Unit 4 — Andhra Movement & Formation of Andhra State
Culture·Unit 4 — Andhra Movement & Formation of Andhra State

Press and Newspapers

Telugu journalism as an instrument of reform and nationalism.

1832 – 1956Importance 4/52 min readUpdated: 2026-07-01
Andhra PatrikaKrishna PatrikaVartamana Tarangini

Focus

Vartamana Tarangini (1832) = first Telugu newspaper. Andhra Patrika (1908) = flagship nationalist daily.

  • Spread Swadeshi and Home Rule ideas.
  • Documented Andhra Mahasabha resolutions.
  • Popularised colloquial Telugu (Vyavaharika).
  • Financed by Andhra industrialists like Amrutanjan founder Kasinathuni.
YearNewspaperFounderNote
1832Vartamana TaranginiP. Munuswami MudaliarFirst Telugu newspaper (Madras)
1838VrittantiMissionary press, BellarySecond Telugu paper
1874VivekavardhiniKandukuri VeerasalingamReformist
1885Andhra PrakasikaKokkonda VenkataratnamNationalist weekly
1902Krishna PatrikaKonda Venkatappayya, Mutnuri Krishna RaoBandar — nationalist daily
1908Andhra PatrikaKasinathuni Nageswara RaoFirst mass-circulation Telugu daily
1938Andhra PrabhaRamnath Goenka (Indian Express group)Rival to Andhra Patrika
1962Eenadu (later)Ramoji RaoPost-independence mass paper

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Don't confuse
Krishna Patrika
Andhra Patrika

Krishna Patrika 1902 (Bandar). Andhra Patrika 1908 (Bombay → Madras).

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Vartamana · Krishna · Andhra — 1832 · 1902 · 1908.

60-Second Revision
  • First Telugu newspaper: Vartamana Tarangini, 1832.
  • Krishna Patrika 1902 — Machilipatnam (Bandar).
  • Andhra Patrika 1908 — Kasinathuni Nageswara Rao.

  • Founder ↔ Newspaper

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