Indian businessman (born 1954)
Samir Jain |
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Samir Jain in 2019 |
Born | (1954-03-11) 11 March 1954 (age 70)
New Delhi, India |
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Occupations | |
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Years active | 1980–present |
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Known for | - Architect of The Times Group
- Media and Advertising Mogul
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Title | Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of The Times Group |
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Spouse | Meera Jain |
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Children | - Trishla Jain (daughter)
- Satyan Gajwani (son-in-law)
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Samir Jain (born 11 March 1954) is an Indian publisher and the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director (VCMD)[1] of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., also known as The Times Group, a leading media conglomerate with its primary base of operations in India, which publishes The Times of India and has many other interests.[2] Jain belongs to the Sahu Jain family, an industrialist family of India.
Career
In 1975, Samir joined Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.[3][full citation needed]
During his time, The Times of India has become the largest circulating English newspaper in the world.[4][5][6]
References
Further reading
- Auletta, Ken: "Citizens Jain – Why India's Newspaper Industry is Thriving". The New Yorker, 8 October 2012, Pages 52 to 61.
- Subramanian, Samanth : "Supreme Being : How Samir Jain created the modern Indian Newspaper Industry", Caravan Magazine, 1 December 2012.
- Menon Malhan, Sangita P, "The TOI Story: How a Newspaper Changed the Rules of the Game" (2013) HarperCollins India
External links
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Print media | |
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Television media | |
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Times Internet | |
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Times Infotainment & Entertainment Network India | |
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Times Business Solutions | |
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World Wide Media (previously a 50:50 JV with BBC) | |
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