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 species and notoriously difficult to breed), macaws and more. Balan was married to Saroja Balan and they had seven children, six daughters and one son, B. Srinivasan who is now the managing director of the Vikatan Group. His mother, Pattamal Vasan continued to be a dominant force in his life until her demise in 1996. He died in December 2014 at the age of 78 of a heart attack, survived by wife, five daughters, son and grandchildren. S.S.Balan has a bird sanctuary at paddapai. S. S. Balan S. S. Balan (or S. Balasubramanian) (28 December 1935 19 December 2014) was