Mr. Sham Agarwal

Mr. Shyam Agarwal Interactivity is a defining characteristic & a perfect application of this are the newspapers. To identify & foster human intelligence for the benefit of the society & stimulate awareness through social opportunities is what Mr. Shyam Agarwal has administered.
Born on 10th April 1948 in Haryana, but brought up in Pune, the Ex-Wadia student. Mr. Agarwal's reading & writing credentials triggered his responses to start the 1^st Hindi weekly in Pune by the name of 'Raviwar ka Anand' in 1971. The initial version had a minimum circulation but after lasting for about 8 years it was upgraded to an impacting daily by the name of 'Aaj Ka Anand' in 1979. The name 'Anand' is inherited from Mr. Agarwal's elder son Anand whose birth coincides with the launch of 'Ravivar Ka Anand' on 11 Dec 1971. Till that time only a handful Hindi language newspapers were published in Maharashtra, most of them belonged to big business houses and were merely supplementary to their main publication.
But from the very beginning Shri Shyam Agarwal strived to give something in his "Aaj ka Anand'', which would be news-worthy and at the same time interesting & informative. Trying to publish a Hindi daily from Pune was sort of a gamble, but he had visualized the potential of fourth estate and took the gamble. This venture was ably supported by his dedication, hard work and conviction and he got the desired results. Though a slow starter, "Aaj ka Anand" has now emerged as force to reckon with and has a circulation of 75,234 copies spread over all sections of society. He did not stop at merely bringing out a newspaper, but always strived for its progress and therefore upgraded the printing & other equipments from time to time. As a result, the circulation of "Aaj ka Anand" grew from 12,000 to 57,529 copies per day, as the Hindi speaking population from Pune & adjoining districts grabbed it with delight. Presently a Bombay-edition of this daily is also gaining recognition & popularity. Mr. Agarwal's forte has just not terminated with 'Aaj Ka Anand' but has also extended his awareness roots by maintaining a Marathi daily called Sandhyanand for the past 9 yrs. The entire format of Sandhyanand was so unique and reader-oriented that it was greeted with great enthusiasm by all & sundry. The sales graph of 'Sandhyanand' is self-explanatory. Today Sandhyanand has a wide circulation of 2,61,985 copies which is increasing every day . Sandhyanand has also expanded it's reach by not confining itself to Pune only but spreading to Mumbai, Aurangabad, Nasik, Solapur, Kolhapur also. This is the only broadsheet daily color evening daily published in the whole of Maharashtra. Thus both ''Aaj Ka Anand'' and ''Sandhyanand'' are powerful, effective & right choice for everybody. Content with a family comprising of 2 sons Anand & Navin (who eventually are also in the same arena of print media); Mr. Agarwal states that every teenager should have access not just to the basic minimum needs but to all opportunities for leading a happy & fulfilling life; a knowledge & learning society built on the values of hard work , honesty , discipline & a collective sense of purpose! And of course if we allow ourselves to seep into the world of information & books there are more things in experiencing heaven on earth than mere reasoning can explain !!

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