''Pudhari'' is a popular

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daily, printed in three centres and distributed in Maharashtra,

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and North

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. It is the leader in

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and Western Maharashtra and the third-largest Marathi newspaper daily in the entire state of Maharashtra. Alongside Satyawadi, it is one of the two oldest surviving newspapers in the state.

History

''Pudhari'' was founded as a weekly in 1937 and turned daily in 1939. In 1943, Ganpatrao Jadhav became its new owner. Pratapsinh Jadhav followed in his footsteps. Journalist

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has accused ''Pudhari'' of publishing

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in 2009 on the Maharashtra Chief Minister,

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. In 2016, ''Pudharis publisher, Pudhari Publications, invested in new colour printing and design technologies. In 2018, the editorial office of ''Pudhari'' was attacked with stones by

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protesters.

References

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