List of Marathi-language newspapers

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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]

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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