This is the one thing which made me smart. My GK is all attributed to Balarama and Balarama digest. The interests I developed in Physics and other subjects is because of it. Thanks Balarama!
I remember reading about Helen Keller, Edison, world leaders from it!
yeah dude I know. I don't remember Balarama painting him as a fraud. But such inspirational stories inspired me to be so interested in the sciences and made me what I am.
Thanks bro. Because that digest I bought from my friend for 5 rupees. Which actually changed my life back then..together with NatGeo broadcast of Mission to Mars. Became a big space fan later.
Bro I had Balaramas all the way back from 2005 till 2016. My mother and grandmother together gave it away to aakri. I literally didn't eat for 2 days and didn't come out of my room, and they had to pacify me with a new laptop.
I still got the collection from almost 07 - 17ish almost.. But damn digest was way too good for the students of the period (before internetization😑 'is that even a word ').. 🤌🔥
That Che Guevara one under the Charithraprasidha Vanithakal (2007) is one of my all time favourite Balaram Digests. That first page intro is a masterpiece, stuff worthy of goosebumps. It will make you feel to rise up and revolt against the injustices in the society.
Though I lost my collection, I'm glad you still have it in proper condition. Keep it safe
Held onto them (280 books) until 2010. But then broadband arrived. But gotta say, they definitely made me a person who is always like,'Did you know?' Unable to get of.
I still remember forcing my father to tell the newspaper guy to put digest also along with Balarama..
First one if i remember right was "nammalude shareeram"
Do you have the dinosaur one, i believe it's the 4th one published.
I also remember having the snakes one which I've obsessed on for so many hours that my mom had enough and tore it apart.
I always used to wonder where are these people who grew up reading all these general knowledge books. Did you achieved anything with it? Like I have cousins who used to criticise me for buying fast track and other auto magazines.
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I used have 10 years collection of Balabhumi & Balarama. I sold it to Aakri . Huge relief .
I can't enjoy these books like when im used to be a kid. Yeah i used to enjoy these books and cartoons tille my 25 . Now at 30 i dont know why 😔.
This very book + yureka( anyone remembers it) helped me to become what i am. Helped me to develop my reading habit (much of which I lost currently) which led to membership in three libraries when I was in my tenth.
The books that i read, the knowledge i acquired always gave me an edge throughout my degree life, during my mba and for the interviews later on.
I hope i could give a similar childhood for my children too.
I used to kinda steal those, digest for cheap money from my cousin , I bribed him 2RS for each copy, for him to buy mittai, those digests were actually bought by his elder brother.
I had a collection till 2012. Most of it got damaged by mold from the cupboard. I'm still heartbroken. I used to collect padipura and Tell me why till 75th volume.
I too had a collection of all the digest released from 2002 to 2008. I gave all my books to my friend for who is doing some scholarship exam back then. Never got it back.
i have a much smaller collection but i also have some of these books. I remember my mother had to fight a bit to get me these when i was a kid because we lived in a joint family and others were not happy about this spending we had on Balarama and digest books.
Having these subscriptions were a luxury at the time. I had to settle for Balabhoomi (cheaper) because we had subscription to digest. I used to trade them for old copies of Balarama at school.
I remember those days when our TV was gone and I started reading Balarama, the wait for a week for the next edition to arrive at my doorstep was a different high. That's how I got into reading books.
OP, do you have either of these volumes - പ്രകൃതിയിലെ എഞ്ചിനീയർമാർ or ചൊവ്വ?
I could recall, these two where the first digest editions I read and then that contined for another 8-10 years!
There. My childhood right there.
Nostalgia is perhaps the most powerful drug. One which hits u harder everytime u are down
Also picks you up at times when you feel hopeless
Anganonnum illadey. Over aavalle. Nostalgia nannayitt adikkum.. athre ollu.
I had a similar collection of Tell Me Why!
Ain’t nothing but a heaaaaartbreaaaaakkkk…..
TELL me whyy....🎶
Ain't nothing but a mistake
Now number 5
I never wanna hear you say… I want it that way
Tell me why...
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I never wanna hear you say
I want it thaaat wayyy 🎶
Chills... Literal Chills...
It was number five. Number five killed my brother.
Oh my god!!! I forgot about that part...🤣😂🤣😂
I had too until my stupid brother learned to walk.
same. i ruined my sister’s collection when i was younger
I still have from Tell Me Why Collection, my dad started the collection, now I am continuing 😁
This is the one thing which made me smart. My GK is all attributed to Balarama and Balarama digest. The interests I developed in Physics and other subjects is because of it. Thanks Balarama! I remember reading about Helen Keller, Edison, world leaders from it!
