Daily Ajit is the world's largest selling Punjabi language newspaper. The newspaper is owned by Hamdard family who are Saini

Saini

Saini is a Rajput descent caste of India. Sainis, also known as Shoorsaini in Puranic literature, are now found by their original name only in Punjab and in the neighboring states of Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh...

s. The newspaper was founded in 1942 in Urdu language when the late Sadhu Singh Hamdard

Sadhu Singh Hamdard

Sadhu Singh Hamdard was a well-known freedom fighter and journalist of Punjab, excelling in both Urdu and Punjabi and an innovative poet, who carried in his name the psudonym 'Hamdard', "sharing with all the pangs of their hearts," "friendly towards all."...

 became its first editor. Veteran journalist and ex-Rajya Sabha member, Dr. Barjinder Singh Hamdard

Barjinder Singh Hamdard

Barjinder Singh Hamdard is the managing edior the Punjabi newspaper Daily Ajit. He is also ex-parliamentarian of India's upper house, Rajya Sabha. He is the son of famous Punjabi journalist and writer Sadhu Singh Hamdard.- References :...

, is the current Editor-in-Chief of this newspaper.

See also

• List of newspapers
• List of newspapers in India by circulation
• List of newspapers in the world by circulation