It's a paid notice placed by a family to announce a death. Not editorial — you write it, you pay for it, you control the content. Times of India runs them in the Obituary & Remembrance section of the classified pages. Text and display formats both available. Simple as that.

Go to the TOI classified booking portal online or walk into their Fort area office. Select Mumbai edition, choose Obituary category, enter your text, pick a date. Pay upfront. For display ads with photos, submit the image at 300 DPI minimum — they reject low-resolution files without exception. If you'd rather not deal with the portal, an ad agency like Bhavesh Ads or Ads2publish handles the submission. They charge a small service fee but handle the back-and-forth. Honestly, for a family under stress, that fee is worth it.

As of early 2026, Times of India obituary ad rates Mumbai per line sit around ₹950–₹1,100 per line for text classified. A 4-line notice runs roughly ₹3,800–₹4,400 before GST. Display starts higher — around ₹8,000. These shift quarterly. Call the booking desk or use a third-party platform for a current quote before committing.

Delhi classified text for a remembrance notice runs around ₹850–₹1,000 per line. Display classified — the boxed format with border — starts around ₹7,000 depending on size. The online portal gives you a preview with cost shown in real time as you adjust the column width. That's the most reliable way to see an accurate figure.

There's no official free PDF download of published obituary pages. TOI's e-paper subscription gives digital access, but a free public download of a specific day's classified page isn't available through official channels. Some families photograph the published notice or request a printed copy of the page from the TOI office — worth asking directly.

The direct number changes. Check the current contact on the TOI Media Solutions page or the classified booking section of their website. Don't rely on a number you found in a blog post from 2023 — it may route to the wrong team entirely. One phone call to the right number confirms rates, availability, and deadline in five minutes.

Cheapest obituary ad rates Times of India Bangalore for 5 lines — text classified, no photo — come in around ₹3,500–₹5,000 depending on whether you book direct or through an agency. Agencies sometimes have negotiated rates. For a basic text-only notice, this is the most cost-effective route in the Bangalore edition.

Log in to the TOI classified portal. Select Obituary & Remembrance. Choose your city. Enter text, watch the live cost preview, add a photo if needed. Select date. Pay. That's the whole process. Don't book without confirming the publication date shows as available — popular dates like weekends sometimes fill fast.

Full-page display obituaries are rare and very expensive — we're talking lakhs, not thousands. Most families don't need this. A quarter-page or half-page display in Mumbai would run ₹40,000–₹1,20,000 depending on placement. For a death announcement, a display classified is almost always sufficient. Full-page is for institutional tributes, not family notices. Ask yourself honestly whether the scale serves the memory or just the spend.

Remembrance obituary ad with photo Times of India Pune rates 2026 — a modest display classified with photo, roughly 3-column by 6cm — runs around ₹6,000–₹9,000. Exact cost depends on column width. The portal preview will show you the cost per dimension before you confirm. Always check that number against a direct quote from the Pune booking desk, especially if this is for a larger unit.