# Narendra Mohan
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{{Short description|Indian businessman and newspaper publisher (1934–2002)}}
{{for|the poet|Narendra Mohan (poet)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Narendra Mohan
| image = Narendra Mohan 2003 stamp of India.jpg
| caption = Mohan on a 2003 stamp of India
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1934|10|10}}
| birth_place = [Kalpi](/source/Kalpi), [Jalaun](/source/Jalaun_District), [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh), India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2002|9|20|1934|10|10}}
| death_place = [New Delhi](/source/New_Delhi), India
| occupation = Past chairman and managing director, [Jagran](/source/Dainik_Jagran) Group
}}
'''Narendra Mohan''' (10 October 1934 – 20 September 2002) was an Indian [journalist](/source/journalist), newspaper publisher, and politician. He served as [managing director](/source/managing_director) of [Jagran Prakashan](/source/Jagran_Prakashan), and Chairman of the [Press Trust of India](/source/Press_Trust_of_India).[{{Cite news |title=Narendra Mohan dead |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/narendra-mohan-dead/cid/964753 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109120147/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/narendra-mohan-dead/cid/964753 |archive-date=2025-01-09 |access-date=2025-08-28 |language=en}}] Mohan was the son of [Puran Chandra Gupta](/source/Puran_Chandra_Gupta), founder of the Hindi-language newspaper ''[Dainik Jagran](/source/Dainik_Jagran),'' of which Mohan also served as publisher.[{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://jplcorp.in/new/DirectorsList.aspx?PID=19 |access-date=2025-12-06 |website=jplcorp.in}}]
==Early life==
Mohan was born on 10 October 1934 in [Kalpi](/source/Kalpi) in the [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh) state of India. In 1947 he moved to Kanpur where his father Puran Chandra Gupta set up the Hindi newspaper, [''Dainik Jagran''](/source/Dainik_Jagran)''.[{{Cite web |date=2017-07-05 |title=Jagran Prakashan’s Sanjay Gupta appointed Chairman of IIM-Amritsar - Exchange4media |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-print-news/jagran-prakashans-sanjay-gupta-appointed-chairman-of-iim-amritsar-69527.html |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media |language=en}}][{{Cite web |title=Dainik Jagran CMD calls on PM, presents demand drafts worth Rs. 4 crores towards PMNRF |url=https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/dainik-jagran-cmd-calls-on-pm-presents-demand-drafts-worth-rs-4-crores-towards-pmnrf/}}]''
== Career ==
According to the [''Telegraph India''](/source/The_Telegraph_(India)), as chairman of the Press Trust of India, Mohan campaigned for the introduction of foreign direct investment in print media.[{{Cite web |title=Narendra Mohan : A Pioneer In Hindi Journalism |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/narendra-mohan-a-pioneer-in-hindi-journalism-102092101083_1.html |website=Business Standard}}]
== Personal life ==
Narendra Mohan had two sons and a daughter. Sanjay Gupta, Mohan's eldest son, is the [editor-in-chief](/source/editor-in-chief) and CEO of ''Dainik Jagran.''
== Death ==
Mohan died at [Apollo Hospital](/source/Apollo_Hospitals) in [New Delhi](/source/New_Delhi) on 20 September 2002 at the age of 67, following multi-organ failure.[{{Cite news |title=Narendra Mohan dead |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/narendra-mohan-dead/cid/964753 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109120147/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/narendra-mohan-dead/cid/964753 |archive-date=9 January 2025 |access-date=2025-03-28 |language=en}}]
==Selected publications==
Narendra Mohan wrote five books:
* ''Dharm Aur Sampradayikta'' (1996)[{{Cite web |title=Dharam aur Sampradayikta |url=https://opac.library.iitb.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=57236 |website=Indian Institute of Technology Bombay}}][{{Cite web |title=Dharma and Communalism |url=https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/dharma-and-communalism-ubf310/?srsltid=AfmBOoqfnvCPKlzywG-zZ_G8MVqt2LzvxFXiCly5Olo4bLNz6udfwvBv |website=Exotic India Art}}]
* ''Hindutva'' (1998)[{{Cite web |title=Hindutva |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Hindutva.html?id=AZoMAAAAIAAJ&hl=en |website=Google Books}}]
* ''Aaj Ki Rajniti aur Bhrashtachar'' (1999)[{{Cite web |title=Aaj ki Rajniti Aur Bhrastachar |url=https://srapcollege.co.in/aaj-ki-rajniti-aur-bhrastachar |website=Sheodeni Ram Ayodhya Prasad College}}]
* ''Bharatiya Sanskriti'' (2017)[{{Cite web |title=Bharatiya Sanskriti |url=https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/bharatiya-sanskriti/author/narendra-mohan/ |website=Abe Books}}]
* ''Dharma and Communalism'' (2022)