Varthabharathi Kannada Daily

Varathabharathi Also spelled as Vartha Baharathi or Vaartha Bhaarathi, is a daily Newspaper published from Mangalore^[1] and Bangalore.

Vartha Bharathi

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner	The Community Media Trust
Publisher	Abdussalam Puthige
Editor	Abdussalam Puthige
Founded	August 29, 2003
Political allegiance	Neutral
Headquarters	Mangalore
Website	www.varthabharathi.net

Varathabharathi (Kannada: ವಾತಾ೯ ಭಾರತಿ) is the fastest growing Kannada daily (ಕನ್ನಡ ದಿನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ) in the Indian southern state, Karnataka, with a prominent presence in the coastal region. Vaarthabharathi is a popular Kannada newspaper amongst the Kannadiga expatriates living in the Persian Gulf States.

Varthabharathi has a formidable readership in the entire coastal region of the state and its adjacent districts. It has already emerged as the largest circulated Kannada daily newspaper in the gulf region. This newspaper has won widespread admiration from various quarters for its fearless stand on several critical issues and also for the role it has played in carrying the true version of the events in many cases.

In its process of expanding, Vaartha Bhaarathi has launched its Bangalore edition on 29.08.2006 while commemorating its 3rd anniversary at N.G.O. Hall, Bangalore. With the commencement of the Bangalore edition the daily reached the capital of Karnataka, to cover Mysore, Mandya, Kolar, Chamarajpet, Chitradurga, Davangere districts.