Newspapers are an essential item for everyone to gain knowledge about various topics like current happenings, politics, world affairs, sports, business, economy, and whatnot. Since its beginning newspapers have been a huge part of the routine of people’s life and it continues to be even after so many other mediums have arrived. India has more than 6700 newspapers and the industry has always been blooming due to the credibility the newspapers have maintained over a period of time. The newspaper continues to be many readers first choice to collect information and Hindi is the most spoken language in India and here is the list of top Hindi newspapers in India:
Dainik Bhaskar:
Dainik Bhaskar is the largest circulated newspaper in India and Dainik Bhaskar Group currently owns and runs the newspaper. The newspaper was first published in 1958 targeting audiences only from Madhya Pradesh and now has its presence in the state of Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chandigarh & Punjab. The group has a total of 65 print editions and 4 digital apps and 9 online portals.
Dainik Jagran:
Dainik Jagran is the second-largest circulated newspaper and was founded by Late Shri Puran Chandra Gupta with the motto to become “Voice of the people”. Ever since the newspaper has been working on the same line. The newspaper was first published in 1942 from Jhansi and currently has its headquarter in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The newspaper has two sister newspapers City Plus and I next and also acquired Mid Day in 2010. The newspaper is one of the eldest papers in Hindi Language and has successfully retained its audience for the longest time.
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Amar Ujala:
With a complete readership of 4.70 crore audience Amar Ujala is India’s fourth-biggest paper. Amar Ujala has 21 distinct versions, in 6 states and covering 179 districts of India. The newspaper was founded just after independence in 1948 in Agra and currently operates from Meerut Uttar Pradesh and with a circulation base of 26.75 lakh copies the Newspaper is very famous in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand etc.
Hindustan:
Hindustan is the second-largest newspaper in India by readership and is currently under the ownership of ‘Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd.’ The newspaper caters to the diverse diaspora of Delhi, Haryana, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. The organization has two more sister newspapers namely Hindustan Times and Mint both in the English Language. The newspaper has its root in pre-independence years and was founded by Scholar Madan Mohan Malviya and since then the newspaper is following the path of fearless journalism.
Rajasthan Patrika:
Rajasthan Patrika is a well-known paper in Rajasthan and Delhi and is printed by the name of Patrika in the other states of India such as Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Chhattisgarh. The paper was founded on 7 March 1956 by Mr. Karpoor Chand Kulish and is currently owned by Rajasthan Patrika Pvt. Ltd. Patrika is the newspaper known to be the voice of people and is the only newspaper covering both the east and west zones of MadhyaPradesh.
Jansatta:
Jansatta is the Hindi newspaper of Indian Express Group. The newspaper was led into the industry by famous Journalist Prabash Joshi in the year 1983 and gained popularity very soon. Despite being a relatively young Newspapers the Jansatta has maintained a good reputation and especially of bringing a new perspective into investigative journalism in Hindi newspapers of India. The Newspaper has its presence in Delhi, Kolkata, Chandigarh, and Kolkata. Its distinctive editorial commentaries and social-political coverage give strong pillars to the newspaper.
Nav Bharat Times:
Nav Bharat Times is the sister newspaper of Times of India and it is popular in Mumbai, Delhi and Lucknow. The Newspaper was founded in 1946 and is run by Bennett Coleman Corporation and operates it’s function through its headquarters in Mumbai, India.
Punjab Kesari:
Punjab Kesari is the 7th largest in India newspaper by circulation and it caters majorly to the Punjab and Haryana belt and also caters to the states of Rajasthan, Delhi and a few regions in Himachal Pradesh. The newspaper was founded in 1965, the time when Punjab was facing a lot of terrorism and the newspaper has done some path breaking work during that time by founder Lala Jagat Narain and his elder son Romesh Chander who has left a strong root for the newspaper to grow upon.
Prabhat Khabar:
Prabhat Khabarstarted its operations in 1984 from Ranchi and soon became the one of the most read paper in the Eastern part of India, till now it has extended extensively with 10 editions in 3 states (Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal), reaching more than 80 cities creating a strong reader base for the newspaper. The newspaper wishes to follow the traditional ethics of Journalism and always follow the path to become the voice and soul of people.
Divya Himachal:
Divya Himachal is the leading newspaper of Himachal Pradesh with 4 different editions. Despite being launched in 1997 the newspaper soon became the voice for authentic journalism in the himachal region and the adoption into the newer mediums has helped them retain their position in the region. Apart from that, the newspaper is also available in Punjab, Chandigarh and Haryana.
