Narendra Mohan (10 October 1934 – 20 September 2002) was an Indian industrialist, chairman and managing director of the

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Life

In the early 1940s, as a youngster in

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, Narendra Mohan didn't have enough money to buy a bicycle and had to rely on traditional public transport in the district – the bullock-cart. Mohan was drawn into politics as a

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, was his third attempt at starting a news business. The newspaper was one of the first to switch to colour and printing satellite editions. The newspaper employs about 2,000 journalists and introduced the concept of '

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Publications

He authored four books *Dharm Aur Sampradayikta *Aaj Ki Rajniti aur Bhrashtachar *Bharatiya Sanskriti *Hindutva

References

External links

*http://rajyasabha.nic.in/kiosk/whoswho/alpha_n5.htm *http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020921/nation.htm#12
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohan Indian male journalists Indian newspaper editors Indian newspaper publishers (people) Indian mass media owners Businesspeople from Uttar Pradesh People from Jalaun 1934 births 2002 deaths Journalists from Uttar Pradesh