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TheMedia inGujarati language started with publication ofBombay Samachar in 1822. Initially the newspapers published business news and they were owned byParsi people based inBombay. Later Gujarati newspapers started published from other parts ofGujarat. Several periodicals devoted to social reforms were published in the second half of the 19th century. After arrival ofMahatma Gandhi, the Indian independence movement peaked and it resulted in proliferation of Gujarati media. Following independence, the media was chiefly focused on political news. After bifurcation of Bombay state, the area of service changed. Later there was an increase in readership due to growth of literacy and the media houses expanded its readership by publishing more editions. Later these media houses ventured into digital media also. The radio and television media expanded after 1990.
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The printing was introduced in Gujarati in 1812. The first printed book published was the Gujarati translation ofDabestan-e Mazaheb prepared and printed by Parsi priestFardunjee Marzban in 1815. Early newspapers in Gujarati are published fromBombay and they covered commercial and business news chiefly. They were mainly published byParsi community and served area ofBombay (now Mumbai). On 1 July 1822, the first Gujarati newspaperBombayna Samachar was started byFardunjee Marzban as a weekly business journal with 150 subscribers. In 1832, it was renamedBombay Samachar and converted into biweekly. Later it became daily in 1855. In 1933, its present publisher Cama family brought it. Another Parsi, Naoroji Dorabji Chandaru startedMumbai Vartman in 1830. A year later was renamedMumbaina Halkaru Ane Vartaman and converted into biweekly which published until 1843. Pestonji Manekji started a weeklyJam-e-Jamshed in 1831 which later converted in daily 1853. Several other newspapers published between 1832 and 1856:Doorbeen,Samachar Darpan,Mombaina Kasud,Chitranjan Darpan andChabuk.[1][2][3] The first women's magazine in Gujarati,Stribodh was established in 1857 by Parsi social activists.[4]
TheGujarat Vernacular Society ofAhmedabad, founded by British MagistrateAlexander Kinloch Forbes, startedVartaman in 1849. The society also publishedBudhvar weekly andBuddhiprakash magazine. Due to efforts of Forbes,Surat Samachar, a biweekly, was introduced inSurat in 1850 which run for short period. Dinshaw Ardeshir Talyarkhan startedGujarat Darpan in 1863 as a biweekly. It was merged withGujaratmitra in 1894 and was renamedGujaratmitra Gujarat Darpan.[1][3]
Several journal during those times were dedicated to social reform.Parhejhgar of Surat was devoted to prohibition. Lallubhai Raichand launchedShamasher Bahadur in Ahmedabad in 1854. Social reformerDadabhai Navroji introducedRast Goftar (The Truth Teller) to clarifyZoroastrian concepts in 1854 which published until 1921.Narmad launchedDandiyo in 1864 which was inspired byThe Spectator. It run until 1869 and merged withSunday Review in 1870.Karsandas Mulji startedSatyaprakash in 1855 in Bombay.[1][3][4][5][6]
The first daily published inGujarat wasHitechchhu. It was launched a biweekly in 1861 and later became daily in 1873.Prajabandhu was introduced in 1895. A weekly fromKheda,Kheda Vartman was started in 1861 and completed its centenary. An evening newspaperSanj Varman of Bombay was introduced in 1902 which published until 1950.[1]Doot, a Gujarati Catholic monthly, was launched from Bombay.
