Amar Ujala

Amar Ujala (lit. 'The Immortal Brightness') is a Hindi-language daily newspaper published in India which was founded in 1948. It has 22 editions in six states and two union territories covering 180 districts.^[2][3] It has a circulation of around two million copies.^[1] The 2019 Indian Readership Survey reported that with 9.65 million it had the 4th-largest daily readership amongst newspapers in India.^[4]

TypeDaily newspaper

FormatBroadsheet

Owner(s)Rajul Maheshwari and Sneh Maheshwari

Founders

• Murari lal Maheshwari
• Dori Lal Agarwal

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Amar Ujala

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Rajul Maheshwari and Sneh Maheshwari
Founders	Murari lal Maheshwari Dori Lal Agarwal
Publisher	Amar Ujala Limited (Previously known as Amar Ujala Publications Limited)
Founded	1948; 78 years ago (1948)
Language	Hindi
Headquarters	Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
Circulation	1,744,512 (as of April 2023)[1]
Readership	9.65 million
Website	www.amarujala.com
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Amar Ujala was founded in Agra in 1948.^[5][6] In 1994, Amar Ujala, along with another Hindi daily, shared nearly 70 per cent of the Hindi newspaper readership in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Amar Ujala sold 4.5 lakh copies through its five editions.^[7]

Amar Ujala publishes a daily 16- to 18-page issue, as well as supplements focusing on matters such as careers, lifestyle, entertainment and women.^{[citation needed]}