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Ramnath Goenka (22 April 1904 – 5 October 1991) was an Indian newspaper publisher. He launched The Indian Express in 1932 from the monies of his capitalists partner Raja Mohan Prasad which is held in a trust by the current legal heirs for the family of Raja Mohan Prasad and created the Indian Express Group with various English and regional ...
Ramnath Goenka (born April 3, 1904, Darbhanga district, Bihar, India—died Oct. 5, 1991, Bombay [now Mumbai]) was an Indian newspaper publisher and crusader against government corruption.
Shri Ramnath Goenka was a true freedom fighter and iconoclast who served the nation in the fairest spirit of Indian heroism by his refusal to submit to what he felt was not correct. He was willing to stake all he had for his principles and set the highest standards for Indian media in pursuit of truth.
Oct 5, 2018 · Born on 3 April 1904, Ramnath Goenka is considered the founder of The Indian Express as we know it today. Friday marks the 27 th death anniversary of Goenka, who died on 5 October 1991 after a prolonged battle with illness.
Oct 5, 2017 · The founder patron of the 85-year-old Indian Express group is remembered as a “true freedom fighter and iconoclast”, and a man who had the “courage to stand up for the truth”. He...
Apr 3, 2024 · Finding their feet after the brutal sweep of Covid, the winners of the 2021/2022 Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism showed true grit in telling human stories, be it a job scam, child labour, illegal mining, tribal justice, the challenges of Kashmiri Pandits or weaponisation of spyware.
Ramnath Goenka died on 5th October 1991 in Mumbai. Key Speeches On 9th September 1947 , Goenka made an important intervention regarding Entry 88 and 88A of the Draft Constitution (Entry 92 and 92A of the Constitution of India, 1950) which deals with levy of tax on press.
Oct 31, 1991 · Without doubt among newspaper proprietors Ramnath Goenka, chairman of the Indian Express Group of Publications, who died in Bombay on October 5, aged 87, was the valiant standard-bearer for a free press. Goenka's early years were hardly the kind which produce pioneering press lords.
Apr 22, 2017 · A wholehearted supporter of the freedom movement, Ramnath Goenka was a member of the Madras Legislative Assembly for a few years and had friends in the Congress. He even has his signature on the...
Oct 5, 2018 · Goenka was a stingy paymaster, unable to keep the best talent that The Indian Express attracted, writes B.G. Verghese. RNG (Ramnath Goenka) did not use the newspapers he owned for self-glorification. He barred his papers from publishing news reports or photographs of himself or any member of his family.
