The Inquilab is an Urdu-language daily newspaper published in India.[1] It is owned by the Jagran Prakashan Limited, which also publishes Dainik Jagran.[2][3] In 2017 it claimed a circulation of 127,255.[citation needed] It was founded by Abdul Hamid Ansari in 1938 as an underground newspaper during India's freedom movement against British.[4][2]
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | |
| Owner(s) | Jagran Prakashan Limited |
| Publisher | Jagran Prakashan Limited |
| Editor | Shakeel Shamsi (North), Shahid Latif (Mumbai) |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Language | Urdu |
In 2010, Jagran Prakashan acquired Midday group, the parent company of Inquilab. While originally published from Mumbai, Inquilab expanded under its new ownership in northern parts of India, and overtook Rashtriya Sahara as the most read Urdu newspaper.[2]
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- ^ a b c Azam, Shireen. "Why the Hindu nationalist Jagran group runs the Urdu daily Inquilab". The Caravan. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Barelvi – Deobandi unity under the scanner of RSS think tank | The Siasat Daily". www.siasat.com. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Khaled Ansari: A journey from Inquilab to MiD Day". Arab News. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2016.