''Gujarat Samachar'' is a
Gujarati-language daily newspaper published in
India
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. Its headquarters are in
Ahmedabad with a branch in
Surat. It is distributed from
Ahmedabad,
Vadodara
Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capita ...
,
Surat,
Rajkot,
Bhavnagar,
Mumbai
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,
Mehsana
Mehsana (), also spelled Mahesana, is a city and municipality in Mehsana district, in the Indian state of Gujarat. Established in 14th century, the city was under Gaekwads of Baroda State from 18th century to the independence of India in 1947 ...
,
Bhuj
Bhuj () is a Municipality and District Headquarters of Kutch District in the state of Gujarat, India.
Etymology
According to legend, Kutch was ruled by the Nāga chieftains in the past. Sagai, a queen of Sheshapattana, who was married to Kin ...
and
New York City
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.
The paper was founded in 1932, and acquired by Shantilal Shah (1920-) in 1952.
[Jeffrey, Robin]
India's Newspaper Revolution: Capitalism, Technology and the Indian Language Press, 1977–1999
p. 120 (2000) ("In Gujurat in the 1950s, successful business families ... acquired both the big old nationalist newspapers, ''Gujarat Samachar'', founded in 1932, and ''Sandesh'', founded in 1923.")[Umat, Ajay (5 November 2011)]
Lady Luck of Gujarat Samachar passes away
''Times of India
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'' Its first issue was published on 16 January 1932.
Television channel
It also launched a Gujarati News Channel in December 2012, ''GSTV.''
Notable columnists
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Anil Chavda, poet, writer and columnist
*
Bakul Tripathi, humour essayist, writer and columnist
*
Hardwar Goswami, poet, writer and columnist
*
Jay Vasavada, writer and columnist
*
Joravarsinh Jadav, writer, folklorist and columnist
*
Kumarpal Desai
Kumarpal Balabhai Desai is an author, critic, editor, journalist, columnist and translator from Gujarat, India. He studied and later taught at the Gujarat University. He is associated with several social and Gujarati literary organisations such ...
, author, critic, editor, journalist and columnist
*
Makrand Mehta, writer, historian and columnist
*
Pravin Darji
Pravin Darji is Gujarati essayist, poet, critic and editor from India. ''Spand'' (1976), ''Charvana'' (1976), ''Dayarama'' (1978) and ''Pratyagra'' (1978) are some of his known works. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2011.
Life
Pravin Darji was born ...
, writer and columnist
*
Rajesh Vyas, poet, writer and columnist
*
Vinodini Nilkanth, writer, columnist and novelist
*
Harshal Pushkarna, Science writer
References
External links
''Gujarat Samachar'' official Website''Gujarati Samachar'' official Website''Gujarat Samachar'' Official Facebook account
Gujarati-language newspapers published in India
Gujarati-language television channels in India
Television stations in Ahmedabad
Mass media in Ahmedabad
Publications established in 1932
1932 establishments in India
Newspapers published in Gujarat
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