Jansatta
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Jansatta is a leading Hindi
daily belonging to the Indian Express Group
. Established in 1983, today it is published from Delhi
and Kolkata
.
, fondly known as JP. Jansatta was founded by Ram Nath Goenka, the owner of Indian Express Group and himself a devotee of JP, with the help of two of JP's admirers and associates, Prabhash Joshi
who had been with the Indian Express Group in various capacities and Satish Jha
, who was a young assistant editor and had worked with JP in the early 70s.
It was started on Nov 16, 1983 and was one of the first newspapers in India to attain a circulation of 100,000 copies per day in six months. Very soon it became known for its bold journalism, diverse views that normally stood up to the state and big businesses and a Hindi language that was no longer translated out of the resports of the English wireline agency copies. Besides Prabhash Joshi
and Satish Jha
, Banwari, Harishankar Vyas, Om Thanvi, Rahul Dev, Achutanand Mishra, Shyam Acharya, Manglesh Dabral and Ram Bahadur Rai, among several other star performers, contributed to building it as a bold and innovative Hindi newspaper that resonated with people across north, central and east India. In many ways it laid the foundation of the new respectability that Hindi journalism achieved in the years that followed and culminated in Hindi newspapers selling multi-million copies daily.
is published from Delhi
, Kolkata
, Chandigarh and Lucknow. It has a good readership base in the Hindi
-speaking belt of Northern and Eastern India
. Jansatta is one of the few Hindi
dailies which is known for its national perspective. However, the newspaper
is available only through print version and therefore out of reach in non-Hindi
speaking Indian states and outside India
.
In Hindi
, 'jan' means people and 'satta' means government. Therefore, one can appropriately recognize the meaning of 'Jansatta' as people's mandate. The newspaper
is known for its sincere and courageous journalism
.
The four pages Sunday's special magazine
of Jansatta is called 'Ravivari Jansatta'. The newspaper
also publishes an annual journal
around Diwali
or New Year
which is dedicated to Indian literature
, cultural & environmental issues, and reviews on important events of the year.
Mr Om Thanvi
is currently the Editor of the paper.
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Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
daily belonging to the Indian Express Group
Indian Express Group
Indian Express Limited 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 in Hindi...
. Established in 1983, today it is published from Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
and Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
.
History
The Indian Express Group was known for its proximity to Jayaprakash NarayanJayaprakash Narayan
Jayaprakash Narayan , widely known as JP Narayan, Jayaprakash, or Loknayak, was an Indian independence activist and political leader, remembered especially for leading the opposition to Indira Gandhi in the 1970s and for giving a call for peaceful Total Revolution...
, fondly known as JP. Jansatta was founded by Ram Nath Goenka, the owner of Indian Express Group and himself a devotee of JP, with the help of two of JP's admirers and associates, Prabhash Joshi
Prabhash Joshi
Prabhash Joshi was a noted Indian Journalist, especially Hindi journalism. He was a writer and political analyst. He was strongly in favor of "ethics and transparency"...
who had been with the Indian Express Group in various capacities and Satish Jha
Satish Jha
Satish Jha is an Indian social entrepreneur, who is currently President and CEO of OLPC India Foundation.-Digital Divide and ICT for Development:...
, who was a young assistant editor and had worked with JP in the early 70s.
It was started on Nov 16, 1983 and was one of the first newspapers in India to attain a circulation of 100,000 copies per day in six months. Very soon it became known for its bold journalism, diverse views that normally stood up to the state and big businesses and a Hindi language that was no longer translated out of the resports of the English wireline agency copies. Besides Prabhash Joshi
Prabhash Joshi
Prabhash Joshi was a noted Indian Journalist, especially Hindi journalism. He was a writer and political analyst. He was strongly in favor of "ethics and transparency"...
and Satish Jha
Satish Jha
Satish Jha is an Indian social entrepreneur, who is currently President and CEO of OLPC India Foundation.-Digital Divide and ICT for Development:...
, Banwari, Harishankar Vyas, Om Thanvi, Rahul Dev, Achutanand Mishra, Shyam Acharya, Manglesh Dabral and Ram Bahadur Rai, among several other star performers, contributed to building it as a bold and innovative Hindi newspaper that resonated with people across north, central and east India. In many ways it laid the foundation of the new respectability that Hindi journalism achieved in the years that followed and culminated in Hindi newspapers selling multi-million copies daily.
Overview
The newspaperNewspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
is published from Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, Chandigarh and Lucknow. It has a good readership base in the Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
-speaking belt of Northern and Eastern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Jansatta is one of the few Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
dailies which is known for its national perspective. However, the newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
is available only through print version and therefore out of reach in non-Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
speaking Indian states and outside India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
In Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
, 'jan' means people and 'satta' means government. Therefore, one can appropriately recognize the meaning of 'Jansatta' as people's mandate. The newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
is known for its sincere and courageous journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
.
