Chitralekha
Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaGujaratiFounded in 1950 by Vaju Kotak, Chitralekha is a premier Gujarati weekly news magazine based in Mumbai. It provides comprehensive coverage of politics, culture, social issues, and entertainment. It remains one of the highest-circulated regional language magazines in India, serving the global Gujarati diaspora.
MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN MUMBAI
Driven by commercial and linguistic demographics, the local press operates as a heavily multilingual market split between English business dailies and robust Marathi, Gujarati, and Hindi print sectors. The historical landscape features Bombay Samachar, an 1822 broadsheet recognized as Asia's oldest continuously published newspaper. English-language readers rely on foundational general interest dailies such as the Free Press Journal, established during the independence movement in 1928, alongside specialized financial titles like the Financial Express. Paperboy lists 25 newspapers in Mumbai.
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