History

Lokmat was founded by a group of Indian freedom fighters, in 1918, from Yavatmal, a town in the state of Maharashtra.

In 1952, Lokmat was acquired by our founder, Late Shri Jawaharlal Darda, who was also a freedom fighter. Late Shri Jawaharlal Darda launched Lokmat's first daily edition on December 15, 1971 from Nagpur, Maharashtra.