and book a Personal Message Ad in local or national newspapers
Want to wish someone a happy birthday, celebrate an anniversary, share a congratulations message, or publish a thanksgiving ad in a newspaper?
With Ads2Publish.com you can book your Personal Message Ad online starting from ₹200 and get it published as early as the next day. Make someone's moment truly memorable by putting your message in print - in the newspaper they actually read.
Times of India, English
Ad Cost ₹60
The Hindu, English
Price Starts at ₹180
Hindustan Times, English
Deccan Chronicle, English
Ad Rate ₹9,940
Ajit, Punjabi
Amar Ujala, Hindi
Anandabazar Patrika, Bengali
Andhra Jyothy, Telugu
Cost ₹200
Assam Tribune, English
Amcho Avaz, Konkani
Booking starts at ₹300
Bombay Samachar, Gujarati
Business Line, English
A Personal Message Ad is a classified advertisement published in a newspaper to celebrate someone, express gratitude, or share happy news with the world. It is warm and personal in tone - the opposite of a legal notice or a business promotion. When you put your message in print, it becomes something tangible, something the person can hold in their hands, frame on a wall, or pass around at a family gathering.
There is a reason Indian families have published birthday wishes and anniversary tributes in newspapers for generations. Seeing your name - or your loved one's name - in print in a major daily carries a pride and permanence that a WhatsApp message simply cannot replicate. The newspaper clipping becomes a keepsake. And the effort behind it does not go unnoticed.
Through Ads2Publish.com, you can place your Personal Message Ad in any newspaper across India - quickly, at the lowest published rates, and without any paperwork or middlemen.
There are no restrictions on the occasion - if you want to celebrate, acknowledge, or share something with the world, a Personal Message Ad is the right format. Here are the most popular:
✅ No documents required. Personal Message Ads are one of the simplest categories to book. No affidavits, no ID proof, no approvals - just write your message and book it online in minutes.
Personal Message Ads are available in two formats. The right choice depends on how special you want the occasion to feel and whether you'd like to include a photograph.
Classified Text Ad
The most popular format for Personal Message Ads. Your message is published as running text in the classified section. You can add enhancements - bold text, a coloured background, a border box, or a tick mark - at a small extra cost. These touches make the ad feel celebratory and personal without significantly raising the price.
Suitable for all occasions: birthdays, anniversaries, congratulations, thanksgiving, and announcements.
Most PopularClassified Display Ad
Charged per sq. cm. Allows a fully designed layout with a photograph, custom borders, and decorative elements. Ideal for milestone birthdays, golden or silver anniversaries, or any occasion where you want the ad to look truly special and be worth framing.
Best for Milestone Occasions & PhotosEven a simple Classified Text Ad can be made more celebratory with a few optional enhancements:
The entire process on Ads2Publish.com takes under 10 minutes. Here's how it works:
Enter your city name in the search bar above and select it from the dropdown to see all available newspapers in that city. For a birthday or anniversary ad, choose the newspaper the recipient actually reads - it makes the moment far more meaningful.
Select the newspaper where you want your message to appear. Consider which paper the recipient or their family reads regularly. A leading daily like The Times of India, The Hindu, or a popular regional paper like Dainik Jagran, Sakal, or Eenadu carries the most personal meaning.
Choose the exact date you want your message to appear - ideally the birthday, anniversary, or occasion date itself. Book at least 2-3 days in advance to ensure timely publication.
Write your wish from the heart. No fixed format - just be genuine and personal. Include the recipient's full name, the occasion, and who the message is from. Add something specific - a quality you admire, a shared memory, a milestone - to make it truly meaningful rather than generic.
Choose to add bold text, a coloured background, or a border box to make your ad stand out. For a photo, select the Classified Display format. Small touches make a real difference to how the ad looks and feels.
Review your ad and pay securely online using Credit / Debit Card, Internet Banking, or UPI. Offline bank transfer is also available.
Once payment is processed, a Tax Invoice with your complete booking details will be sent to your registered email address immediately.
On the day your ad is published, we'll send you a digital e-paper copy of the newspaper page. We also strongly recommend picking up 2-3 physical copies from your local vendor that morning. A birthday wish or anniversary tribute in a physical newspaper is something the recipient can hold, frame, and keep for decades. It is worth far more than the cost of the ad itself.
A. A Personal Message Ad is a classified advertisement published in a newspaper to convey a heartfelt wish, tribute, or announcement to a person or group through print. It is warm and celebratory in tone - very different from a Personal Announcement Ad, which is official and legal in nature.
