ook back at 2006 and Hindi dailies are conspicuous by the action. Dainik Bhaskar went into Punjab to tackle big boy Punjab Kesari in its own lair. Hindustan launched an edition in Agra, an Amar Ujala stronghold, while Naidunia, which was quite at home in Madhya Pradesh, ventured into Chhattisgarh. Rajasthan Patrika came up with Daily News (in Hindi) in Jaipur despite having an edition there already.

It's not just new editions or new markets. Some tried out innovations, others hiked circulation. Jagran Prakashan, for instance, started a Hindi-English daily, i next in Lucknow and Kanpur.... more