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| Type | Daily |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Indian National Press |
| Publisher | Indian National Press |
| Editor-in-chief | G. L. Lakhotia |
| Editor | Sanjay Malme |
| Founded | 1943 |
| Language | Marathi |
| Headquarters | Mumbai |
| Circulation | 83,910[1] |
| Sister newspapers | The Free Press Journal |
| Website | navshakti |
| Free online archives | epaper |
Navshakti is aMarathi-languagenewspaper based inMumbai, India. The newspaper has a circulation of 83,910 across the state ofMaharashtra.[1] This paper was started byS. Sadanand.[2] P. R. Behere was its first editor.[3]: 279
Indian Literature mentions Prabhakar Padhye, editor of Navshakti as a "formidable editor" whose "political and social writing" stood out in the context of the Marathi language.[4]
Bhatkyachi Bhramanti (Journey of a tramp[5]) was a weekly column by Pramod Navalkar. It ran for a record 52 years. It has found mention inGuinness World Records.[6] Kiran Tare writing in theDaily News and Analysis informs that Navalkar was writing this column when he died.[6] In this column Navalkar wrote about heads of criminal gangs, exposed gold smuggling, prostitution dens and bars. He used disguises to gain entry into exclusive brothels such as posing as an Arab to gain entry to a nudecabaret at Hotel Fariyas. Navalkar wrote free of charge.[7]