Dainik Bhaskar India" in Gwalior. In 1957, the paper was renamed "Bhaskar Samachar". In 1958, it was renamed "Dainik Bhaskar," meaning "This, along with its rising sun graphic, was meant to represent a bright future. By 1995, "Dainik Bhaskar" had emerged as the number 1 newspaper in Madhya Pradesh (MP) and was declared the fastest-growing daily in India by a readership survey. The newspaper decided to expand outside MP, and identified Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan, as the market with the highest potential. In 1996, "Dainik Bhaskar"'s goal was to enter Jaipur as the No. 2 newspaper (in terms of circulation)
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