Manoj Suryawanshi

Lokmat Media Pvt. Ltd

Lokmat Media Pvt. Ltd. is a leading multi-platform media company with interests in a diversified portfolio of publishing, broadcast, digital, entertainment, community and sports verticals. It has an employee strength of more than 3,000 and has a pan-India network of offices. Lokmat is the 2nd largest read regional language newspaper in India with more than 25 million readers ( Total Readership, Lokmat Group, IRS 2019 Q3) and No1 newspaper in Maharashtra with a total readership of 2.18 crore readers (Total Readership, IRS 2019,Q3). Lokmat Samachar, with 3 editions is one of the largest read Hindi daily in the state of Maharashtra. Lokmat Times has 3 editions. Keeping abreast with the changing digital landscape, we make our content available for its readers through our news portal www.lokmat.com and mobile news app. We entered the TV space in 2008 and it co-owns a 24-hour news and current affairs channel ‘News18 Lokmat' (earlier IBN Lokmat), through a JV with the Network18 Group. Lokmat Group made its foray in the entertainment sector through its subsidiary Lokmat Entertainment for production and distribution of films and television content. It released its first Marathi film "Jetaa" in August 2010, a co-production with Ramesh Deo Productions Pvt. Ltd. Lokmat's experiential marketing division – Taplight organizes various annual properties like ‘Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year', ‘Lokmat Women Summit' etc. which are the benchmark in the their respective categories. It also provides comprehensive 360 degree marketing solutions to clients including ‘Below The Line' promotions and client led activations. It is the largest event management company in Maharashtra in terms of number of events held. This division also runs various community forums focussed on Women, Youth and Children. Lokmat runs sports leagues across various cities in Maharashtra, mainly focusing on cricket and football. As a responsible corporate citizen, the Group is engaged in various social initiative