Anyone can publish a Personal Message Ad - individuals, families, friends, colleagues, and organisations. Common occasions include:
There are no documents required to publish a Personal Message Ad. You simply write from the heart, choose a newspaper and date, and Ads2Publish.com handles the rest.
A. They serve completely different purposes and appear in different sections of the newspaper.
A Personal Message Ad is emotional and celebratory - birthdays, anniversaries, congratulations, thanksgiving, engagement announcements. The tone is warm and personal, and no documents are required.
A Personal Announcement Ad is factual and official - disowning notices, name clarifications, missing person notices, event cancellations. It is intended to create a verifiable public record of a declaration, and some types require supporting documents.
If you want to celebrate someone or share happy news, that's a Personal Message Ad. If you need to put something formally on public record, that's a Personal Announcement Ad.
A. Personal Message Ads are available in two formats:
| Personal Message Ad in | Price Range (Text) | Booking Option |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi Newspapers | ₹ 200 - ₹ 1500 | Book Online |
| Mumbai Newspapers | ₹ 250 - ₹ 1800 | Book Online |
| Bangalore Newspapers | ₹ 250 - ₹ 1200 | Book Online |
| Chennai Newspapers | ₹ 200 - ₹ 1000 | Book Online |
| Kolkata Newspapers | ₹ 200 - ₹ 900 | Book Online |
| Hyderabad Newspapers | ₹ 200 - ₹ 1000 | Book Online |
| Pune Newspapers | ₹ 250 - ₹ 1200 | Book Online |
A. No - Personal Message Ads do not require any supporting documents at all. Unlike legal categories such as Name Change (which requires an affidavit and gazette notification) or Lost & Found (which may require an FIR copy), a Personal Message Ad is entirely personal in nature and is published based solely on the content you provide.
All you need to do is write your message, choose a publication date, and complete your booking on Ads2Publish.com. It's one of the simplest ad categories to book - no paperwork, no approvals, no waiting for verification.
A. Write from the heart and say something specific - that's what separates a memorable ad from a generic one. Include the person's full name, the occasion, and who the message is from. Then add something real: a quality you admire, a milestone you're marking, or something that captures what they mean to you.
Here are a few styles to guide you:
Simple and loving (birthday):
Milestone birthday (60th):
Anniversary - children to parents:
A. Yes - and congratulations ads are a wonderful way to make an achievement feel truly celebrated. In India, seeing your name in print in a newspaper carries a special weight that social media simply can't match. It's a public statement that says this person's achievement deserves to be acknowledged by the world.
Popular occasions for congratulations ads include:
A. Yes - thanksgiving and gratitude ads are a deeply personal and widely published category. Many people in India express gratitude publicly through newspaper ads - to God, to saints like St. Jude or Infant Jesus, to doctors who saved a family member's life, to teachers and mentors, or to the community that stood by them through a difficult time.
A thanksgiving ad is a simple but powerful act. It says what a private thank you cannot - that the gratitude is real enough to be shared with the world.
A. Yes - family event announcements are a joyful and very natural use of the Personal Message section. Publishing a milestone event in print makes it feel official, celebratory, and far more memorable than a digital post.
Popular family announcements include:
A. Yes. Companies, schools, colleges, and community organisations regularly use the Personal Message section to recognise and celebrate people - employees, students, teachers, and colleagues. It is a warm and public way to acknowledge someone's contribution or achievement.
Common organisational uses include:
Book your organisation's personal message ad on Ads2Publish.com at the lowest authorised rates - no middlemen, no extra charges.
A. Yes. On the day your personal message ad is published, Ads2Publish will send you a digital e-paper copy of the newspaper page where your ad appeared.
For Personal Message Ads especially, we strongly recommend picking up 2-3 physical copies of the newspaper from your local vendor on publish day.
A. Book at least 2 to 3 days before the occasion date to ensure your ad appears exactly on the day that matters. For major newspapers in metro cities, 3 days is a safe lead time.
If you've left it late, next-day publication is available for most newspapers on Ads2Publish.com - so even an urgent booking has a good chance of making the date.
For important milestone occasions - a 50th birthday, a golden anniversary, a child's board result - we recommend booking as soon as you confirm the date, so the publication day is locked in with no last-minute stress.
Call us on +918121003003 and we'll help you choose the right newspaper, get the wording right, and lock in your publication date - without any stress.
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