Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain (15 August 1925 – 22 September 2004) was a leading mediaperson, philanthropist, promoter of

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n literature, and a prominent member of the

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religion. He was a descendant of the well-known Sahu Jain family of

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Early life

Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain was born on 15 August 1925. His great grandfather, Sahu Salekh Chand Jain, was a wealthy businessman known for his 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

, who was honored by the

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. Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain had his earlier education in

, before moving on to obtain B.Sc. (Industrial Chemistry) at Benaras Hindu University, now known as

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Working with Times Group

On the insistence of his uncle,

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, Chandra Jain went to

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in 1960 and joined the

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. He went on to become the Executive Director of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. and was the only person to edit both

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and

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for many years. He was also the Chairman of

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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 All India Digambar Jain Holy Places Committee and the All India Digambar Jain Parishad, which was founded by his great grandfather.

Death

Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain 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,

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* Chairman, Indian Institute of Mass Communications, New Delhi * Chairman, S.P. Jain Advanced Management Research Centre,

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; * President, International Chrysanthemum Council. * President, Chrysanthemum Society of India & Delhi Dahlia Society. * Member, Board Of Governors of 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

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, Jhansi * Honor of Vidya Vachaspati by

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References

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