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. Balan S. S. Balan S. S. Balan (or S. Balasubramanian) (28 December 1935 19 December 2014) was an Indian journalist, filmmaker, political analyst, and media personality as well as internationally famous aviculturalist and agriculturalist. He was a dominant force in Indian media over six decades having been at the helm of "Ananda Vikatan" magazine as editor and managing director as well as managing director of the erstwhile Gemini Studios since the 1950s. He was the son of media baron S. S. Vasan. He was chairman emeritus of the Vikatan Group having retired from active involvement at the helm of the media