Narendra Mohan father, the late Puran Chand Gupta, who never faltered in his determination to become a newspaper baron. "Jagran", started from Jhansi, was his third attempt at being a powerful news lord. But Mr Mohan, who took over the paper while his father was still alive, almost certainly deserves the credit for turning it into the potent force that it is today. He made full use of the technological advances in the newspaper industry to boost the "Dainik Jagran"'s circulation and clout. It was one of the first to switch to colour and printing satellite editions. The newspaper employs about 2,000
S. S. Murthy of the engineering program. S. S. Murthy S. S. Murthy is a senior professor at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He has taught for 40 years at IIT Delhi, IIT Punjab, BITS Pilani, NSIT Delhi. Murthy was born in Shikaripur, Karnataka, India, in 1946. He received his B.E., M.Tech. and Ph.D.degrees respectively from Bangalore University, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, and IIT Delhi. After serving a year at BITS Pilani he became faculty member at IIT Delhi. He became a professor in 1983. He has held many visiting Positions in India and abroad, including Visiting Fellow, Univ. of Newcastle