Puran Chandra Gupta (2 January 1912 – 16 September 1986) was an Indian journalist who founded the Dainik Jagran media group and the Hindi-language publication ''

Dainik Jagran ''Dainik Jagran'' () is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper. In terms of circulation, it was ranked 5th in the world in 2016 and 1st in India in 2022. In 2019 Quarter 4, according to Indian Readership Survey, Dainik Jagran reported a to ...

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Biography

Gupta was born in Kalpi and educated in Kalpi and

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. In 1940 he launched a nationalist weekly newspaper ''Swatantra'' in

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. The newspaper was disapproved by the British administration and had to move to

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. There in 1942 he started the daily newspaper ''Jagran'', which in 1947 was renamed into ''Dainik Jagran''. In 1975 Gupta was elected as chairman of the

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. Besides, for 15 years he was an executive member of

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and served as its Vice President.

Legacy

In 1987, the Sri Puranchandra Gupta Smarak Trust was established in Kanpur. The trust is engaged in educational, spiritual, cultural, and philanthropic activities.About JEF
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gupta, Puran Chandra Indian male journalists Indian newspaper editors Indian newspaper publishers (people) Businesspeople from Uttar Pradesh 1912 births 1986 deaths Journalists from Uttar Pradesh