| Names |
AROON PURIE |
| Date of Birth |
December 29, 1944 |
|
Identity |
Indian Founder-publisher and editor-in-chief of India
Today and the chief executive of the India Today Group. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1988: He received the B.D.
Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism.
- 1990: He received the
'Journalist of the Year 1990' award by the Indian Federation
of Small and Medium Newspapers.
- 1993-1994: He received the
G.K. Reddy Memorial Award for Outstanding Contribution to
Journalism.
- 2001: He was conferred the
Padma Bhushan, a prestigious and third
highest civilian award, by the government of India, for his
contribution to Indian journalism.
- 2002: He received the Hall
of Fame Award from the Advertising Club of Kolkata.
- 2008: He received the NT
Award for Lifetime achievement from www.Indiatelevision.com.
- 2010: He has been honoured
by the All India Management Association with the Managing
India 2010 Award for outstanding contribution to media.
|
| Special Achievements
/ Events |
- He is the managing director of Thomson Press (India)
Limited and the chairman and managing director of TV Today.
- He is also the editor-in-chief of Reader's Digest India.
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