Malarvadi

Malarvadi is a children's magazine published by the Islamic Service Trust (IST), Kerala. It was started from Kochi in 1980 by Movement of Islam Trust, Kodungallur.

Its early contributors included prominent personalities in Malayalam literature such as MT Vasudevan Nair, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, N. P. Mohammed, C. Radhakrishnan and artists such as BM Gafoor, Yesudasan, Paul Kallanode and Venu. The magazine, which features stories, cartoons, and comics, emphasizes moral values and aims at enhancing knowledge through humor and hobbies. MT Vasudevan Nair's historical fiction Daya Enna Penkutti (Daya, the girl) was first appeared in Malarvadi