A newspaper is the print media which is important medium of communication in India. Hindi being the national language, several newspapers in this language are published. The leading newspapers of India published in Hindi language include Amar Ujala, Dainik Bhaskar, Dainik Hindustan, Dainik Jagran, Dainik Purvoday, Dainik Sahara, Hindi Milap, Jansatta, Naiduniya, NavBharat Times, Purbanchal Prahari, Prabhat Khabar, Rajasthan Patrika, Ranchi Express, Rastriya Sahara, Saptahik Hindustan, Sentinel, Vyapaar and many others. Among all the Hindi newspapers, Dainik Jagran is one of the largest circulated Hindi daily in the country.

Hindi was a common language and during Indian struggle for independence newspapers in this language were used as a means of protesting against the British rule as well as to create a national awakening among the masses. In the post independence period a number of Hindi newspapers are published from the different regions of the country. Hindi Language Newspapers have been an instrument of educating, entertaining and informing the masses of India. In recent times, the vernacular newspapers, including Hindi newspapers, have been playing a very important role in every individual`s life. The Hindi newspapers, as a medium of mass communication have become a platform where common men can raise their problems and demand justice to any issue.

The first Hindi newspaper published in India was the Samachar Sudha Varshan which began in 1854. Hindi press since its beginning followed an evolutionary phase. At present, the Hindi Language Newspapers have reached modernisation and in this process, it has gone through five distinct phases of transformation that include, the beginning phase, 1826, 1866, the Harishchandra phase, 1867-1899, the literary phase, 1900-1919, the Gandhian phase, 1920-1947 and the post independence phase 1948 till date.

At present, circulation of the Hindi newspapers has reached its summit.

Newspapers	Year of commencement	Place of publication	Editor
Dainik Jagran	1942	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh	Sanjay Gupta
Dainik Bhaskar	1958	Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan Chhattisgarh,Haryana, Chandigarh ,Punjab, Himachal Pradesh	Ramesh Chandra Agarwal
Jansatta	1983	Delhi and Kolkata	Om Thanvi (executive editor)

Besides the above mentioned newspapers there are several others including Amar Ujala. This is published from Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Navbharat Times is published from Delhi and Bombay and and Punjab Kesari from Punjab and Haryana. Naiduniya is another leading Hindi newspaper with its headquarters in Indore. Rajasthan Patrika is a Hindi newspaper published from Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Kota and other cities of Rajasthan and also from Surat, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hubli. Launched in 1989, Vidarbha Chandika, a Hindi language weekly published from Nagpur has also become renowned.

Hindi Language Newspapers have been able to rise in stature due to the contribution of the eminent journalists. Noted figures have served in the newspapers and extended the media to the masses. Prabhash Joshi is a well known writer and political analyst. He is the founder editor of Hindi daily Jansatta, which is a publication of the Indian Express Group. He is the consulting editor of Jansatta at present. Mrinal Pande is among the Indian personalities who are also a recognized journalist and at present the chief editor of Hindi Daily, Hindustan. Narendra Mohan had also acted upon on taking up the Hindi newspapers to their pinnacle success. The late Narendra Mohan was renowned for his dedicated journalism. He had lot of contribution towards Dainik Jagran. Thus the deep involvement of the journalists and their sincerity has provided the Hindi language newspapers champion in the field of journalism.