Ei Samay

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Ei Samay Sangbadpatra
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The front page of the edition of Ei Samay on August 15, 2022.
TypeOnline news portal
Format Digital
Owner Tidings Media and Communications Pvt Ltd

Sanjay Basu

Anurag Chaudhary
PublisherTidings Media and Communications Pvt Ltd
Editor-in-chiefHirak Bandyopadhyay
Founded15 October 2012 (Daily Newspaper)
Language Bengali
HeadquartersKolkata, West Bengal, India
Country India
Circulation 242,022 Daily [1] (as of December 2019)
Sister newspapersEi Samay Online (Bengali Digital)

News Ei Samay (English Digital)

Samachar Ei Samay (Hindi Digital)
Website www.eisamay.com

www.newseisamay.com

www.samachareisamay.com

Ei Samay is a prominent Bengali-language daily newspaper and digital news platform headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. As of 2026, it is owned by Tidings Media and Communication Private Ltd, following its sale by the Times Group in 2024. [2]

Contents

Times group sells Ei Samay to Tidings Media and Communication Private Ltd in 2024. [3]

While the core brand is Bengali, it has expanded into multi-language digital reporting:

News Ei Samay (English) [4] : A digital news portal launched in late 2025 to provide English-language coverage for young professionals and a global audience. [5] News Ei Samay is the global-facing voice of Bengal’s most trusted Bengali daily. It brings stories in English from the region to a wider audience, blending strong local reporting with a national and international outlook. From politics and culture to business, technology and lifestyle, the English vertical offers sharp, reliable journalism, rooted in Bengal yet relevant to the world, for readers who want depth, clarity and credibility.

Samachar Ei Samay (Hindi): A Hindi-language digital platform introduced simultaneously with the English version to cater to Hindi-speaking readers. [6]

Eisamay.com (Bengali): The primary digital hub for real-time news in Bengali, featuring sections on West Bengal politics, Kolkata local updates, and international news.

The newspaper was originally launched on October 15, 2012, by The Times Group to compete directly with dominant publications like Anandabazar Patrika. In mid-2024, the publication transitioned to new ownership under Tidings Media & Communications Private Limited, a firm led by advocate Sanjay Basu and industrialist Anurag Chaudhary. [7]

Pre-launch scenario

The vernacular print media space in West Bengal comprises four major Bengali dailies: Anandabazar Patrika , Aajkaal , Bartaman and Sangbad Pratidin . Out of these, Anandabazar Patrika is said to be the dominant leader in the Bengali print media space and ranks 6th among the top 10 vernacular dailies in India as per Indian Readership Survey 2012, with a readership of about 59 lakhs. [8]

Sections

Regular sections
Other sections

Editions

Currently this daily is published from Kolkata and New Delhi.

References

  1. ↑ "Highest Circulated Daily Newspapers (language wise)" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Desk, I. P. P. (31 May 2024). "Times Group sells Bengali daily Ei Samay" . Retrieved 6 January 2026.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ↑ Staff, e4m (29 May 2024). "Times Group sells 'Ei Samay' to Adv Sanjay Basu and industrialist Anurag Choudhary - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 13 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "News Eisamay". newseisamay.com. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Staff, e4m (26 November 2025). "Ei Samay launches Hindi and English digital platforms - Samachar Ei Samay & News Ei Samay - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 6 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Bureau, Adgully (27 November 2025). "Ei Samay expands digital footprint with English and Hindi news platforms". www.adgully.com. Retrieved 6 January 2026.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ Benjie (15 July 2024). "Aquilaw partner acquires Bengali daily, Ei Samay". Law.asia. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "The Hoot Story Page - media, press, subcontinent, media ethics, media watch, media research, media conflict, media gender, community radio, Unescos". Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Ei Samay launched, Bengali print war heats up". Exchange4media. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
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