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Mumbai Samachar, India's oldest newspaper at 200 years, going strong

Bombay Samachar (as it was called then) started as a weekly in 1822

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
In the heart of south Mumbai’s heritage Fort precinct, a bright red building houses the unassuming offices of an enduring institution that will soon turn 200 -- Gujarati daily ‘Mumbai Samachar’.

Still going strong despite reverses in the print media industry the last few years, Mumbai Samachar will celebrate its 200th year on July 1 after seeing through two pandemics, two world wars, and the growth of a city thriving in myriad avatars, from a textile and mercantile hub to a buzzing financial and film industry capital.

Mumbai Samachar’s director Hormusji Cama says that 20 years ago the

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