N. Ram
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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
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]
Early life and education
Ram was born on 4 May 1945 in
Ram did his schooling at
In college, Ram was active in students politics. He was vice-president of the
Journalism and career
Ram began his career in
Ram became famous as a journalist with his exposé of the
Prior to his position as the editor-in-chief of The Hindu, Ram had served as the editor of Frontline magazine and Sportstar between 1991 and 2003.
Towards the end of a bitter family feud, Ram stepped down as editor-in-chief and publisher of The Hindu group on 19 January 2012.[10] Siddharth Varadarajan, editor of The Hindu, succeeded him, with effect from 19 January 2012, as editor of The Hindu responsible for the selection of news under the Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act of 1867. D. Sampathkumar, editor, Business Line, R. Vijaya Sankar, editor, Frontline, and Nirmal Shekar, editor, Sportstar, took over, with effect from 19 January 2012, as editors responsible for the selection of news under the Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act of 1867 in these Group publications. K. Balaji, managing director of Kasturi & Sons Ltd., the public limited company that brings out The Hindu group of publications, succeeded Mr. Ram as publisher of all the group publications. Subsequent to changes in the Editorial & Business of The Hindu on 21 October 2013, Ram has become chairman of Kasturi & Sons Limited and publisher of The Hindu and group publications.[1]
During his younger days, Ram also started a journal called Radical Review, with his friends, P. Chidambaram and Prakash Karat.[11]
Awards and recognition
Ram's contribution to journalism has been recognised by a number of awards. These include the Asian Investigative Journalist of the Year (1990) Award conferred by the Press Foundation of Asia at the "One Asia Assembly",
Ram has been chosen for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award, presented by the Press Council of India, for his outstanding contribution towards journalism, the Councils announced on 5 November 2018. The award will be presented on 16 November on the occasion of the National Press Day.[13]
Controversies
On 25 January 2012, Mr.
In 2012, shortly after Ram was honoured by his alma mater, the
Personal life
Ram's first wife Susan was an English woman who came to India as a research student. Like Ram, she was (and remains) an atheist with a Leftist perspective on politics. After their marriage, Susan worked as a teacher, a freelance journalist, an editor for
Ram and Susan's daughter, Vidya Ram, became a journalist and graduated at the top of the class at her father's alma mater.[18] She also won a Pulitzer fellowship, was an intern at The New York Times, a reporter at Forbes and is the European Correspondent at Business Line.[19][20]
After the divorce from Susan, Ram married Mariam Chandy, a
During his youth, Ram played
References
- ^ a b c "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.
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: 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.'
- ^ a b "Curriculum Vitae of N.Ram (Narasimhan Ram)". Chennai Online. 2 October 2003. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008.
- ^ Sridhar, V. (2000). "Towards a progressive educational agenda". Frontline. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014.
- ^ Indian Express vs The Hindu, N. Ram vs N. Ravi, Indian Journalism Review, 25 March 2010.
- ^ a b Arun Ram (14 July 2003), "N.Ram's appointment as first editor-in-chief of The Hindu trigger rumors about family rift", India Today
- ^ "1989 – Scanal in India". Coumbia Journalism School. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Editorial succession in The Hindu group". The Hindu. 18 January 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013.
- ^ a b Ramnath, N.S.; Jayshankar, Mitu; Srinivasan, S. (24 April 2010). "The Hindu: Board Room Becomes Battlefield". Forbes India. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019.
- ^ "The Hindu Business Line : Business Ethics award for N. Ram". Archived from the original on 31 August 2010.
- ^ "N Ram chosen for 'Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award' by PCI". 5 November 2018.
- ^ "ரூ.300 கோடி மதிப்பு 400 ஏக்கர் நிலம் இந்து ராம், ரமேஷ் அபகரிக்க முயற்சி". Dinakaran. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014.
- The Pioneer. 29 September 2012. Archived from the originalon 2 November 2012.
- Oneindia.in. 25 December 2012. Archived from the originalon 1 January 2013.
- ^ Trehan, Madhu (1 June 2012). "CHITRA: THE STORY BEHIND BOFORS". News Laundry. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013.
- ^ "Vidya Ram tops class at Columbia University's journalism school". The Hindu. 21 May 2007. Archived from the original on 23 May 2007.
- ^ "Profile – Vidya Ram". Linked In.
- ^ "Graduation: 2007 Award Winners". deanstudents.blogsome.com. 15 May 2007. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007.
- ^ ISBN 9780307389534.
- ^ a b c d "What made TNQ hit the headlines". Archived from the original on 5 July 2015.
- ^ a b Sunderarajan, P.; Kattakayam, Jiby (4 February 2012). "New era of medicine in the offing, says scientist". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012.
External links
- N. Ram on Twitter