ganashakti
{{Short description|Indian newspaper}}
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{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Ganashakti
| logo = Ganashakti Logo.png
| logo_size = 180px
| image = GanashaktiCover.jpg
| image_size = 240px
| type = Daily newspaper
| format = Broadsheet
| owners = Ganashakti Trust
| editor = Samik Lahiri{{cite web |title=West Bengal CPM: রাজ্য কমিটিতে বিকাশ, 'গণশক্তি'র দায়িত্বে শমীক |url=https://bengali.abplive.com/district/west-bengal-cpm-state-committee-may-see-bikash-ranjan-bhattacharya-as-the-permanent-member-samik-lahiri-may-take-charges-as-editor-of-ganashakti-1021404}}
| language = Bengali
| foundation = {{start date|1967|01|03}}
| political = Left wing
| headquarters = Kolkata, West Bengal, India
| publishing_country = India
| sister newspapers = Deshabhimani, People's Democracy, Daily Desher Katha, Prajasakti, Theekkathir
| website = {{URL|ganashakti.com}}
}}
Ganashakti Patrika (1967–present) is an Indian Bengali daily newspaper published from Kolkata, West Bengal, India.{{Cite web |title=s CPM the B-team of BJP? Govt ad in party paper 'Ganashakti' sparks fresh debat |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/is-cpm-the-b-team-of-bjp-govt-ad-in-party-paper-ganashakti-sparks-fresh-debate-with-tmc-taking-the-upper-hand/cid/2005189 |access-date=12 July 2024}} The paper is an organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) West Bengal State Committee.[http://www.ganashakti.com/ Ganashakti] ganashakti.com. Retrieved 30 December 2012
History
It first appeared as a fortnightly on 3 January 1967 and then it started as an evening daily for quite some time and finally converted into a full-fledged daily newspaper. Presently Ganashakti has 3 editions in Kolkata, Durgapur and Siliguri having a daily circulation of less than 7,50,000. One of its founders was Ashok Gupta or Ramendranath Bhattacharya, who fought in Goa liberation movement and was a prominent Marxist leader of West Bengal.
The principal catalyst behind transformation of Ganashakti was Saroj Mukherjee, a freedom fighter and CPI(M)'s state secretary during the 1980s. After Mukherjee's death his efforts were carried on by Anil Biswas. Ganashakti reached its highest circulation at the time of Biswas's editorship. Ganashakti Trust is the owner of the Ganashakti newspaper. Present the paper is running by a trust{{Cite news |last=Sengupta |first=Tamal |date=2017-01-12 |title=CPI(M) sets up trust to run Ganashakti newspaper |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cpim-sets-up-trust-to-run-ganashakti-newspaper/articleshow/56487459.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-07-12 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}} and the editor is Samik Lahiri.{{Cite web |title=জল্পনাই সত্যি, সিপিএমের দলীয় মুখপত্রের সম্পাদক বদল, নতুন দায়িত্বে শমীক লাহিড়ি |url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/kolkata/shamik-lahiri-selected-as-editor-of-ganashakti-mouthpiece-of-cpm/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=sangbadpratidin |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [http://ganashakti.com Official website]
{{Newspapers in India}}
{{CPI(M) publications}}
Category:Newspapers published in Kolkata
Category:Bengali-language newspapers published in India
Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Category:Newspapers established in 1967
Category:1967 establishments in West Bengal
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