13-03-2017, 11:45 AM
Amar Ujala is a Hindi-language newspaper published in India. It has 19 editions in seven states and one union territory covering 167 districts. It has a circulation of about two million copies. The India Readers Survey of 2013 reported that with 5.51 billion, it had the largest number 12 of daily readers among Indian newspapers. Amar Ujala was founded in Agra in 1948. In 1994, Dainik Jagran and Amar Ujala shared nearly 70 percent of Hindi newspaper readers in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Amar Ujala sold 4.5 lakh copies through its five editions.
Amar Ujala publishes a daily number of 16 to 18 pages and complements the focus on subjects such as careers, lifestyle, entertainment and women. In 2015, the newspaper's managing director, Rajul Maheshwari, announced in a press release that he was entering the "rural events and activation" market, saying that "Amar Ujala is not just a newspaper. The intention is to hold short events in several cities that would bring together significant participants in the local rural economy with larger agricultural service companies and government agencies.
