Newspaper Advertising in Kolkata
Kolkata has one of the strongest Bengali newspaper markets in the country, and a notice aimed at the general public here is usually booked in Bengali first. The English dailies cover corporate, recruitment and legal work, and the Hindi papers reach the city’s large Hindi-speaking business community.
Newspapers we book in Kolkata.
Each title links to its own page with ad formats, deadlines and how to book. Rates are the newspaper’s card rate for the edition you choose.
Bengali dailies
- Anandabazar Patrika
- Bartaman Patrika
- Sangbad Pratidin
- Ei Samay
- Aajkaal
- Ganashakti
- Ebela
- Jago Bangla
- Dainik Statesman
- Kalantar
- Ekdin
English dailies
Hindi dailies
Booking in Kolkata: what to know.
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Matrimonial
The Sunday matrimonial pages of Anandabazar Patrika are among the most-read in India. Space fills early, so book a few days ahead.
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Legal notices
Property and court notices in Kolkata commonly run in one Bengali and one English daily. The Statesman and The Telegraph are the usual English choices.
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Trade audience
For Burrabazar and the wider Marwari trading community, Sanmarg and Prabhat Khabar reach readers the Bengali and English papers miss.
Service charge
The publications pay us, not you. What you pay is the newspaper’s own card rate, with nothing added on top.
Titles on the desk
Official booking across national, financial and regional dailies in fifteen languages.
To place an ad
Send the brief, approve the rate and the proof, pick a release date. That is the whole process.
At one desk
Booking, design and release handled by the same team that has done it since 2002.
Top categories for newspaper ads in Kolkata
Every category has its own page with the rates and wording rules
Types of newspaper ads in Kolkata
Which one suits the job depends on what you are publishing and who has to see it. Ask the desk if you are unsure — it changes the price more than anything else does.
Three steps, mostly over WhatsApp.
Most bookings are settled the same working day. Papers with an early cut-off need a day’s notice.
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Tell us the brief
The title you want, the category, and the text or artwork. If you are not sure which paper suits the audience, that is the part we are useful for.
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Approve rate and proof
We quote the publication’s card rate and send a composed proof for sign-off. Design of the ad is included.
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Pick the release date
We book against the edition’s deadline and confirm the insertion. You get the published clipping afterwards.
Booking in another city?
The same desk books every city from Pune. Newspaper advertising across India
Before you book in Kolkata.
If the answer you need is not here, the desk replies on WhatsApp faster than this page can be updated.
What does it cost to advertise in a newspaper?
The publication’s card rate, and nothing on top of it. Price depends on the title, the edition, the category and the size — a classified text notice in a regional daily and a half page in a national are two different orders of magnitude. Send the brief and you get a figure the same working day.
How do I choose which newspaper to book?
Match the readership to whoever has to see the ad. A legal notice usually has to run in a specific language or edition; a recruitment ad wants circulation. Tell us who the ad is for and we will name the title rather than sell you the biggest one.
Can I book more than one newspaper at once?
Yes, and it is common. Multi-paper bookings are handled as one order with one payment, and combination rates often work out cheaper than booking each title separately.
What is the deadline for submitting an ad?
It varies by title, usually one to three days before the release date, and earlier for display than for classified. Every newspaper we book has its own deadline page on this site.
How long should the ad run?
For a legal or public notice, whatever the statute or the court requires — often a single insertion. For anything commercial, three insertions is the usual minimum before response is worth reading.
What has to be in the ad?
For notices, the exact wording the law or the court asks for; we will tell you if what you have sent will not clear. For everything else: a headline, the substance, and one way to reach you.
Do you design the advertisement?
Yes, and it is included. You approve a composed proof before anything is booked.
How do I know it was published?
You get the clipping from the printed edition after release, along with the insertion details.
Do you charge a service fee?
No. The publications pay us a commission, which is why the rate you pay is the newspaper’s own.
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Tell us what you need to publish and we will come back with the title, edition, size and rate — usually the same working day.
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