Rajasthan Patrika

Rajasthan Patrika
29 February 2012 front page of Rajasthan Patrika
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerRajasthan Patrika Pvt. Ltd.
FounderKarpoor Chand Kulish
News editor
Gulab Kothari
Founded7 March 1956; 70 years ago (1956-03-07)
Political alignment
neutral
LanguageHindi & Rajasthani
HeadquartersJaipur, Rajasthan
Circulation1,385,000 Daily (as of April 2023)
Websitewww.patrika.com Edit this at Wikidata
Free online archives
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Rajasthan Patrika (lit. 'The Rajasthan Newsletter') is an Indian Hindi-Rajasthani language daily newspaper. It was founded by Karpoor Chandra Kulish in 1956 and published as Rajasthan Patrika in Delhi and Rajasthan, and as Patrika in 9 other states.

As per Indian Readership Survey 2013, Rajasthan Patrika emerged as the fourth most-read Hindi language newspaper in India, and Patrika emerged sixth.

History

Rajasthan Patrika was founded by Karpoor Chandra Kulish on 7 March 1956. Mr. Karpoor Chand Kulish is follower of Jain religion. Over the years, it became a leading national daily.

Editions

Rajasthan Patrika prints editions in New Delhi and the seven cities of Chhattisgarh (in Bilaspur, Jagdalpur and Raipur), Gujarat (in Ahmedabad and Surat), Karnataka (in Bangalore and Hubli), Madhya Pradesh (under the shorter name of Patrika in Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain and eight other cities), Rajasthan in (Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Gangapur City and 13 other cities) and in Tamil Nadu (at Chennai and Coimbatore).

Early in 2015, Rajasthan Patrika announced a Delhi-based English news website, called Catch News under the aegis of senior journalist and editor Shoma Chaudhry.
Rajasthan Patrika also publish two bimonthly Hindi language child magazines — "Balhans" and "Chotu-Motu".

Notable columnist

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Highest Circulated Daily Newspapers (language wise)" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations.
  2. ↑ Ajwani, Deepak (18 March 2014). "For Rajasthan Patrika, it is Readers Above Advertisers". Forbes India Magazine. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "MRUC reveals Indian Readership Survey 2013 findings" (PDF). Athens Journals. 28 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Ajwani, Deepak (18 March 2014). "For Rajasthan Patrika, it is Readers Above Advertisers". Forbes India Magazine.
  5. ↑ "About Patrika Conglomerate". Patrika Group. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Patrika launches two more editions from Madhya Pradesh". afaqs!. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  7. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/company/catch-news [self-published source]
  8. ↑ "Read Online Hindi Magazine for Children - Emagazine for Kids — Balhans". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Feroze Varun Gandhi: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.