Nagarika
 Nagarika Weekly in 1987 | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Founder(s) | S. K. Pai |
| Language | Kannada |
| Headquarters | Honnavar, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India |
| Website | www |
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Nagarika (Kannada: ನಾಗರಿಕ) is a Kannada-language weekly newspaper produced in Honnavar, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.[1][2][3] Established in 1947, it combines civic news[4], Kannada literature, and state politics while carrying comparatively little advertising.[5]
History
Founding and early moves
Advocate and freedom-movement activist S. K. Pai launched Nagarika at Karwar on 18 August 1947.[1]
- 1948 – press shifted to Kumta.
- 1950–1952 – appeared twice weekly.
- 1955 – operations returned to Karwar; Hanumantrao Manjrekar assisted Pai in editing.[6]
G. R. Pandeshwar and M. G. Shetty (1967 – 1987)
In 1967 the paper moved to Honnavar, where writer–poet G. R. Pandeshwar[7] became editor.[1] Later, from 1984 the weekly was steered by M. G. Shetty. Later, Professor G.V. Hegde, his wife Meera Hegde & associates operated the paper until 1987.
Krishnamurti Hebbar (1987 – present)
Journalist Krishnamurti Hebbar acquired the title in 1987 and remains chief editor; his spouse Rekha Hebbar works alongside him as co-editor, handling design, reader correspondence, and special issues.[2]
Production technology
- Letterpress (1947 – 1990s): Letter-press printing was done until the later 1990s.
- Digital transition: Computer page-setting was introduced in the later 1990s. Printing was in-house until 2017; since then, it was outsourced.[8]
Editorial profile
The weekly concentrates on Honnavar taluk and the wider Uttara Kannada district but also prints state-assembly digests, national news briefs, and a literary supplement of poetry and short fiction.[9] Editorials frequently address social welfare, environmental issues, and the role of literature in civic life.[10][11]
Format and distribution
Nagarika is printed in tabloid size (≈ 280 × 430 mm) with 8 or 16 pages.
Awards
- G. R. Pandeshwar Award for contribution to regional journalism (2015).[12]
Slogans
Historic mottoes printed on the editorial page include:
- “ದೇವರಿಗೆ ಹತ್ತಿರದವನಾಗಲು ಜನರಿಗೆ ಹತ್ತಿರದವನಾಗು” (“To be close to God, be close to people”)[2]
- “Fight for the Right”[2]
Historical Editions
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Uttara Kannada District Gazetteer (PDF). Government of Karnataka. 1985. p. 865, 868. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Nagarika (ನಾಗರಿಕ) – official site". Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ↑ "List of registered newspapers (31 December 2023)" (PDF). Press Registrar General of India. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ↑ "Scribe seeks protection against police inspector". The Times of India. 9 December 2001.
- ↑ "Nagarika – periodical details". Patrike.in. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ↑ "G. R. Pandeshwar runs the periodical "Nagarika" after independence".
- ↑ "ಜಿ.ಆರ್.ಪಾಂಡೇಶ್ವರ" (in ಕನ್ನಡ).
- ↑ "Nagarika – periodical details". Patrike.in. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ↑ "Importance of journalism in trying times".
- ↑ "World gripped by darkness of an emotionless life".
- ↑ "Reading Festival today".
- ↑ "Krishnamurthy Hebbar gets Pandeshwar Award". The Hindu. 30 October 2015.
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