The Svadesabhimani was the first newspaper started by Vakkom Moulavi in 1905, who was its owner, publisher and managing editor. The newspaper was a trailblazer in independent and fearless Malayalam journalism. It was suppressed by the Travancore government in 1905, with the confiscation of the press and exile of the editor, Ramakrishna Pillai. This celebrated newspaper is now available to the wider public through the digitization of the available Malayalam issues. The main articles have been translated into English. Read about its analysis of governance and legislative reforms, education policy, social reforms, media, the national movement and international developments.

VMFT is digitizing other journals and works of Vakkom Moulavi, including Muslim, al-Islam, Deepika and others. These journals debate contemporary issues, champion social and educational reform in the Muslim community and bring a fresh perspective to the history of the period.