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 Andhra Prabha was started in [[Chennai|Madras]] (now, [[Chennai]]) on August 15, 1938 by [[Ramnath Goenka]] under his [[Indian Express Group|''Indian Express'' group]] and published from major towns inside [[Andhra Pradesh]] from the 1950s to challenge the prominence of the then leading Telugu newspaper, ''[[Andhra Patrika]]''.<ref>Gidugu Venkaṭa Sitapati: "History of Telugu literature", Sahitya Akademi, 1968, ASIN: B0007IVWXY</ref><ref name="ramreddy">G. Ram Reddy: "Regionalism in India : A study of Telangana", Concept Publishing Company, 1979, ASIN:B0000E9UDF</ref> In 1960, ''Andhra Prabha''<nowiki/>'s circulation was 53,000 for its two editions from [[Vijayawada]] and [[Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh|Chittoor]]. Ten years later, then publishing from Vijayawada and [[Bangalore]] circulation reached 1,16,000, vastly surpassing that of ''[[Andhra Patrika]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jeffrey|first=Robin|date=February 1997|title=Telugu: Ingredients of Growth and Failure|journal=Economic & Political Weekly|volume=32|pages=192–195}}</ref>
-A reader from [[Bellary]] originally suggested the name "''Andhra Prabha"'' and the management of the newspaper awarded him with the sum of 116 rupees as a token of their gratitude.<ref name="site">{{cite web|url=http://andhraprabha.in/header/about |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528152015/http://www.andhraprabha.in/header/about |archive-date=28 May 2010 |df=dmy }} Retrieved on 8 May 2010.</ref> The paper was initially edited by Khasa Subba Rao (joint editor of ''[[Indian Express]]'') who was succeeded by Nyayapati Narayana Murthy. In 1942, [[Narla Venkateswara Rao]] was promoted from news-editor to editor of the paper. He held this position for seventeen years, a period of time that is considered epochal in Telugu journalism.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} He was responsible for many revolutionary changes in headline and caption writing, in the framing of action photos, in news display and in page make-up. It was during Narla's editorship that the paper was closed down for a brief period during the [[Quit india movement|Quit India Movement]]. The newspaper was shut down for a few months in order to protest the [[British Raj|British Government's]] attempt to impose censorship on the press. The ''Andhra Prabha'' was also banned from the [[Mysore state|State of Mysore]] and the [[Hyderabad state|State of Hyderabad]] because it opposed the feudal nature of these regimes.<ref name="jyoti">N.V.R.Jyoti Kumar: "Newspaper marketing in India: a focus on language press", Anmol Publications, 2003, {{ISBN|978-81-261-1556-3}}</ref> Narla later tendered his resignation when he had a falling out with Ramnath Goenka over his sympathy with the workers in the press which resulted in a strike in [[Chennai]].<ref name="jyoti" /> He was succeeded by Neelamraju Venkataseshaiah. Venkataseshaiah was succeeded by [[Nageswara Rao Panditharadhyula|Panditharadhyula Nageswara Rao]], from 1969–1976.
+A reader from [[Bellary|Ballari]] originally suggested the name "''Andhra Prabha"'' and the management of the newspaper awarded him with the sum of ₹116 as a token of their gratitude.<ref name="site">{{cite web|url=http://andhraprabha.in/header/about |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528152015/http://www.andhraprabha.in/header/about |archive-date=28 May 2010 |df=dmy }} Retrieved on 8 May 2010.</ref> The paper was initially edited by Khasa Subba Rao (joint editor of ''[[Indian Express]]'') who was succeeded by Nyayapati Narayana Murthy. In 1942, [[Narla Venkateswara Rao]] was promoted from news-editor to editor of the paper. He held this position for seventeen years, a period of time that is considered epochal in Telugu journalism.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} He was responsible for many revolutionary changes in headline and caption writing, in the framing of action photos, in news display and in page make-up. It was during Narla's editorship that the paper was closed down for a brief period during the [[Quit india movement|Quit India Movement]]. The newspaper was shut down for a few months in order to protest the [[British Raj|British Government's]] attempt to impose censorship on the press. The ''Andhra Prabha'' was also banned from the [[Mysore state|State of Mysore]] and the [[Hyderabad state|State of Hyderabad]] because it opposed the feudal nature of these regimes.<ref name="jyoti">N.V.R.Jyoti Kumar: "Newspaper marketing in India: a focus on language press", Anmol Publications, 2003, {{ISBN|978-81-261-1556-3}}</ref> Narla later tendered his resignation when he had a falling out with Ramnath Goenka over his sympathy with the workers in the press which resulted in a strike in [[Chennai]].<ref name="jyoti" /> He was succeeded by Neelamraju Venkataseshaiah. Venkataseshaiah was succeeded by [[Nageswara Rao Panditharadhyula|Panditharadhyula Nageswara Rao]], from 1969–1976.
 In July 2018, it entered into broadcasting space by launching a nationwide English news channel named "[[India Ahead]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/andhra-prabha-to-launch-english-news-channelindia-aheadin-july-90412.html|title=Andhra Prabha to launch English news channel, India Ahead, in July - Exchange4media|website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media|language=en|access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref> It became the first English News Channel to be beamed out of South India.