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
Jagran Film Festival Jagran Film Festival Jagran Film Festival (JFF) is perhaps the world's largest travelling film festival rooted in India, conducted since 2010. The festival is an Jagran Prakashan Group initiative aimed at promoting the appreiation of the cinematic art beyond the major metropolitan cities of India to smaller towns. The seventh edition started in Delhi, travelling through Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut, Dehradun, Hisar, Ludhiana, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Raipur, Indore, and Bhopal, and culminated in Mumbai. The 8th edition offers prize money in various competitive film sections such as Jagran Shorts ( a competitive section for international short films), World