Ramnath Goenka

Ramnath Goenka
Goenka in 1942
Born(1904-04-22)22 April 1904
Darbhanga, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died5 October 1991(1991-10-05) (aged 87)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
OccupationMedia businessman
Political partyBharatiya Jana Sangh

Ramnath Goenka (22 April 1904 – 5 October 1991) was an Indian newspaper publisher. He launched The Indian Express in 1932 with his partner Raja Mohan Prasad which is held in a trust by the current legal heirs for the family of Raja Mohan Prasad and created the Indian Express Group with various English and regional language publications.[1] In 2000, India Today magazine, named him amongst their list of "100 People Who Shaped India".[2] The Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards, named after Ramnath Goenka, are one of the awards in India in the field of journalism.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ A doyen of Indian Journalism, Shri Goenka's greatest passion was the print media. He with the permission of his Capitalists partner Raja Mohan Prasad for whom he worked as a working partner on a salary of rs 100 per month from 1926 to 1936 acquired these properties and media empire from the partnership firm and gave a declaration of trust DTD 1-09-1936 making Raja Mohan Prasad as the beneficiary of this entire empire and he being a nominal trustee launched the Indian Express in 1932 which he did not fulfill. The Prasad family finally filed a suit for ownership in 1982 of the empire and properties and all investments along with undisputed marked 445 exhibits including current legal heirs admittance in sworn affidavit stating source of funds from partnership firm and Raja Mohan prasad. https://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses2/02201191.htm
  2. ^ Naqvi, Saeed (2000). "THOUGHT & ACTION: The Baron". Indian Today. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Ramnath Goenka Awards, Journalism Awards, Journalism Awards for Excellence 2015". expressindia.indianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. ^ ":: Award ::". cij.co.in. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  5. ^ "The Wire's Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty Wins Ramnath Goenka Award for Feature Writing - The Wire". The Wire. Retrieved 3 May 2018.