Vineet Jain | |
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 Jain in 2016 at the 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards. | |
| Born | 1967/1968 (age 58–59)[1] Calcutta, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Occupation | MD of The Times Group |
| Parent(s) | Indu Jain Ashok Kumar Jain |
| Relatives | Samir Jain Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain Ramkrishna Dalmia |
Vineet Jain (born 1966) is an Indian entrepreneur and current Managing Director of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Limited (B.C.C.L.), India's oldest and largest media group in India [2], also known as The Times Group.
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Vineet Jain was born in Kolkata. He graduated from the American College of Switzerland.[3]
The Times Group[edit | edit source]
Jain joined The Times Group in 1987.[3] He is the great-grandson of Ramkrishna Dalmia, the founder of The Times Group and Dalmia Group.[3] Jain's grandfather Shanti Prasad Jain, father Ashok Jain and mother Indu Jain all served as chairperson of B.C.C.L.[3] His sister Nandita Judge also worked at the company.[4]
Jain handles the day-to-day operations of the group's entertainment and TV businesses.[5]
Family and personal life[edit | edit source]
Jain is divorced. He splits his time between homes he shares with his brother in New Delhi and Mumbai.[3]
Awards[edit | edit source]
- 'Best Industrialist of the year' Rajiv Gandhi Award in 2009.[6]
- Impact Person of the Year Award in 2013.[7]
- Entrepreneur of the Year Award from The Bombay Management Association in 2013.[8]
- Media Person of the Year award from International Advertising Association in 2015[9][10]
- Art Karat Award in 2018.[11]
- ITA Sterling Icon of Indian Entertainment Award in Media category in 2009.[12][13]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "India's 50 powerful people". India Today. 14 April 2017. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ "Vineet Jain: The Man Who Didn't Just Run a Media House, He Rewired It". Times Now. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Citizens Jain". New Yorker. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "Probe ordered into copter crash". The Hindu. 10 May 2001. Archived from the original on 28 November 2002.
- ↑ "Leading from the front: Vineet Jain - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. 29 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ↑ "Vineet Jain wins Rajiv Gandhi Award". The Economic Times. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ↑ "Vineet Jain wins Impact Person of the Year Award". The Times of India. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ↑ "Times Group MD Vineet Jain is Entrepreneur of the Year – The Times of India". The Times of India. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ↑ "Vineet Jain, Aroon Purie, Uday Shankar and CVL Srinivas bag top honours at 3rd IAA Leadership Awards – Exchange 4 Media". Exchange 4 media. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ↑ "IAA Leadership Awards 2015". Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ↑ "Art Karat celebrates its 30th anniversary". Millennium Post. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ↑ "Indian Television Academy Awards Winners 2018". Retrieved 18 April 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "World's greatest leaders 2017-18". Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.