The four pages Sunday's special magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
of Jansatta is called 'Ravivari Jansatta'. The newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
also publishes an annual journal
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
around Diwali
Diwali
Diwali or DeepavaliThe name of the festival in various regional languages include:, , , , , , , , , , , , , popularly known as the "festival of lights," is a festival celebrated between mid-October and mid-December for different reasons...
or New Year
New Year
The New Year is the day that marks the time of the beginning of a new calendar year, and is the day on which the year count of the specific calendar used is incremented. For many cultures, the event is celebrated in some manner....
which is dedicated to Indian literature
Indian literature
Indian literature refers to the literature produced on the Indian subcontinent until 1947 and in the Republic of India thereafter. The Republic of India has 22 officially recognized languages....
, cultural & environmental issues, and reviews on important events of the year.
Mr Om Thanvi
Om Thanvi
Om Thanvi is a writer and editor.Om Thanvi took his post graduation degree in Business Administration and joined the mainstream Hindi journalism in 1980...
is currently the Editor of the paper.
Faces of Jansatta
- Prabhash JoshiPrabhash JoshiPrabhash Joshi was a noted Indian Journalist, especially Hindi journalism. He was a writer and political analyst. He was strongly in favor of "ethics and transparency"...
- Satish JhaSatish JhaSatish Jha is an Indian social entrepreneur, who is currently President and CEO of OLPC India Foundation.-Digital Divide and ICT for Development:...
- Om ThanviOm ThanviOm Thanvi is a writer and editor.Om Thanvi took his post graduation degree in Business Administration and joined the mainstream Hindi journalism in 1980...
- Ram Bahadur RaiRam Bahadur RaiRambahadur Rai is a eminent Hindi Journalist. Rai is the editor of Pratham Pravakta, a Hindi fortnightly news magazine published from Delhi. A former news editor of Jansatta newspaper, he is the author of Rahvari ke Sawal and Manjil se Jyada Safar . A founder organiser of JP Movement, Ram bahadur...
- Banwari
- Anil Sinha
- Hari Shankar Vyas
- Shreesh Mishra
- Anil Chaturvedi
- Surendra Kishore
- Balendu Sharma Dadhich
- Pradeep Singh
- Rakesh Rocky
- Alok Tomar
- Anil Chaturvedi
- Rajeev ShuklaRajeev ShuklaRajeev Shukla is an Indian journalist and the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India.He is a Member of Parliament since 2000. He serves as secretary of the All India Congress Committee, the central governing body of India's largest political party...
- Niranjan Parihar
- Sanjay NirupamSanjay NirupamShree Sanjay Nirupam is a third time Member of Indian Parliament. He has served two terms as a nominated MP in the Rajya Sabha first of which was as a Shiv Sena member and the second as a Congress party member. He now represents North Mumbai as an elected Congress member in the Lok Sabha. He is the...
- Hemant Sharma
- Prabhat Ranjan Deen
- Shams Tahir Khan
- Sanjaya Kumar Singh
- Kumar Sanjay Singh
- Amit Prakash Singh
- Harinder Ranawat
- Sudhir Jain
- Aaryendra Upadhyay
- Parul Sharma
- Nilam Gupta
- Surynath Singh
- Rajendra Rajan
- Balasundaram Giri
- Fajal Imam Mallik
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- Mahendra Singh Rathor
- Ramawtar Sharma
- Jai Prakash Singh
- Shyam Sundar Acharya
- Ambrish Kumar
- Ajay SharmaAjay SharmaAjay Kumar Sharma is a retired Indian cricketer.Sharma was a prolific run-maker in first-class cricket, mainly for Delhi, scoring over 10,000 runs at the high average of 67.46...
- Manoj Mishra
- S. P. Tripathi
- Om Prakash SinghOm Prakash SinghOm Prakash Singh is the leader of Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party in Uttar Pradesh in India. He is a senior leader of the party and has earlier held cabinet minister positions in ministries led by Rajnath Singh, Kalyan Singh and Ram Prakash Gupta. He is MLA from Mirzapur district...
- Atmadeep
- Manglesh Dabral
- Manohar Nayak
- Vivek Saxena
- Rizwan Mustafa
- Mukesh Sharma
- Pramod Dwivedi
- Ram janm Pathak
- Cartoonist Kaak
- Cartoonist Chander
- Irfan cartoonist
- Devanshu Vatsa
- Surendra Bansal
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