ABOUT US
The
Statesman is one of India's oldest English newspapers.
It was founded in Kolkata in 1875 and is directly descended
from The Friend of India (founded 1818). The Englishman
(founded 1821) was merged with The Statesman in
1934. The Delhi edition of The Statesman began publication
in 1931. The Statesman Weekly is a compendium of
news and views from the Kolkata and Delhi editions. Printed
on airmail paper, it is popular with readers outside India. The
Statesman (average circulation approximately 180,000)
is the leading English newspaper in West Bengal. The Indian
Readership Survey 2002 confirms that The Statesman is the
most widely-read newspaper in West Bengal.
The
Statesman has distinguished itself through objective
coverage of events, its value as an honest purveyor of
news emphasised at times of crisis such as the Bengal Famine
of 1943 and the infamous internal Emergency of the mid-1970s.
It is forthright in the expression of its views. Its pursuit
of the truth has been relentless and often at considerable
cost to itself, as when the government of Indira Gandhi,
in gross abuse of power, attempted to suppress its voice
and when the government of Rajiv Gandhi interfered with
the grant of statutory clearances to its modernisation
plans unless the paper changed its editorial stance.
The
Statesman prevailed, as the truth must prevail, and remains
a favourite of readers in Kolkata and other parts of India.
The
Statesman passed another milestone on 18 June 1998. Readers
in North Bengal, Lower Assam, Sikkim and some hills in the
North-east are now serviced by an edition printed in Siliguri
where The Statesman has its premises, staff and press. It
is an affirmation of The Statesman's commitment to
Bengal, where it has had its home for over 100 years.
On
23 September 2002, The Statesman launched an edition from Bhubaneswar,
the capital of Orissa. This edition addresses the long-felt
needs of readers in the coastal state, providing them authentic
news and objective views. The Statesman is the first
English newspaper to invest in plant and machinery in the state.
The
Statesman is a founding member of Asia News Network,
a grouping of 14 Asian newspapers that have joined hands
to for coverage of Asian events through Asian eyes.
The
Job & Commercial Printing department of The Statesman takes
up high quality sheet and web offset printing jobs on behalf
of various clients, and including newspapers. Newspapers such
as The Hindustan Times, Asian Age, Ananda Bazar Patrika, Prabhat
Khabar and Today have been printed in the past from our presses
in Kolkata, Siliguri and New Delhi. At present, Bartaman and
Aajkaal are printed from our press in Siliguri.
A
100 per cent subsidiary of the company, Nachiketa Publications
Limited, is engaged in the publication of books and has brought
out several successful titles.
The
Statesman is committed to the cause of the environment
and supports the use of recycled newsprint.
THE
STATESMAN LTD.
Regd Office: Statesman House,
4 Chowringhee Square
Kolkata 700 001.
For inquiries, phone (++9133) 2212 7070 (Kolkata); (11) 2331 5911 (Delhi);
(22) 2202 1045 (Bombay); (44) 2827 8037 (Madras); (80) 225 9129 (Bangalore);
(40) 2324 3943 (Hyderabad).
Fax:
(++9133) 2212 6181 (Kolkata); 2331 5295 (Delhi); 2204 4877
(Bombay); 822 4800 (Chennai); 220 4813 (Bangalore); 5566 9988(Hyderabad).
E-mail:thestatesman@vsnl.com
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Editor & Managing Director: RAVINDRA KUMAR
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