The Sandesh Ltd.
The Sandesh Limited is the publisher of Sandesh, the second most-widely read Gujarati newspaper (Indian Readership Survey, 2017). The company, incorporated as a Public Limited Company in the year 1943, is one of the biggest business houses in Gujarat with a diverse portfolio of interests viz. print, broadcast news television, digital media, brand activations, finance and real estate. Falgunbhai Chimanbhai Patel, the son of Chimanbhai Patel, who was the first Chairman and Managing Director of the company, heads the company today as the Chairman and the Managing Director.
Apart from the flagship newspaper – Sandesh, the company has a 24x7 Gujarati news television channel called Sandesh News, a Gujarati news app called “Little News”, that aggregates news from various sources, Spotlight – which is an Out of Home Media Solutions vertical, Brand Activation, Skylines which is a real estate and construction business of the Group, and a finance vertical, that lends financial support to new business ideas. The company also publishes weekly magazines - Agro Sandesh and Stree.
Business Form
Private
Legal Form
Public Company Limited by shares
Business Sectors
Printing and Publishing; Broadcasting; Advertising and Market Research; Real estate; Finance
Individual Owner
Public
25.19% shares of The Sandesh limited are listed in National Stock Exchange and owned by public - both individuals and companies.
Other Print Outlets
Agro Sandesh (Missing Data)
Stree (Missing data)
Other TV Outlets
Sandesh News (Missing data)
Other Online Outlets
http://sandesh.com/
https://sandeshepaper.in/
http://www.sandeshnews.tv/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiAH2s_M6nPfGZk-PpfyPkg
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sandesh.news&hl=en
http://www.sandeshspotlight.com/
Media Business
Printing and Publishing
The Sandesh Limited
Publishing
Sandesh Digital Private Ltd
Broadcasting
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Business
Advertising and Market Research
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Real Estate
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Construction
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Sandesh Procon LLP
FSR Infracon LLP
Wholesale
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Satlon Enterprise Private Limited
Dhanali stock holdings Private Limited
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Saintfoin Enterprise LLP
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Financial Services
Abad Adarsh Investments Private Limited
Chemical manufacture
Sarvatra Chemicals Private Limited
Satyesh Prochem LLP
Cadila Healthcare Limited
Zydus Pharmaceuticals Limited
Textile
Jade Blue Lifestyle India Limited
Hospitality
Savannah Hotels Private Limited
Desai Brothers Limited
Research
Cliantha Research Limited
Baap Diagnostics Limited
General Information
Founding Year
1923
Affiliated Interests Founder
No known affiliated interests were found on Nandlal Bodiwala.
Employees
Missing Data
Contact
THE SANDESH LIMITED
‘Sandesh Bhavan’, Lad Society Road,
B/h. Vastrapur Gam, P.O. Bodakdev,
Ahmedabad-380054 (Gujarat-India)
Tel.: +91 (079) 40004000
Fax: +91 (079) 40004242
Email: Sneha.jasani@sandesh.com
Website: sandesh.com
Tax/ ID Number
CIN:L22121GJ1943PLC000183
Financial Information
Revenue (Financial Data/ Optional)
INR 3.8 Billion / USD 59.579 Million
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
INR 797.2 Million / USD 12.223 Million
Advertising (in % of total funding)
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Management
Executive Board
Chairman & Managing Director
Managing Director
Director
Whole Time Director
Non-Executive Board
Non-Executive Independent Director, The Sandesh Limited, Director – Cadila Healthcare Limited, Director – Jade Blue Lifestyle India Limited, Director – Zydus Pharmaceuticals Limited, Director- Savannah Hotels Private Limited, Director – Desai Brothers Limited, Director – Cliantha Research Limited, Director – Baap Diagnostics Limited.
Non-Executive Independent Director, The Sandesh Limited, Director – Sterling Abrasives Limited, Director – Leadership, Enterpreneurship Acceleration Foundation, Director – AIC-GLS Foundation
Non-Executive Independent Director, The Sandesh Limited, Director – Shalitya Publishers Pirvate Limited, Director – Sahitya Mudranalaya Private Limited, Director – Meghadhanush Enterprises Private Limited
Non-Executive Independent Director, The Sandesh Limited, Director – Gujarat Ambuja Exports Limited, Director – Sintex Plastics Technology Limited, Sintex-BAPL Limited, Director – Adani Green Energy Limited
Further Information
Meta Data
The Sandesh Limited is a Listed company for which most of the data related to the outlet and the company was available through their Annual report 2017-2018 and the Ministry of Corporate affairs website. However, there is no much information available on Patel family members. Not much information is available about the Founder of the newspaper, except the name. The company was written to, by email on 13 May 2019 and courier on the same day, seeking clarification on data collected, and details on missing data. A response is awaited.
