Vidyavinodini Press was established in 1886 (Malayalam Era 1062). It was run by V. Sundarayyar and his son Viswanathayyar, the owners of
Trichur-based V. Sundarayyar & Sons. The magazine had changed its name to
Vidyavinodini Vakthavu in its final years. After the resignation of C. P. Achutha Menon in 1898,
Appu Nedungadi, T. K. Krishna Menon, and Palliyil Gopala Menon also served as the editors of
Vidyavinodini.
Vidyavinodini was not just a literary magazine. Instead, the magazine covered history, culture, finance, agriculture, and science.
C. S. Gopala Panicker, who specialised in natural science, was the chief science reporter of
Vidyavinodini. The magazine, which Palliyil Gopala Menon finally owned, ceased operations in March 1902. The place of
Vidyavinodini was filled up for a time by
Rasika Ranjini, a monthly that was owned and conducted by H. H. Rama Varma Appan Thampuran of
Cochin. ==Trivia==