Anandabazar Patrika

Anandabazar Patrika

Anandabazar Patrika

Front page of 5 March 2009
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) ABP Group
Editor Aveek Sarkar
Founded 13 March 1922
Political alignment Independent[1]
Language Bengali
Headquarters 6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Kolkata-700001
Circulation 1,160,404 Daily[2] (as of December 2013)
Sister newspapers The Telegraph
Ebela
OCLC number 187024438
Website www.anandabazar.com

Anandabazar Patrika (Bengali: আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা, Bengali pronunciation: [anɔnd̪ɔbadʒar Pɔt̪rika]) is an Indian Bengali language daily newspaper published in Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai by the ABP Group. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.16 million copies as of December 2013.[2][3] According to the Indian Readership Survey 2012, it is the only major Bengali newspaper in India and has an average issue readership of 5.8 million.[4]

Presently, the newspaper is edited by Aveek Sarkar.

History

The paper was founded in 1922 by its inaugural editor Prafulla Kumar Sarkar and the founder proprietor, Suresh Chandra Majumdar. It was first printed on 13 March 1922 and was against British rule.[5]

Timeline

Through the years

The Saturday section called "Shanibarer Chithi" and the Sunday section "Rabibasariyo" came into being in 1925 only. The Robibasorio section still appears in the same name, though the Saturday supplement has changed its name to "Patrika". In 1926, the first festival issue - Puja special issue was published - Sharadiya Sankhya. Sharadiya Sankhya is still published regularly. In 1940, a children's section under the name "Anandamela", was introduced. In 1960, an entertainment section mainly composed of movie news, called "Anandalok" was introduced. In 1965, the language of reporting changed to colloquial Bengali (Chalit Bhasha) though the editorial continued to be written in formal Bengali (Sadhu Bhasha). In 1954, Anandabazar Patrika received special honours when the Press Commission report declared it to be the largest circulated newspaper in the country, published from a single location. In 1984, the Patrika publication was closed for 51 days due to a strike. The internet edition of the newspaper was launched in the year 2001.[7]

Edition

Three editions of Anandabazar Patrika are published from the Indian metropolitan cities of Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai. In addition, during the six days of the week, it has divided the state into six parts district: North Bengal (Malda, Jalpaiguri, South and North Dinajpur, Cooch Behar, Darjeeling), South Bengal (Howrah, North and South 24 Parganas and Hoogly, Bankura-Birbhum-Purulia, Nadia-Murshidabad), Burdwan, Midnapore. Four days a week tabloids are published for Kolkata and its adjoining areas namely South Calcutta, Howrah, North Calcutta, and East Calcutta. The newspaper edition is also available on the Internet.

Its supplements include the Sunday Supplement, Rabibasario, and the Saturday Supplement, Patrika. The Rabibasario has a children's page called Anandamela. Other supplements include Kajer Bazar(every Tuesday), Prastuti (every Monday) and Ananda Plus. In addition, its editions have a special supplement for the particular place from which the edition is published, e.g., "Kolkata" for the Kolkata edition. The paper has comic strips of Phantom and Mandrake from Monday to Saturday. The newspaper brings out a special festive issue (Sharadiya) during Durga Puja and also an annual issue.

Competition

Anandabazar Patrika's major competitor is Bartaman, which began publication in 1984; Bartaman is second in circulation and readership in West Bengal. Other competitors include Sangbad Pratidin, Aajkaal, Ganashakti, Sakalbela, Ekdin, খবর ৩৬৫ দিন and the newly published Times of India publication, Ei Samay.

Readership circulation

As per Audit Bureau of Circulations July–December 2008, the total circulation in Kolkata and Mumbai of Anandabazar Patrika is 1.28 million. As per National Readership Survey, 2006, the total readership of Anandabazar Patrika was 7.3 million, which included a readership of 3.06 million in Kolkata.[3]

Sister publication

The Telegraph, a daily English newspaper, was launched on 7 July 1982 and is published simultaneously from Kolkata. It is also published from Guwahati (to cater to the entire northeast), Siliguri (for North Bengal and Sikkim), Jamshedpur, and Ranchi (for Jharkhand), Bhubaneshwar (for Orissa) and Patna (for Bihar).

Ebela, a daily Bengali tabloid, was launched in 20013, and is published only from Kolkata and Howrah.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "World Newspapers and Magazines: India". Worldpress.org. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Details of language wise most circulated dailies for the audit period July-December 2013". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Anandabazar Patrika: History and Status". ABP Group. p. 3.
  4. ↑ "Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2012 — Quarter 2" (PDF). Hansa Research. 2012. p. 11.
  5. ↑ "Ananda Bazar Patrika Uniqueness: red ink printing" (PDF). Media Mimansa. 2009.
  6. ↑ India magazine
  7. ↑ http://archives.anandabazar.com/oldarchives.html?date=01&month=01&year=101

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