Krishna Patrika
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Konda Venkatappayya (founder, editor) & Vasu Narayana Rao |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Headquarters | Vijayawada |
| Website | http://krishnapatrika.com/ |
Krishna Patrika is a Telugu-language newspaper founded by Indian freedom fighter, Konda Venkatappayya.
Krishna Patrika started publishing on 2 February 1902 by founders Konda Venkatappayyaand Vasu Narayana Rao as a weekly magazine. Venkatappayya edited till 1905. He had given the editorial responsibilities to Mutnuri Krishna Rao when he moved to Guntur.KRISHNA PATRIKA – A CENTENARY TRIBUTE
The vernacular press played a glorious role in the Indian Freedom Movement. Several newspapers both in English and the regional languages, in different parts of the country, prepared the people for the freedom struggle by instilling among them patriotic fervour, indomitable courage and the spirit of heroic self-sacrifice.
In the Andhra region, among the Telugu journals, the Krishna Patrika played a prominent role in the freedom struggle. Krishna Patrika along with Andhra Patrika were two newspapers in Telugu, which were started in the early years of the 20th century and survived till the country became independent.
A unique feature of the Krishna Patrika was that it was started by a District Association. Its first issue came out on 2 February 1902, in accordance with a resolution of the Krishna District Association, passed in the year 1899. The Journal claimed that no other political association in the country was managing a newspaper for the purpose of political education. In 1909 the Krishna District Association gave up its ownership of the paper.
The man who was responsible for the success of the Krishna Patrika, in earning for itself the admiration and respect of millions of Andhras was Mutnuri Krishna Rao, who for a long time was its editor. He was one of the founders of the paper and from 1902 was associated with it as its Sub-Editor. In 1907 he became its editor and continued to serve the journals in that capacity, till he died in 1945. Krishna Rao was an institution by himself, known for his scholastic proficiency and oratorical brilliance. As an intellectual, nationalist and great writer he was a towering personality in the Andhra region during his times. He invited the great nationalist leader of Bengal, B.C.Pal to tour Andhra during the Vandemataram movement in 1907 and Pal made a great impact on the Andhras. However, in later years Krishna Rao did not involve himself in active politics, but many national leaders considered him as their political Guru. Even though he was a supporter of the Congress and its policies, he kept himself aloof from that organisation, to devote his entire time and attention to the Krishna Patrika.
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