Narendra Mohan

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, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died	20 September 2002(2002-09-20) (aged 67) New Delhi
Occupation(s)	Past chairman and managing director, Jagran Group

Narendra Mohan (10 October 1934 – 20 September 2002) was an Indian industrialist, chairman, journalist, and managing director of Jagran Prakashan, the publisher of Dainik Jagran, a Hindi-language newspaper. Sanjay Gupta, Mohan's eldest son, is the editor-in-chief and CEO of Dainik Jagran.

Mohan died at Apollo Hospital in New Delhi on 20 September 2002, at the age of 67, following multi-organ failure.

Life

In the early 1940s, while living in Kanpur, Narendra Mohan reportedly did not have enough money to buy a bicycle and relied on a bullock cart for transportation.

Mohan entered politics and became a MP for the BJP after encouragement from his political mentor, Lal Krishna Advani.

Mohan's father, Puran Chand Gupta, founded Dainik Jagran in Jhansi which was his third attempt at starting a news business. The newspaper was among the first to switch to color and print satellite editions. It employs about 2,000 journalists and introduced the concept of mohalla correspondents, or individuals who provide news and updates from their local communities.

Mohan, a former chairman of the Press Trust of India, "campaigned for allowing Foreign Direct Investment in the print media," according to the Telegraph India.

Publications

Narendra Mohan wrote four books:

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

External links

• http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020921/nation.htm#12
• Dainik Jagran website
• https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/narendra-mohan-dead/cid/964753