''Loksatta'' is an Indian newspaper. It was established on 14 January 1948. ''Loksatta'' gained notability through its coverage of
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian ...
's assassination and subsequent developments; the founder of the
Indian Express Group
Indian Express Limited (IEL) is an Indian news media publishing company. It publishes several widely circulated dailies, including ''The Indian Express'' and ''The Financial Express'' in English, the '' Loksatta'' in Marathi and the ''Jansatta ...
,
Ramnath Goenka
Ramnath Goenka (22 April 1904 – 5 October 1991) was an Indian newspaper publisher. He bought the majority stake of ''The Indian Express'' in 1930s. He created the Indian Express Group with various English and regional language publications.'' ...
, remained dedicated to ''Loksatta''.
After remaining the largest circulated standard Marathi daily for many years, by the late-90s ''Loksatta'' saw competition from newer daily newspapers like ''
Maharashtra Times''. By 1997, it only circulated around 400,000 daily papers in Mumbai, Pune, Ahmednagar and Nagpur combined.
However, circulation increased in the 2000s after changes which included addition of various supplements and adding several new city editions for local news.
Editors
* T.V. Parvate
* S.R. Pendse
* H.R. Mahajani
* R. N. Late
* Vidyadhar Gokhale
*
Madhav Yeshwant Gadkari
* Arun Tikekar
*
Kumar Ketkar
*
Girish Kuber
News Editors
*Hari Apte
*Tukaram Kokje
*Aatmaram Shetye
*Ramesh Zawar
*Vishwanath More
*Datta Panchwagh
*Prashant Dixit
References
External links
Latest Marathi News Official site
''Loksatta'' official site
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Newspapers published in Mumbai
Marathi-language newspapers
Newspapers established in 1948
Newspapers published in Delhi
Indian Express Limited
1949 establishments in India