title: Prajavani
text: Prajavani (Kannada:Voice of the People) is a leading Kannada-language broadsheet daily newspaper published in Karnataka, India. Having a readership of over 2.13 million, it is one of the largest circulated newspapers in the state.
  
  History and ownership
  Prajavani was founded in 1948 in Bangalore by K.N. Guruswamy. The Printers (Mysore) Private Limited, the company which owns the newspaper, continues to be privately held by members of the founding family.
  
  Stance
  Prajavani (PV) has a history of being a politically independent newspaper, although it tends to opine with a liberal tilt. It is known for espousing the causes of Dalits, encouraging women's empowerment and taking pro-poor positions on economic issues. It has managed to maintain an independent position, despite an increasingly polarized media landscape in Karnataka. Prajavani uses the tagline "the most trusted Kannada daily newspaper", which appears below its masthead.
  
  Position in the market
  Prajavani was the leading Kannada newspaper for decades, until it was overtaken in circulation by Vijaya Karnataka (VK) in 2004. The gulf between PV and the upstart VK became huge for a while, but the two newspapers appear to be competing much more closely as of 2014, with PV having significantly recovered ground according to industry numbers. Some analysts have also attributed this to the launch of Vijaya Vani, by the original owner of Vijaya Karnataka, Vijay Sankeshwar and his VRL Group, which has apparently eaten into the readership of Vijaya Karnataka. Other regional competitors include Udayavani, Varthabharathi, Kannada Prabha and Samyukta Karnataka.
  
  Sister publications
   Deccan Herald, a daily English newspaper
   Sudha, a Kannada weekly magazine
   Mayura, a Kannada monthly magazine
  
  See also
   List of Kannada-language newspapers
   List of Kannada-language magazines
   List of newspapers in India
   Media in Karnataka
   Media of India
  
  References
  
  External links 
   
   https://web.archive.org/web/20081206111259/http://prajavaniepaper.com/
   Prajavani News Paper History
   http://mruc.net/uploads/posts/a27e6e912eedeab9ef944cc3315fba15.pdf
  
  Kannada-language newspapers
  Newspapers published in Bangalore
  Newspapers established in 1948
  1948 establishments in India