Editing Andhra Jyothi (section)

=== Initial Period (1960-2000) ===
The newspaper was launched on July 1, 1960, in Vijayawada by Narla Venkateswara Rao, a rationalist editor, along with industrial entrepreneur K.L.N. Prasad and other associates under Andhra Printers Limited. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by then Chief Minister Damodaram Sanjeevaiah, with Union Information Minister B.V. Keskar officially launching the publication.

Initially, Vidwan Viswam and Nanduri Ramamohan Rao served as assistant editors alongside Narla. In 1976, Narla became the Chief Editor while Nanduri Ramamohan Rao was appointed as Editor. Following the 1977 elections, Narla stepped down from editorial responsibilities, and Nanduri took over as the primary editor. After Nanduri's retirement, Inaganti Venkatrao assumed the role of editor, followed by Turlapati Kutumba Rao and Puranam Subramanya Sharma. The newspaper ceased publication in 2000.