Mahanagar_(newspaper) Knowpia

Hamara Mahanagar (Hindi)
Type	Daily
Format	Broadsheet
Founder(s)	Nikhil Wagle
Founded	1982; 42 years ago
Language	Hindi
Headquarters	Mumbai
City	Mumbai
Country	India
Website	www.hamaramahanagar.in
	Media of India; List of newspapers;

Aapla Mahanagar (Marathi)
Type	Daily
Format	Tabloid 20 Pages
Founder(s)	Nikhil Wagle
Publisher	Sanjay Bhaskar Sawant; Red Chillies Entertainment
President	Shah Rukh Khan
Editor	Sanjay Bhaskar Sawant
Founded	January 1990; 34 years ago
Language	Marathi
Headquarters	Mumbai
City	Mumbai
Country	India
Website	www.mymahanagar.com
	Media of India; List of newspapers;

Mahanagar ("Metropolis") is a Marathi and Hindi newspaper published from Mumbai, India. The Marathi version Aapla Mahanagar ("Our metropolis") was founded by Nikhil Wagle in January 1990; the Hindi version Hamara Mahanagar was established in 1982.^[1]^[2] Sanjay Bhaskar Sawant is now editor & publisher of Aapla Mahanagar & mymahanagar.com.

Nikhil Wagle was physically attacked by Shiv Sena supporters multiple times for his critical remarks against the party and its leaders.^[3]^[1]^[4]

In 1994, Wagle was imprisoned for a week after he criticized the Maharashtra legislators for paying fawning tributes to a deceased MLA accused of having criminal connections.^[5]

On 19 June 2018, Digital web platform named mymahanagar.com was started, which seems to be a part of modernizing effort by the group to reach masses.Shah Rukh Khan is current CMD of Mahanagar and Hamara Mahanagar.

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^ ^a ^b Robin Jeffrey (2010). India'S Newspaper Revolution (3Rd Edn.). Oxford University Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-19-806546-3.
^ Press in India. Office of the Registrar of Newspapers. 1999. p. 107.
^ Marie Cruz Gabriel (1 January 1996). A Silence in the City and Other Stories. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 978-81-250-0828-6.
^ Katakam, Anupama. "Targeting journalists". Frontline (Volume 21 - Issue 19, Sept. 11 - 24, 2004). The Hindu. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
^ Asha Kasbekar (2006). Pop Culture India!: Media, Arts, And Lifestyle. ABC-CLIO. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-85109-636-7. Retrieved 20 March 2013.

[Robin2010-1] Robin Jeffrey (2010). India'S Newspaper Revolution (3Rd Edn.). Oxford University Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-19-806546-3.

[2] Press in India. Office of the Registrar of Newspapers. 1999. p. 107.

[3] Marie Cruz Gabriel (1 January 1996). A Silence in the City and Other Stories. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 978-81-250-0828-6.

[4] Katakam, Anupama. "Targeting journalists". Frontline (Volume 21 - Issue 19, Sept. 11 - 24, 2004). The Hindu. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

[Kasbekar2006-5] Asha Kasbekar (2006). Pop Culture India!: Media, Arts, And Lifestyle. ABC-CLIO. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-85109-636-7. Retrieved 20 March 2013.

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