Dainik Statesman Dainik Statesman Dainik Statesman is a Bengali daily newspaper run by The Statesman group with its central office being The Statesman House at Chowringhee. "Dainik Statesman" started circulation from 28 June 2004. The newspaper became more popular after the Singur and Nandigram clashes since 2006 when "The Statesman" group and more specifically the Bengali version, "Dainik Statesman" presented the views of those opposed to land-acquisition whereas the ABP group was more interested in presenting the views of those who were for land being acquired forcibly. Special issues of this paper are - Khetkhamar,Biggan o Projukti, Gallery (Sports related special issues),
S. S. Balan S. S. Balan S. S. Balan (or S. Balasubramanian) (28 December 1935 19 December 2014) was an Indian journalist, filmmaker, political analyst, and media personality as well as internationally famous aviculturalist and agriculturalist. He was a dominant force in Indian media over six decades having been at the helm of "Ananda Vikatan" magazine as editor and managing director as well as managing director of the erstwhile Gemini Studios since the 1950s. He was the son of media baron S. S. Vasan. He was chairman emeritus of the Vikatan Group having retired from active involvement at the helm of the media