Why India’s Newspaper Industry is Booming

As the print deadline approaches, there is a sense of urgency in the air. It is late evening at the offices of the Mylapore Times and in a few more hours the first proofs of the paper need to be ready.

The newspaper has a weekly circulation of more than four thousand copies, but its offices are modest.

One small room with bright blue walls houses the production team which comprises no fewer than seven people at any given time.

The adjacent room, piled high with old editions, is the reception area hosting a steady stream of local businessmen and women here to take out advertisements.

Advertisements are the lifeblood of this local newspaper and its pages are filled with classified postings for jobs and services.