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Hindustan Times (HT) is an Indian daily English-language newspaper founded in 1924 with roots in the independence movement.[2] The name comes from the Persian word 'Hindostān', which amongst Muslims is synonymous for northern and central India. Hindustan Times is the flagship publication of HT Media Ltd. In 2008, the newspaper reported that with a (circulation of over 1.14 million) it was certified by the Audit Bureau of Circulations ranking them as the third largest circulatory daily English newspaper in India. Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2008, revealed that HT has a readership of (6.6 million) placing them as the second most-widely read English Newspaper in India after Times of India. It has a wide reach in northern India (barring Southern India), with simultaneous editions from New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Bhopal and Chandigarh. The print location of Jaipur was discontinued from June 2006. HT has also launched a youth daily HT Next in 2004. The Mumbai edition was launched on 14 July 2005 and the Kolkata edition was launched on early 2000. Other sister publications of Hindustan Times are Mint (English business daily), Hindustan (Hindi Daily), Nandan (monthly children's magazine) and Kadambani (monthly literary magazine). The media group also owns a radio channel Fever and organises an annual Luxury Conference which has featured speakers like designer Diane von Fürstenberg, shoemaker Christian Louboutin, Gucci CEO Robert Polet and Cartier MD Patrick Normand. Hindustan Times is owned by the KK Birla branch of the Birla family.
[edit] HistoryHindustan Times was founded in 1924 by Master Sunder Singh Lyallpuri, founder-father of the Akali Movement and the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab. S Mangal Singh Gill (Tesildar) and S. Chanchal Singh (Jandiala, Jullundur) were made in charge of the newspaper. Pt Madan Mohan Malayia and Master Tara Singh were among the members of the Managing Committee. The Managing Chairman and Chief Patron was Master Sunder Singh Lyallpuri himself. K. M. Panikkar was its first Editor with Devdas Gandhi (son of Mahatma Gandhi) also on the editor's panel. The opening ceremony was performed by Mahatma Gandhi on September 15, 1924. The first issue was published from Naya Bazar, Delhi (now Swami Sharda Nand Marg). It contained writings and articles from C. F. Andrews, St. Nihal Singh, Maulana Mohammad Ali, C. R. Reddy (Dr. Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy), T. L. Vaswani, Ruchi Ram Sahni, Bernard Haton, Harinder Nath Chattopadhyaya, Dr Saifuddin Kichlu and Rubi Waston etc. It has its roots in the Indian independence movement of the first half of the twentieth century, and even faced the noted "Hindustan Times Contempt Case (August-November, 1941)" at Allahabad High Court [3]. It was edited at times by many important people in India, including Devdas Gandhi (the son of Mahatma Gandhi) and Khushwant Singh. Sanjoy Narayan, has been appointed the Editor in Chief of the Paper and is due to take over in August 2008[4] Recently the editorial page has seen a major make-over and has been named "comment" to bring in more flexibility and some-what less seriousness to the page. [edit] HT Mumbai EditionHT Mumbai has a daily lifestyle supplement (in tabloid format) called HT Cafe (now only 24 pages from Tuesday to Sunday and a measly 16 on Mondays). Five days a week HT Cafe devotes a section (no longer a pullout) to niche subjects such as travel, health, automobiles, weekend and gizmos. It has its Education supplement called 'Horizons' on Wednesdays. The paper also comes with a magazine on Sundays called Brunch. The Mumbai Edition is managed by Mohit Ahuja, an alumnus of NMIMS, Bombay. The Resident Editor in Mumbai is Samar Halarnkar. [edit] HT Delhi EditionHT Delhi has a daily lifestyle supplement called HT City. It has its jobs supplement called 'Shine Weekly' on Tuesdays; Education supplement called 'HT Horizons' on Wednesdays; Real Estates section called 'HT Estates. HT Delhi has a magazine called Brunch every Sunday plus a matrimonial section. It also has special supplements for each of the 8 zones of Delhi called 'HT Live' on different days of the week. After the resignation of Chaitanya Kalbag, the editorial responsibility was shared by Pankaj Paul and V.Krishna. In August, 2008, Sanjoy Narayan was appointed Editor-in-Chief and Samar Halarnkar was appointed Managing Editor. [edit] OwnershipThe Delhi-based English newspaper Hindustan Times is part of the KK Birla group and managed by Shobhana Bhartia, daughter of the industrialist KK Birla, and granddaughter of GD Birla. It is owned by HT Media Ltd. The KK Birla group at present owns 69 per cent stake in HT Media, currently valued at Rs 834 crore. When Shobhana Bhartia joined Hindustan Times in 1986, she was the first woman chief executive of a national newspaper. Shobhana has been nominated as a Rajya Sabha MP from Congress Party. Along with Hindustan Times, HT Media also owns Desimartini, Fever 104 FM, Mint (newspaper). [edit] AwardsHT has a good track record at the IFRA and has won several awards this year[citation needed] [edit] Columinsts
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