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Bartaman
History
The newspaper was founded in December 1984 by Barun Sengupta, a former Anandabazar Patrika journalist. Mr. Sengupta died on 19 June 2008 at Kolkata.
Since April 2002, Bartaman Patrika has published an online version.
Competition
Bartaman's main competitor is Anandabazar Patrika, published since 1922. Bartaman holds second position after Anandabazar Patrika in West Bengal, by readership and circulation, it's daily circulation is roughly about 40% of that of Anandabazar Patrika.
References
Jump up ^ "World Newspapers and Magazines". Worldpress.org. Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2006.
Jump up ^ "Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2010 — Quarter 1". Newswatch.in. June 30, 2010. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
Jump up ^ http://bartamanpatrikaarchive/2009/january/140109/content/main6.htm