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 N Ram at a public function in New Delhi | |
| Born | 4 May 1945 |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Occupation(s) | Chairman of Kasturi & Sons Ltd. & publisher of The Hindu (2013 – incumbent)[1] managing director of The Hindu Group (1977–2003) Editor of Frontline and Sportstar (1991–2003) Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu Group (2003–2012) |
| Known for | Journalism, Newspapering, exposing Bofors scandal (1989) |
| Board member of | The Hindu Group (2012 – present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent | G. Narasimhan |
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Narasimhan Ram (born 4 May 1945) is an Indian journalist and a prominent member of the Kasturi family that controls The Hindu Group of publications. Ram was the managing-director of The Hindu since 1977 and its editor-in-chief since 27 June 2003 until 18 January 2012.[2] Ram also headed the other publications of The Hindu Group such as Frontline, The Hindu Business Line and Sportstar, and has been awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India[3] and Sri Lanka Ratna by the Government of Sri Lanka.[4]
Subsequent to changes in the editorial & business sections of The Hindu on 21 October 2013, Ram has become chairman of Kasturi & Sons Limited and publisher of The Hindu.[1]
- ^ a b "Changes at the Helm: Editorial and Business". The Hindu. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018.
- ^ "Editorial succession in The Hindu group", The Hindu, 18 January 2012, archived from the original on 20 January 2012
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Sri Lanka honours Arthur Clarke, Kadirgamar, The Hindu, 15 November 2005. "Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga on Monday conferred the "Sri Lanka Ratna" — the island-nation's highest honour for non-nationals — on N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu, for his 'outstanding, professional contribution towards journalism.'