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Deccan Herald is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published from the Indian state of Karnataka. It was founded by businessman K. N. Guruswamy and launched on 17 June 1948. It is published by The Printers Mysore, a privately held company owned by the Nettakallappa family, heirs of Guruswamy.
Newspaper Language City Average issue readership [6] 2019 (in millions) Owner 1 Dainik Jagran: Hindi: Various cities and states 16.872 Jagran Prakashan Limited: 2 Dainik Bhaskar: Hindi: Various cities and states 15.566 D B Corp Ltd. 3 Hindustan: Hindi: Various cities and states 13.213 HT Media: 4 Amar Ujala: Hindi: Various cities and states 9. ...
B. V. Ramamurthy (14 October 1933 – 23 March 2004) was an Indian cartoonist from Bangalore. [1] [2] His cartoons were published in Karnataka-based dailies and magazines such as the Deccan Herald, Prajavani, Mayura and Sudha. His cartoon column titled Mr. Citizen on Deccan Herald became popular among readers.
Deccan Herald was launched on 17 June 1948. According to Gautham Machaiah, [2] its owners purchased a dance club -- Funnel's owned by an Irish couple. The intention was of starting a movie theatre (there were already two other theatres on either side -- Plaza and Liberty) but then opted for a newspaper, despite having "zero experience in journalism or print business". [2]
India has the second-largest newspaper market in the world, with daily newspapers reporting a combined circulation of over 240 million copies as of 2018. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] There are publications produced in each of the 22 scheduled languages of India and in many of the other languages spoken throughout the country .
He was also president of the Indian Institute of Plant Engineers which has 4000 members according to the Deccan Herald, [6] president of International Club at Westinghouse Electric Corporation (USA), [7] president of Karnataka Productivity Council [3] and President of Rotary Club of Bangalore where he initiated the Burns Ward.
Shortly after Indian Independence in 1948, K.N. Guruswamy started the company The Printers, Mysore Pvt. Ltd. publishing two newspapers Deccan Herald (in English) and Prajavani (in Kannada). [3] [4] Times of India is the largest selling English newspaper in Karnataka. [5]
The front page of Deccan Chronicle on 18 September 1948. Deccan Chronicle was founded in 1938. [7] [2] It was originally conceived by M. N. Jaisoorya, the son of Sarojini Naidu, journalist Theodore La Touche, and advocate B. R. Chari, with the goal of creating a newspaper for the people of Hyderabad State.