We
introduce ourselves as a pioneer in the
development of 'Journalism in Rajasthan'.
Rajasthan Patrika is one
of the largest daily Hindi newspaper of
the Indian sub-continent and the top most
newspaper of the state of Rajasthan. The
rise of Patrika from a local quarter size
double-sheet evening daily (1956) to a full-fledged
sixteen page newspaper, commanding a Rajasthan-wide
circulation of over TEN LAKH is a saga of
trials, travails and tribulations faced
by its founder, proprietor, and editor Late
Karpoor Chand "KULISH"
with unflinching courage, tenacity and perseverance.
The idea of starting a daily newspaper originated
in his mind while he was working on the
editorial staff of Rashtradoot, then a prominent
Hindi daily. Within five year of his working
with Rashtradoot, Shri Kulish began to realize
the need of an independent newspaper, free
from political affiliations and proclivities
and devoted to the problems, hopes and aspirations
of the people of Rajasthan as a whole.
Although the task of starting a newspaper
from a scratch appeared to be with many
difficulties, particularly of finance, Late
Kulish resolved to embark upon
this venture with grit and determination.
For this purpose, he took a leave of three
months from his job and discussed the project
with some of his trusted and experienced
friends. He toured all over Rajasthan for
this purpose.
The encouragement and response he got from
his well-wishers ultimately resulted in
launching of PATRIKA in March 1956, with
a borrowed capital of Rupees Five Hundred.
Day by day Patrika began to gain increasing
popularity due to its honest, selective
and detailed coverage of local news and
highlighting of the problem and matter of
topical interest to entire Rajasthan. After
a regular publication of three months, the
State as well as Central Government approved
Patrika for publication of their advertisements.
Today Patrika is simultaneously published
from major cities of Rajasthan viz. Jaipur,
Jodhpur, Bikaner, Udaipur, Kota, Sikar,
SriGanganagar, Bhilwara, Alwar, Ajmer, Ahmadabad,
Bangalore and also from Surat. the industrial
capital of South India. Hence today the
company has a number of publications, which
are being appreciated by the masses. Patrika
figured among the top five successful Asian
Community Newspaper in a survey conducted
by AMIC, Singapore for UNESCO and among
the top ten most read daily newspapers of
India.
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