Deccan Herald
Indian centre-left
Background
Deccan Herald was founded on June 17, 1948, by K.N. Guruswamy, a businessman from Karnataka, shortly after Indian independence. It is published by The Printers (Mysore) Private Limited and has remained under continuous family ownership for over 75 years, passing to Guruswamy's son K.N. Hari Kumar after the founder's death in 1990 and subsequently to the broader Nettakallappa family. The paper is informally known as the 'Voice of Karnataka' and is the second-largest English-language newspaper in the state, with seven print editions across major Karnataka cities and a readership exceeding 1.2 million as of 2019. It also publishes the Kannada-language daily Prajavani and several magazines under the same parent company. Editorially, the paper has a centre-left orientation on Indian politics, generally critical of Hindu nationalist policy and supportive of secular democratic norms. It has not been involved in major ownership controversies, and its independence from corporate conglomerates or state entities is considered a defining feature. Its coverage of U.S. affairs, including the Trump administration, is reported through the lens of India's foreign policy and trade interests rather than domestic American partisanship.
Sources
- Deccan Herald – Wikipedia
- K.N. Guruswamy – Wikipedia
- The Printers Mysore – Official Site
- History of Deccan Herald – ReleasemyAd
- Support DH Journalism – Deccan Herald
- Deccan Herald most widely read in rest of Karnataka other than Bengaluru
Profile compiled 2026-07-22; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.