I remember those too. I owe it to the Harry Potter special digest for making me want to learn English better for reading the books
Same here.. it played a huge part in my childhood
Just FYI, Edison was a fraud and thief.
yeah dude I know. I don't remember Balarama painting him as a fraud. But such inspirational stories inspired me to be so interested in the sciences and made me what I am.
Who are you now, I mean profession wise
Wowww Balarama Kaanumo 🫣 2001 le 🫣
Balarama illa. Athokke kalanju poyi
Miss those soothran and sheru stories :”)
Is there anyone who works at Manorama on reddit? Can they check if scanned old copies can be made available?
Nice, this 50pg digest was one of my favourite reads during childhood. Do they still continue?
No idea. I stopped after 2008
Yes.. they still does
dude, scan and make a digital copy
I will. Next time I feel a burst of energy.
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Thanks for the offer. The bottleneck is time. It took me half a day to arrange it in order. I will plan to digitise it on another weekend.
Bro bumping again… can you find the edition titled “Chovva” (mars) ..
Let me check when I get back home today
Thanks bro. Because that digest I bought from my friend for 5 rupees. Which actually changed my life back then..together with NatGeo broadcast of Mission to Mars. Became a big space fan later.
you should archive it. i used to scan old magazine and publish on public domains like [archive.org](http://archive.org)
I can also volunteer, i have the collection from 2011 to 2016
It may be copyright violation.
Will the copyright violation work if they're not making money off it. Also are these available for digital purchase?
That's not how copyright laws works.
This
+1
+1
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Had similar collection of digest(2015-18) and balarama(1988 - 2015)
1988? Can you post pictures ; Curious to know what it look like.
Only 1 2015,16 edition is with me all the rest were damaged during floods.
1988? Can you post pictures ; Curious to know what it look like.
Bro I had Balaramas all the way back from 2005 till 2016. My mother and grandmother together gave it away to aakri. I literally didn't eat for 2 days and didn't come out of my room, and they had to pacify me with a new laptop.
same thing happened to me brotha. digest and balarama i collected with passion got sold to aakri.
I still feel weak when I remember that fateful day when I came back home from school 😭
Theese things made me❤️ Thanks മഞ്ഞരമ🥰
Man...I remember waiting for Fridays for the next Edition digest and Amar chitra kadha. These moulded my childhood. ❤️
Thierry Henry ♥️
The invincibles
Obligatory What do we think of Totnum?
Shit
What do you think of shit?
Totnum
Thank you
That's alright
We hate Tottenham
We hate Tottenham
I still got the collection from almost 07 - 17ish almost.. But damn digest was way too good for the students of the period (before internetization😑 'is that even a word ').. 🤌🔥
I have the rest from 2009 - 2018 ig. But I am not in India to take the picture 🥹
please please please can you can scan all those and upload to some file sharing website ?
Had a huge collection of these, tell me whys and Amar Chithra Kathas of about 14 years, mom decided to give it away to Anathapiller ;\_;
Oh! Dude you just hit me with the biggest wave of nostalgia! That's my childhood right there😄
That Che Guevara one under the Charithraprasidha Vanithakal (2007) is one of my all time favourite Balaram Digests. That first page intro is a masterpiece, stuff worthy of goosebumps. It will make you feel to rise up and revolt against the injustices in the society. Though I lost my collection, I'm glad you still have it in proper condition. Keep it safe
Held onto them (280 books) until 2010. But then broadband arrived. But gotta say, they definitely made me a person who is always like,'Did you know?' Unable to get of.
True. Taught us to be curious from childhood
2000-2005 😍
Absolute gems.
I do remember those first two cover pages from my childhood😂
Bro you're sitting on a goldmine!
I still remember forcing my father to tell the newspaper guy to put digest also along with Balarama.. First one if i remember right was "nammalude shareeram"
I am surprised no one mentioned AD3000 comic on the last page. I had so much fun reading those while arranging these books in order.
I would buy these if youre selling them
Had all these. Gave away when shifted homes
same and i regret it sm now😭 didnt really have interest back then but now feel like reading all of them
😭 nostu
One of the things I am grateful to my dad is that he bought a subscription for digest and balarama during my childhood
Whoa... Henry made it to the cover of Balarama ❤️ 😍
Oh fond childhood memories.
അന്തസ്
Wow. I just went through some nostalgia 😍
Wholesome collection ♥️
Does anyone remember those horror stories in each edition I forgot its name Does anyone remember it
Churulariyatha rahasyangal
No those are real mysteries ig I meant the horror stories Iirc there were some stories abt dracula and oth such monsters and ghosts
There's a edition "Chovva" (Mars) edition either 2003 / 2004 year. Can you find it pleaseeee....
