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-'''Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain''' (15 August 1925 – 22 September 2004) was a leading mediaperson, philanthropist, promoter of [[India]]n literature, and a prominent member of the [[Jain]] religion. He is a descendant of the well known [[Sahu Jain]] family of [[Najibabad]] ([[Bijnor District]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]).
+'''Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain''' (15 August 1925 – 22 September 2004) was a leading mediaperson, philanthropist, promoter of Indian literature, and a prominent member of the [[Jain]] religion. He was a descendant of the well-known [[Sahu Jain]] family of [[Najibabad]] ([[Bijnor District]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]).
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'''Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain''' (15 August 1925 – 22 September 2004) was a leading mediaperson, philanthropist, promoter of [[India]]n literature, and a prominent member of the [[Jain]] religion. He is a descendant of the well known [[Sahu Jain]] family of [[Najibabad]] ([[Bijnor District]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]).

== Early life ==
Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain was born on 15 August 1925. His great grandfather, Sahu Salekh Chand Jain, was a wealthy businessman who possessed a religious and charitable character. His grandfather was Shri Mussadi Lal. His father, [[Rao Bahadur Jugmundar Das]], was a leading businessman and landlord in the North Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and was even honoured by the [[United Kingdom|British]]. He had his earlier education in [[Najibabad]] from where he moved on to obtain a B.Sc. (Industrial Chemistry) at [[Benaras Hindu University]], now known as [[Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi]].

== Working with Times Group ==
On the insistence of his uncle [[Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain]], he went to [[Delhi]] in 1960 and joined the [[Times Group]]. He went on to become the Executive Director of [[Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.]] and was the only person to edit both [[The Times of India]] and [[Navbharat Times]] for many years. He was also the Chairman of [[Press Trust of India]] and the [[Indian Newspaper Society]].

A leader of the Jain community, he was revered for his philanthropic nature and devoted services to the cause of Jain religion and society. He was National President of [[Digambar Jain Mahasabha|All India Digambar Jain Holy Places Committee]] and the All India Digambar Jain Parishad, which was founded by his great grandfather.

== Death ==
He died on 22 September 2004.

== Associations ==
He was associated with various organisations in different capacities:

* Member, Municipal Board, Najibabad, U.P.(1952–55)
* Managing Trustee, [[Bharatiya Jnanpith]]
* Chairman, [[Indian Institute of Mass Communications]], New Delhi
* Chairman, S.P. Jain Advanced Management Research Centre, [[University of Delhi]];
* President, International Chrysanthemum Council.
* President, Chrysanthemum Society of India & Delhi Dahlia Society.
* Member, Board Of Governors of [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IIT]], New Delhi
* Member, Board of Governors [[Indian Institute of Forest Management]], Bhopal.
* President, Sahu Jain P.G. College, Rama Jain Kanya Mahavidyalaya, M.D. [[Kanya Vidyalaya Girls College]], Moorti Devi Saraswati Inter College
* President, Mahavir Vishwa Vidyapeeth, New Delhi.
* Times Research Foundation, Times Eye Research Foundation, Jainology Research Institute, Lucknow; Kund Kund Bharati Prakrit Academy, Delhi; Times Centre for Media Studies and The Times of India Relief Fund.

== Awards ==
* Honorary D.Lit by the [[Bundelkhand University]], Jhansi
* Honor of Vidya Vachaspati by [[Gurukul Kangri University]].

== References ==
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[[Category:Businesspeople from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Banaras Hindu University alumni]]
[[Category:People from Bijnor district]]
[[Category:The Times Group people]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian Jains]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian Jains]]