Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd.   (HMVL)

The Company was incorporated on July 9, 1918 under the Indian Companies Act, 1913 as a public limited company under the name 'The Behar Journals Limited' and received the certificate of commencement of business on January 14, 1919. On November 17, 1987 the name of the Company was changed to 'Searchlight Publishing House Limited' to reflect to make the name of the Company more in consonance with its publication, 'Searchlight'. Subsequently, the name of Company was changed to its present name 'Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd.' to reflect the expanded business activities intended to be undertaken by the Company and to be in consonance with the prevailing industry trends and a fresh certificate of incorporation to this effect was issued on November 11, 2008. 'Hindustan', covers news across the entire spectrum of international, national and local news relating to politics, business, entertainment, sports and other general interests. The first edition of 'Hindustan' was published on April 12, 1936 from Delhi and the reach of our newspaper now extends to six regions, namely, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Mohali and Delhi NCR. 'Hindustan' is the third largest brand in terms of readership of Hindi daily newspapers. Hindustan dominates in Bihar with an undisputed readership of over 4 million (as per the IRS 2009, Round 2). Hindustan has been the No. 1 newspaper of Jharkhand, ever since IRS survey started reporting readership for Jharkhand as a separate state (Source: IRS rounds). In Delhi + NCR, Hindustan is an undisputed No. 2 (Source: IRS 2009 R2). Over the past three years, we have made significant investments in Uttar Pradesh and have opened five new printing locations in Agra, Meerut, Allahabad, Kanpur and Bareilly to add to our existing printing facilities at Varanasi (on a franchisee basis) and Lucknow. Hindustan has made an entry into Uttarakhand with a printing location in Dehradun, in May 2008. This print location will cover key cities in Uttarakhand. LiveHindustan.com is the recently launched Hindi News website, which promises far more than what Language sites are typically credited for. Its comprehensiveness and exclusive online content by the online editorial team adds to the huge print repository of stories carried in the parent brand Hindustan, and is updated round the clock with the latest in breaking news action. The legacy values of the Hindi print flagship brand - Hindustan - can be seen upheld in the online avatar bringing to the table its credibility; authenticity and unbiased content, to provide its dedicated reader base a Best in Class Hindi News & Content site. On the Content front, apart from News, LiveHindustan.com extends the Brand Promise of Empowerment - 'Tayyari' and has interactive elements to increase the interaction with the brand at more direct levels. Nandan, a children's magazine is over 45 years old. It is extremely popular among children and their families in India and abroad. The magazine was started in November 1964 in the memory of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, with its first issue being dedicated to the late Prime Minister. Nandan distinguishes itself from other magazines because its stories are a combination of the best in both our traditional and modern cultural ethos. Kadambini is a monthly Hindi magazine with a long and celebrated history of over 40 years. It is a one-of-its-own-kind socio-cultural-literary magazine, which has survived the demise of many other Hindi magazines in the genre. Its first editor was Late Shri Balkrishna Rao, a prominent Hindi writer. Late Shri Ramanand Doshi, who was also a well-known literary figure, and during whose tenure Kadambini touched new heights, followed him. Its third editor Shri Rajendra Awasthy was also a known literary figure. It is the only Hindi magazine, which covers a wide range of subjects including literature, science, history, sociology, films and health with sincerity and popular appeal.

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