List of Marathi-language newspapers

The Marathi language has a long history of literature and culture. The first Marathi newspaper, Darpan, was started on 6 January 1832 by Balshastri Jambhekar. The paper was bilingual fortnightly also published in English as The Bombay Darpan and stopped publishing in 1840.[1][2] Founded in 1881 by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, the daily Kesari was a prominent newspaper of the pre-Independence era with a large readership. It claimed to have circulation of 3500 within two years of establishment and reached up to 22,000 during 1908.[3] Narayan Meghaji Lokhande's Marathi daily Din Bandhu, which focused on social causes of labour class, was the second largest circulation in Bombay Presidency with 1650 copies a week in 1884.[2]

Marathi newspapers

References

  1. J V Vilanilam (2005). Mass Communication In India: A Sociological Perspective. Sage. p. 57. ISBN 9780761933724. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Prashant Kidambi (2007). The Making of an Indian Metropolis: Colonial Governance and Public Culture in Bombay, 1890-1920. Ashgate Publishing. pp. 165, 172. ISBN 9780754656128. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. Veena Naregal (2001). Language Politics, Elites, and the Public Sphere. Orient Blackswan. p. 210. ISBN 9788178240145. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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