Lokmat is a Marathi-language newspaper published in Maharashtra, India. Founded in 1971 by Jawaharlal Darda, it is the largest read Marathi-language newspaper in India. It is also available in an e-paper format and is published in Hindi and English as Lokmat Samachar and the Lokmat Times respectively.

Jawaharlal Amolakchand Darda, known popularly as Babuji, was an Indian freedom fighter and a senior Indian National Congress politician. He was the founding editor of Lokmat group of newspapers. He was a pioneering journalist and a prominent politician of his time.