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The Media in Gujarati language started with publication of Bombay Samachar in 1822.
Initially the newspapers published business news and they were owned by Parsi people based in Bombay.
Later Gujarati newspapers started published from other parts of Gujarat.
Several periodicals devoted to social reforms were published in second half of 19th century.
After arrival of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian independence movement peaked and it resulted in proliferation of Gujarati media.
Following independence, the media was chiefly focused on political news.
After bifurcation of Bombay state, the area of service changed.
Later there was increase in readership due to growth of literacy and the media houses expanded its readership by publishing more number of editions.
Later these media houses ventured into digital media also.
The radio and television media expanded after 1990.Gujarat Samachar (meaning Gujarat News) is a Gujarati language daily newspaper in India.
It is a leading paper in the Indian state of Gujarat, with the reported highest average readership in the state (4.5 million) as of September 2012.
Its main office is in Ahmedabad.
It has one branch in Surat as well and distributes editions from Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Mumbai, Mehsana, Bhuj and New York.
Sandesh (Gujarati: સંદેશ) is a leading daily newspaper in Gujarat.
It is published in Gujarati and was founded in 1923.
The Ahmedabad-based Gujarati newspaper is also published from Mumbai, Baroda, Bhuj, Surat, Rajkot and Bhavnagar.
Sandesh has 7 supplements published: Sanskar, Nari, Ardha Saptahik, Nakshatra, Cine Sandesh, Kids World, Shraddha, Action Replay.
The Sandesh also publishes Gujarati weekly and Sandesh International from Chicago, Illinois, United States.