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{{Short description|Gujarati language daily newspaper}} | |||
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{{Infobox newspaper | {{Infobox newspaper | ||
| name = Gujarat Samachar | | name = Gujarat Samachar | ||
| logo = Gujarat Samachar logo.png | | logo = Gujarat Samachar logo.png | ||
| logo_size = 220px | | logo_size = 220px | ||
| image = GujaratSamacharCover.jpg | | image = GujaratSamacharCover.jpg | ||
| image_size = 240px | | image_size = 240px | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| type = Daily [[newspaper]] | | type = Daily [[newspaper]] | ||
| format = [[Broadsheet]] | | format = [[Broadsheet]] | ||
| | | founded = 1932 | ||
| | | ceased_publication = | ||
| owners = Lok Prakashan Limited | | owners = Lok Prakashan Limited | ||
| publisher = Shreyans Shah | | publisher = Shreyans Shah | ||
| editor = Shreyans Shah | | editor = Shreyans Shah | ||
| | | chief_editor = | ||
| | | associate_editor = | ||
| | | staff_writers = | ||
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] | | language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] | ||
| | | political_position = | ||
| headquarters = [[Ahmedabad]], India | | headquarters = [[Ahmedabad]], Gujarat, India | ||
| oclc = | | oclc = 43611166 | ||
| ISSN = | | ISSN = | ||
| circulation = | | publishing_country = India | ||
| website = {{ | | circulation = 11.78 million ([[Indian Readership Survey]] 2017) | ||
| website = {{URL|gujaratsamachar.com}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
The | The '''''Gujarat Samachar''''' is the leading [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]-language daily newspaper published in [[India]]. Its headquarters are in [[Ahmedabad]] with a branch in [[Surat]]. It is distributed from [[Ahmedabad]], [[Surat]], [[Vadodara]], [[Rajkot]], [[Bhavnagar]], [[Bhuj]], [[Mehsana]], [[Mumbai]] and [[New York City]]. | ||
== History == | |||
The newspaper was founded by Chhabilbhai M. Patel in 1932. It is later acquired by Shantilal Shah in 1952.<ref name="ref1">Jeffrey, Robin. [https://books.google.com/books?id=tm95ad2d7osC&pg=PA120 India's Newspaper Revolution: Capitalism, Technology and the Indian Language Press, 1977–1999], p. 120 (2000) ("In Gujurat in the 1950s, successful business families ... acquired both the big old nationalist newspapers, ''Gujarat Samachar'', founded in 1932, and ''Sandesh'', founded in 1923.")</ref><ref name="lady">{{Cite web |date=2011-11-08 |title=Lady Luck of Gujarat Samachar passes away – The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Lady-Luck-of-Gujarat-Samachar-passes-away/articleshow/10612410.cms |access-date=2023-03-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108002908/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-05/ahmedabad/30363437_1_gujarat-samachar-lok-prakashan-death-anniversary |archive-date=8 November 2011 }}</ref> Its first issue was published on 16 January 1932.<ref>{{Cite book|title=ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ|last=Thaker|first=Mahesh|publisher=[[Gujarati Vishwakosh|Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust]]|year=2011|edition=2nd|editor-last=Thaker|editor-first=Dhirubhai|editor-link=Dhirubhai Thaker|volume=VI (Part 2)|location=Ahmedabad|pages=218|trans-title=Gujarati Encyclopedia}}</ref> | |||
== Availability == | |||
Gujarati Samachar is primarily available in the state of Gujarat in India. The newspaper is available in several cities in the state including Keshod, Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, and Baroda, Bhuj, Mehsana, Junagadh among others. | |||
==Television channel== | ==Television channel== | ||
It also launched a Gujarati News Channel in December 2012, ''GSTV.'' | It also launched a Gujarati News Channel in December 2012, ''GSTV.'' | ||
==Notable | == Notable columnists == | ||
*[[Anil Chavda]], poet, writer and columnist | |||
* [[Anil Chavda]], poet, writer and columnist | *[[Bakul Tripathi]], humour essayist, writer and columnist | ||
* [[Bakul Tripathi]], humour essayist, writer and columnist | *[[Hardwar Goswami]], poet, writer and columnist | ||
* [[Hardwar Goswami]], poet, writer and columnist | *[[Jay Vasavada]], writer and columnist | ||
* [[Jay Vasavada]], writer and columnist | *[[Joravarsinh Jadav]], writer, folklorist and columnist | ||