Do you have the dinosaur one, i believe it's the 4th one published. I also remember having the snakes one which I've obsessed on for so many hours that my mom had enough and tore it apart.
dinosaur special..
it would be great if you can scan and upload it somewhere that everyone can access this.
Fuck we got old!
I had collected all the balaramas in a sack (a collection which I was proud of) but my mother threw them out when we changed home.Felt terrible .
Athokke oru kaalam
I have a collection from 2008 till 2017
Now we have to find somebody who started collecting from 2017
Yep, the saga continues
Damn that reminds me of the countless Tell Me Why books I used to have.
Do you have the ksrtc edition??
Nope. I have lost some editions. Some I have disfigured for school projects
I've been searching all over the internet for that edition,it was my favourite digest edition unfortunately I couldn't find it anywhere
Do you remember the year?
I don't think you have it I just saw a hope after seeing your collection
2018
You can get from Manorama archives. Calicut office.
TF fr?? Like real actual reality?
Does anybody remember the Chattukathil Ammini comic from Balarama?
I always used to wonder where are these people who grew up reading all these general knowledge books. Did you achieved anything with it? Like I have cousins who used to criticise me for buying fast track and other auto magazines.
Your cousins were shit. It’s not about achieving anything. You read what you like
I also had these
Can I Get That 2006 WC Edition I Can Gpay you...
Sorry. I am not selling.
I can understand...and great collection btw
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Ah nostu. was it discontinued or something?
I used have 10 years collection of Balabhumi & Balarama. I sold it to Aakri . Huge relief . I can't enjoy these books like when im used to be a kid. Yeah i used to enjoy these books and cartoons tille my 25 . Now at 30 i dont know why 😔.
still remember the initial editions... 01..NAMMUDE SHAREERAM (zumo coverpic).. 02.. COMPUTER (Y2K).. SHASTHRA KOUTHUKANGAL.. URUMBUKAL... DINOSAUR.. CHURULAZHIYATHA RAHASYANGAL.. good old days.
♥️♥️♥️
This very book + yureka( anyone remembers it) helped me to become what i am. Helped me to develop my reading habit (much of which I lost currently) which led to membership in three libraries when I was in my tenth. The books that i read, the knowledge i acquired always gave me an edge throughout my degree life, during my mba and for the interviews later on. I hope i could give a similar childhood for my children too.
One of the best things done by manorama team
Still remember the first ever digest! Also, they had this competition to win this laptop kinda thingy where you had to mail in to participate
I have this and amar chirtra kadha as collection
എൻ്റെ കയ്യിലും ഒരു പത്ത് നാനൂറു എണ്ണം ഉണ്ട്😃( 2000-2012)
I used to kinda steal those, digest for cheap money from my cousin , I bribed him 2RS for each copy, for him to buy mittai, those digests were actually bought by his elder brother.
I had a collection till 2012. Most of it got damaged by mold from the cupboard. I'm still heartbroken. I used to collect padipura and Tell me why till 75th volume.
I too had a collection of all the digest released from 2002 to 2008. I gave all my books to my friend for who is doing some scholarship exam back then. Never got it back.
i have a much smaller collection but i also have some of these books. I remember my mother had to fight a bit to get me these when i was a kid because we lived in a joint family and others were not happy about this spending we had on Balarama and digest books.
Having these subscriptions were a luxury at the time. I had to settle for Balabhoomi (cheaper) because we had subscription to digest. I used to trade them for old copies of Balarama at school.
Yeah those were not times of abundance . As everything worked out well no complaints about that either . Times just went by so fast.
they used to promote many conspiracy theories also. now they have lost relevance after internet became affordable and accessible
I remember those days when our TV was gone and I started reading Balarama, the wait for a week for the next edition to arrive at my doorstep was a different high. That's how I got into reading books.
The sacred texts!!
Do you have the History of motorcycles edition?
I have Tell Me Why Collection❤️
Funnily enough I got the collection from 2009-2018
Precious
I also have a similar collection of 50+ Balarama Digests...🙂
The sacred texts. Man that Thierry Henry pic digest, I lost it somewhere.
One Wikipedia page, edition, but nice books
Ente appan ithonnm medich tharathillarnnu. Schoolil library vecharnnu ente vayana motham.
Nostu😍
good old days before wikipedia came or at least became accessible
OP, do you have either of these volumes - പ്രകൃതിയിലെ എഞ്ചിനീയർമാർ or ചൊവ്വ? I could recall, these two where the first digest editions I read and then that contined for another 8-10 years!
Putting it on sale ?
No way
The പാവങ്ങളുടെ 🥭