Gujarati journalism was greatly influenced by theIndian independence movement between 1915 and 1947.Mahatma Gandhi who led the independence movement, introducedNavjivan in 1919. It was renamedHarijan Bandhu in 1932 and published until 1940. It was revived and published again from 1946 to 1948.[7][8]Saurashtra weekly was started in 1921 which was renamed later asPhulchhab.[1][9]Hajimahamad Allarakha published artistic periodicalVisami Sadi from 1916 to 1920.[10][11]
Sandesh was founded by Nandlal Bodiwala in 1923 followingNon-cooperation movement.Gujarat Samachar was started in 1932 followingDandi March and civil disobedience movement. Amritlal Seth founded Saurashtra Trust in 1931 and launchedJanmabhoomi on 9 June 1934 in Bombay. It was edited bySamaldas Gandhi. After sometime, Samaldas Gandhi leftJanmabhoomi and launchedVande Mataram. Following business war between two newspapers, Amritlal Seth founded the Indian Languages Newspapers Association. He also founded a cooperative society to finance other newspapers. It expanded its reach by publishing and acquiring several magazines and newspapers. It ownsVyapar (1948), the first business magazine in an Indian language founded in 1948,Phulchhab (1921) publishing fromRajkot andKutchmitra (1955) publishing fromBhuj. It also own a weekly,Pravasi and a literary journalKavita.Jai Hind was founded by Babulal Shah in 1948 which is headquartered atRajkot.Loksatta—Jansatta was founded in 1953.[1][9]The Prabhat was founded in 1934 byKakalbhai Kothari after leavingPhulchhab. He was the driving force ofPhulchaab around the years 1932 and later edited the weekly 'Navsaurashtra', a part of the Prabhat Group of Newspapers[12]
FollowingMahagujarat Movement in 1960,Bombay state was divided intoGujarat, withAhmedabad as its capital, andMaharashtra with Mumbai as its capital. The newspapers published from both capital cities changed their area of coverage accordingly.Akila Daily started in 1978 from Rajkot.Gujarat Samachar andSandesh expanded its number of editions in 1980s.Sandesh was headed by Chimanbhai Patel from 1958 who introduced weekly supplements in Gujarat. Pradyumna Mehta published monthlyHindustan Patrika inChicago from 1977 to 1981 for Gujarati diaspora. Other monthlies abroad wereGujarat Vartaman andBharat Sandesh both based in Chicago and stopped in 1980s.Gujarati Samachar based inNew York City was published also.Bhupat Vadodaria establishedSambhaav media group in 1986 which publishes evening tabloidSambhaav Metro in Ahmedabad. It also publishesAbhiyaan, a socio-political weekly.[1][9][13][14][15][16]
Sambhaav was the first media group to enter in online media in Gujarat.Divya Bhaskar was introduced in 2003 byDainik Bhaskar Group which led to another business war in Gujarati print media. It quickly expanded across Gujarat and took overSaurashtra Samachar based inBhavnagar in 2004.[17] Divya Bhaskar publishes an edition for Gujarati diaspora in North America.[1]The Times Group which publishesThe Times of India, launched Gujarati edition ofThe Economic Times in February 2007 in Ahmedabad[18] and its Gujarati dailyNavGujarat Samay in January 2014.[19]
Gujarat was the first state in India where the rural high frequency television transmitter was established. In 1975, it was established at Pij,Kheda district. The state ownedDoordarshan was the first to enter in television and it operatesDD Girnar. Other privately operated TV channels areColors Gujarati, P7 News, Dainik Gujarat, Gujarat First News, TV 9 Gujarati, Bizz News, VTV Gujarati, Sandesh News, GSTV News, ABP Asmita,[1][17] PTN News,Live Gujarati News. Dainik Jagran Media Group's Gujarati news website Gujarati Jagran (https://www.gujaratijagran.com/) was launched in Gujarat on 9 September 2022. It was launched by Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel.[1]
The first radio station in Gujarat was founded bySayajirao Gaekwad III ofBaroda State in 1939. Later it was merged withAll India Radio in 1948 afterindependence of India. In 2011, there were 10 radio stations in Gujarat run byAll India Radio includingVividhbharti. There were several other radio channels owned by private media groups in Gujarat includingRadio Mirchi, Radio City, Red FM, My FM, Radio One,Big FM and Top FM. There are four campus radio stations in Gujarat,Micavaani byMCA, GURU byGujarat University, Vallabh Vidyanagar Campus radio and a campus radio bySardar Patel University, Anand.SEWA operates the community radio,Rudi no Radio inSanand near Ahmedabad.[1]
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In 1984, there were 735 publications in Gujarati including 43 dailies. It grew to 3005 publications in 2007—2008 as perRegistrar of Newspapers for India including 220 dailies and 1410 weeklies.[1] They further grew to 4836 registered publications in 2014-2015 which include 539 dailies, 19 bi/triweeklies, 2189 weeklies, 548 fortnightly, 1324 monthlies, 105 quarterlies, 17 annuals and 95 others as per Registrar of Newspapers for India.[20] According to theIndian Readership Survey 2013, the top three Gujarati dailies wereGujarat Samachar (4339000 readers),Divya Bhaskar (3770000),Sandesh (3724000).[1]
As per 2011, there were more than 4 million television connections in Gujarat.[1]
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