Deshbandhu is a newspaper with a 60 year standing, but it is much more than that We take pride in defining as 'Patr Nahin Mitr' meaning 'Not only a journal but a friend too'. Deshbandhu was launched in April 1959 from Raipur, now capital of Chhattisgarh, by veteran journalist the late Mayaram Surjan. It has been successfully upgraded In its golden jubilee year in 2008, Deshbandhu started its National Edition from New Delhi, thus, becoming the first newspaper in central India to achieve this feet. Today Deshbandhu is published from 8 Centers namely Raipur, Bilaspur, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna and New Delhi."