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Dina Thanthi
Daily Thanthi

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Front page of Daily Thanthi on 12 July 2012

Type

Daily newspaper

Format

Broadsheet

Owner(s)

Sakal (newspaper)

Founder(s)

S. P. Adithanar

Founded

1 November 1942 (1 November 1942)

Political alignment

Socialism and Liberal Conservatism

Language

Tamil

Headquarters

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Circulation

1,137,041 Daily[1] (as of April 2023)

Website

www.dailythanthi.com

Dina Thanthi (Tamil: தினத்தந்தி, English: Daily Mail; known as Daily ThanthiinEnglish) is a Tamil language daily newspaper. It was founded by S. P. AdithanarinMadurai in 1942. Dina Thanthi is India's largest daily printed in the Tamil language and the ninth largest among all dailies in India by circulation.[2] It is printed in 16 cities across India and also prints an international editions in Dubai & Sri lanka. The Daily Thanthi group has ventured into the general entertainment sector with the launch of its new channel, Thanthi One, on May 19, 2024.[3][4]

History[edit]

Dina Thanthi was established in Madurai in 1 November 1942 by lawyer, politician and editor S. P. Adithanar.[5]

Circulation[edit]

This daily newspaper is published from 16 cities in India namely Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Pondicherry, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupur and Vellore. In the second half of 2015, the newspaper has a circulation of 1,714,743.

International edition is printed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the Middle East market.[6]

Another international edition is printed at ColomboinSri Lanka, issued along with Virakesari (Sri Lanka Tamil newspaper).

Circulation by editions[edit]

Edition

Average

Chennai

4,98,188

Madurai

1,27,182

Coimbatore

1,23,910

Vellore

67,981

Trichy

1,02,751

Tirunelveli

1,32,083

Salem

1,25,528

Cuddalore

68,811

Bangalore

62,040

Puducherry

30,536

Erode

57,552

Nagercoil

1,08,571

Thanjavur

94,754

Dindigul

52,290

Tirupur

43,119

Mumbai

19,447

Awards[edit]

In 2005, the central Government conferred the Padma Shri award to the managing director of Dinathanti, Sivanthi Adithan, for his excellent work in educating the poor.

In order to improve the educational quality of the poor students, the daily newspaper is giving educational grants to the students who are studying in the top 3 positions in the 10th plus-2 classes. Tamil Nadu Scholars are honored by giving prize money and gold medal every year in C. Pa. Aditanar's birthday function.

Supplements[edit]

Various supplements also come along with Daily Thanthi, as follows:

Day

Supplements

Sunday

Devathai Book, Gnayiru mlr (2 Full pages) & Kudumba mlr (2 Full pages)

Monday

Manavar special (Full Page)

Tuesday

Aruldharum Anmeegam Book

Wednesday

VANAVIL (Full Page)

Saturday

Muthucharam (2 Full pages), Ilaignar Malar (2 Full pages) & Mugavari (real-estate and construction technology news)

It also carries a special supplement and conducts programmes for students to prepare for board and other competitive exams.[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Highest Circulated Daily Newspapers (language wise)" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations.
  • ^ "Submission of circulation figures for the audit period July - December 2015" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  • ^ மு.பூபாலன் (21 May 2024). "Thanthi 1: எல்லை இல்லா என்டர்டைன்மெண்ட் ஆரம்பம்; தந்தி குழுமத்தின் 'தந்தி ஒன்' தொலைக்காட்சி உதயம்!". Vikatan (in Tamil). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  • ^ தாரா, ராகேஷ் (18 May 2024). "அப்படி போடு! மேலும் ஒரு பொழுதுபோக்கு சேனல்! சூப்பர் அப்டேட் கொடுத்த தந்தி குரூப்!". ABP Nadu - ABP News (in Tamil). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  • ^ "About us, Daily Thanthi". Daily Thanthi. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  • ^ Staff Reporter. "Leading Tamil newspaper now available in UAE". Khaleej Times.
  • ^ "Daily Thanthi's career awareness program "Vetri Nichayam"". livechennai.in. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

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