| Manush Patrika মানুষ পত্রিকা | |
| Type: | Daily Newspaper |
| Format: | Broadsheet |
| Founder: | Kamala Ranjan Talapatra |
| Chiefeditor: | Priyabrata Talapatra |
| Foundation: | August 15, 1952 |
| Language: | Bengali (বাংলা) |
| Headquarters: | Agartala, Tripura |
| Circulation: | 26000 (2009) |
| Website: | manushpatrika.com |
Manush Patrika (Bengali: মানুষ পত্রিকা) is a Bengali daily newspaper published from Agartala, the capital of the Indian state Tripura. It is one of the oldest newspapers in India and the oldest in Tripura. The newspaper is also one of the most widely circulated Bengali-language daily newspapers in India. It is considered the most influential newspaper in Northeast India. The newspaper was started in 1952 by late freedom fighter and renowned journalist Kamala Ranjan Talapatra who served as the editor for over 50 years., his son, Priyabrata Talapatra is the editor. Manush Patrika is one of the oldest and widely circulated Bengali daily newspapers in India. It covers myriad topics (broadly politics, business, entertainment, sports etc.) from Tripura and the world, and has developed a reputation for political neutrality and 'strong principles and authentic reporting'.[1]
Manush Patrika began as a weekly and in 1974 it was transformed into a daily. It is one of the oldest dailies of Tripura. Manush Patrika is the fourth largest circulated daily in Tripura with a circulation of about 14154 copies according to a survey conducted by NEDFI.[2]
Manush Patrika has always criticised government policies that it views as not beneficial to the common people, and more than once they have faced the wrath of the government. On 5 January 1982 The Press Council of India upheld a complaint by Manush Patrika that the state government had illegally stopped advertisements to it. The council felt that there was a direct linkage between articles written by the daily and the stoppage of advertisements.[3]