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{{Short description|Indian businessman (born 1954)}} | |||
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| name = Samir Jain | | name = Samir Jain | ||
| image = | | image = Jury Meet VC -3.jpg | ||
| image_size = | | image_size = | ||
| caption = | | caption = Samir Jain in 2019 | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|3|11}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|3|11}} | ||
| birth_place = New Delhi, India | | birth_place = New Delhi, India | ||
| occupation = Vice- | | occupation = {{hlist|Publisher|businessman}} | ||
| | | title = [[Vice-Chairman]] and Managing Director of [[The Times Group]] | ||
| parents = | | years_active = 1980–present | ||
| relatives = | | known_for = {{hlist|Architect of The Times Group|Media and Advertising Mogul}} | ||
| parents = <!-- include only if they are independently notable or particularly relevant. --> | |||
| relatives = <!-- include only if independently notable and particularly relevant --> | |||
| spouse = Meera Jain | |||
| children = {{ubl|Trishla Jain (daughter)|Satyan Gajwani (son-in-law)}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Samir Jain''' (born 11 March 1954) is an | '''Samir Jain''' (born 11 March 1954) is an Indian [[publisher]] and the vice-chairman and managing director (VCMD)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/17548808 | title=Samir Jain, Bennett Coleman & Co LTD: Profile and Biography | website=[[Bloomberg News]] }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Pragya|title=Samir Jain and the Times group|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/samir-jain-the-times-group/298626|accessdate=21 March 2018|publisher=Outlook|date=3 April 2017}}</ref> Jain belongs to the [[Sahu Jain]] family, an industrialist family of India. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
In 1975 Samir joined | In 1975, Samir joined [[Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd]].<ref name="Auletta. Page 55">Auletta, Ken: "Citizens Jain – Why India's Newspaper Industry is Thriving". The New Yorker, 8 October 2012, Page 55.</ref> | ||
During his time, ''[[The Times of India]]'' has become the largest circulating English newspaper in the world.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/TOI-Online-is-worlds-No1-newspaper-website/articleshow/4769920.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301071330/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-12/india/28166748_1_comscore-website-newspaper | url-status=live | archive-date=1 March 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=TOI Online is world's No.1 newspaper websites | date=12 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/001200608291820.htm |title=The Hindu News Update Service |accessdate=2009-06-20 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012140612/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/001200608291820.htm |archivedate=12 October 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>[http://archives.newswatch.in/newsblog/7983 Top 10 English Dailies: Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2010 — Quarter 1 | Newswatch<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
*Auletta, Ken: "Citizens Jain – Why India's Newspaper Industry is Thriving". The New Yorker, 8 October 2012, Pages 52 to 61. | *Auletta, Ken: "[https://web.archive.org/web/20210302224120/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/10/08/citizens-jain Citizens Jain – Why India's Newspaper Industry is Thriving]". The New Yorker, 8 October 2012, Pages 52 to 61. | ||
*Subramanian, Samanth : "[http://www.caravanmagazine.in/reportage/supreme-being Supreme Being : How Samir Jain created the modern Indian Newspaper Industry]", Caravan Magazine, 1 December 2012. | *Subramanian, Samanth : "[http://www.caravanmagazine.in/reportage/supreme-being 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 | *Menon Malhan, Sangita P, "The TOI Story: How a Newspaper Changed the Rules of the Game" (2013) HarperCollins India | ||
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[[Category:The Times Group people]] | [[Category:The Times Group people]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian businesspeople]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian businesspeople]] | ||
[[Category:People from Bijnor district]] | |||
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 Samir Jain in 2019 | |
| Born | 11 March 1954 New Delhi, India |
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| Years active | 1980–present |
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| Title | Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of The Times Group |
| Spouse(s) | Meera Jain |
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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[edit | edit source]
In 1975, Samir joined Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.[3] During his time, The Times of India has become the largest circulating English newspaper in the world.[4][5][6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Samir Jain, Bennett Coleman & Co LTD: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News.
- ↑ Singh, Pragya (3 April 2017). "Samir Jain and the Times group". Outlook. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ↑ Auletta, Ken: "Citizens Jain – Why India's Newspaper Industry is Thriving". The New Yorker, 8 October 2012, Page 55.
- ↑ "TOI Online is world's No.1 newspaper websites". The Times of India. 12 July 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
- ↑ "The Hindu News Update Service". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ↑ Top 10 English Dailies: Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2010 — Quarter 1 | Newswatch
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- 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