''Deepika'' has a history of over a century. It was first published by a Roman Catholic priest, Nidhirikkal Manikkathanar, under the masthead ''Nazrani Deepika'', in 1888. The word "Deepika" in Malayalam means "oil candle." It was then printed on a crude handmade wooden press. As its first name denotes, ''Deepika'' is more popular among Nasranis or Syrian Catholics in Kerala. For many years ''Deepika'' was run by Carmelites Of Mary Immaculate (CMI), a religious order within the Roman Catholic Church . In the mid 90s the daily was taken over by a Public Limited Company, ''Rashtra Deepika'', which consists mostly bishops and priests as board of directors. Despite of its religious background ''Deepika'' introduced many changes in Malayalam Journalism . It was the first to introduce many innovations.
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