* [[Joravarsinh Jadav]], writer, folklorist and columnist | *[[Kumarpal Desai]], author, critic, editor, journalist and columnist | ||
* [[Kumarpal Desai]], author, critic, editor, journalist and columnist | *[[Makrand Mehta]], writer, historian and columnist | ||
* [[Makrand Mehta]], writer, historian and columnist | *[[Pravin Darji]], writer and columnist | ||
* [[Pravin Darji]], writer and columnist | *[[Rajesh Vyas]], poet, writer and columnist | ||
* [[Rajesh Vyas]], poet, writer and columnist | *[[Vinodini Nilkanth]], writer, columnist and novelist | ||
* [[Vinodini Nilkanth]], writer, columnist and novelist | *[[Harshal Pushkarna]], science writer | ||
* [[Harshal Pushkarna]], | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.gujaratsamachar.com/ ''Gujarat Samachar'' official | *[http://www.gujaratsamachar.com/ ''Gujarat Samachar''] – official website | ||
*[https:// | *[https://thebarodian.in/congress-era-gujarat-samachar-office-arson-vs-bjps-ed-arrest-of-bahubali-shah-in-25-year-old-case/ The only newspaper of India who has faced vengeance from Congress and BJP]. | ||
{{Newspapers in India}} | {{Newspapers in India}} | ||
[[Category:Gujarati-language newspapers published in India]] | [[Category:Gujarati-language newspapers published in India]] | ||
[[Category:Mass media in Ahmedabad]] | [[Category:Mass media in Ahmedabad]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Newspapers established in 1932]] | ||
[[Category:1932 establishments in India]] | [[Category:1932 establishments in India]] | ||
[[Category:Newspapers published in Gujarat]] | [[Category:Newspapers published in Gujarat]] | ||
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Lok Prakashan Limited |
| Publisher | Shreyans Shah |
| Editor | Shreyans Shah |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Headquarters | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Country | India |
| Circulation | 11.78 million (Indian Readership Survey 2017) |
| OCLC number | 43611166 |
| Website | gujaratsamachar |
The Gujarat Samachar is the leading Gujarati-language daily newspaper published in India. Its headquarters are in Ahmedabad with a branch in Surat. It is distributed from Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Mehsana, Mumbai and New York City.
History[edit | edit source]
The newspaper was founded by Chhabilbhai M. Patel in 1932. It is later acquired by Shantilal Shah in 1952.[1][2] Its first issue was published on 16 January 1932.[3]
Availability[edit | edit source]
Gujarati Samachar is primarily available in the state of Gujarat in India. The newspaper is available in several cities in the state including Keshod, Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, and Baroda, Bhuj, Mehsana, Junagadh among others.
Television channel[edit | edit source]
It also launched a Gujarati News Channel in December 2012, GSTV.
Notable columnists[edit | edit source]
- Anil Chavda, poet, writer and columnist
- Bakul Tripathi, humour essayist, writer and columnist
- Hardwar Goswami, poet, writer and columnist
- Jay Vasavada, writer and columnist
- Joravarsinh Jadav, writer, folklorist and columnist
- Kumarpal Desai, author, critic, editor, journalist and columnist
- Makrand Mehta, writer, historian and columnist
- Pravin Darji, writer and columnist
- Rajesh Vyas, poet, writer and columnist
- Vinodini Nilkanth, writer, columnist and novelist
- Harshal Pushkarna, science writer
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Jeffrey, Robin. India's Newspaper Revolution: Capitalism, Technology and the Indian Language Press, 1977–1999, p. 120 (2000) ("In Gujurat in the 1950s, successful business families ... acquired both the big old nationalist newspapers, Gujarat Samachar, founded in 1932, and Sandesh, founded in 1923.")
- ↑ "Lady Luck of Gujarat Samachar passes away – The Times of India". 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ Thaker, Mahesh (2011). Thaker, Dhirubhai (ed.). ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ [Gujarati Encyclopedia]. Vol. VI (Part 2) (2nd ed.). Ahmedabad: Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust. p. 218.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Gujarat Samachar – official website
- The only newspaper of India who has faced vengeance from Congress and BJP.
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