Narendra Mohan

Narendra Mohan (10 October 1934 – 20 September 2002) was an Indian industrialist, chairman and managing director of the Jagran Prakashan, the publisher of an Indian newspaper published in Hindi, Dainik Jagran (Hindi: सबसे बिका हुआ अखबार).[1] The late Narendra Mohan's eldest son, Sanjay Gupta, is the current editor and CEO of Jagran.

For the poet, see Narendra Mohan (poet).

Narendra Mohan
Mohan on a 2003 stamp of India
Born(1934-10-10)10 October 1934
Kalpi, Jalaun, UP, India
Died20 September 2002(2002-09-20) (aged 67)
New Delhi
OccupationPast chairman and managing director, Jagran Group

Life

In the early 1940s, as a youngster in Kanpur, he didn't have enough money to buy a bicycle and, therefore, had to rely on traditional public transport in the district – the bullock-cart.

Mohan was drawn into politics as a BJP MP by his "political mentor" Mr. Lal Krishna Advani.

The newspaper's founder was Mohan's father, the late Puran Chand Gupta. Jagran, which was founded in Jhansi, was his third attempt at starting a news business. The newspaper was one of the first to switch to colour and printing satellite editions. The newspaper employs about 2,000 journalists and introduced the concept of 'mohalla' correspondents.

Publications

He authored four books

  • Dharm Aur Sampradayikta
  • Aaj Ki Rajniti aur Bhrashtachar
  • Bharatiya Sanskriti
  • Hindutva

References
  1. Narendra Mohan. istampgallery.com
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