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==Awards==
==Awards==
* In 2009, Jain received the Rajiv Gandhi Award.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/vineet-jain-wins-rajiv-gandhi-award/articleshow/4912745.cms|title=Vineet Jain wins Rajiv Gandhi Award|newspaper=The Economic Times |date=20 August 2009|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref>
* 'Best Industrialist of the year' Rajiv Gandhi Award in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/vineet-jain-wins-rajiv-gandhi-award/articleshow/4912745.cms|title=Vineet Jain wins Rajiv Gandhi Award|newspaper=The Economic Times |date=20 August 2009|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref>
* He was conferred the Impact Person of the Year Award in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/vineet-jain-wins-impact-person-of-the-year-award/articleshow/26987655.cms|title=Vineet Jain wins Impact Person of the Year Award|date=7 December 2013|work=The Times of India|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref>
* Impact Person of the Year Award in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/vineet-jain-wins-impact-person-of-the-year-award/articleshow/26987655.cms|title=Vineet Jain wins Impact Person of the Year Award|date=7 December 2013|work=The Times of India|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref>
* In the same year (2013), Vineet received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from The Bombay Management Association.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Times-Group-MD-Vineet-Jain-is-Entrepreneur-of-the-Year/articleshow/18900582.cms|title=Times Group MD Vineet Jain is Entrepreneur of the Year – The Times of India|date=11 March 2013|work=The Times of India|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref>
* Entrepreneur of the Year Award from The Bombay Management Association in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Times-Group-MD-Vineet-Jain-is-Entrepreneur-of-the-Year/articleshow/18900582.cms|title=Times Group MD Vineet Jain is Entrepreneur of the Year – The Times of India|date=11 March 2013|work=The Times of India|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref>
* He also won Media Person of the Year award from International Advertising Association in 2015<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/advertising-news/vineet-jainaroon-purieuday-shankar-and-cvl-srinivas-bag-top-honours-at-3rd-iaa-leadership-awards-59735.html|title=Vineet Jain, Aroon Purie, Uday Shankar and CVL Srinivas bag top honours at 3rd IAA Leadership Awards – Exchange 4 Media|date=20 April 2015|work=Exchange 4 media|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://iaaindiachapter.org/Event.aspx?pn=IAA-Leadership-Awards-2015 | title=IAA Leadership Awards 2015|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref>
* Media Person of the Year award from International Advertising Association in 2015<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/advertising-news/vineet-jainaroon-purieuday-shankar-and-cvl-srinivas-bag-top-honours-at-3rd-iaa-leadership-awards-59735.html|title=Vineet Jain, Aroon Purie, Uday Shankar and CVL Srinivas bag top honours at 3rd IAA Leadership Awards – Exchange 4 Media|date=20 April 2015|work=Exchange 4 media|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://iaaindiachapter.org/Event.aspx?pn=IAA-Leadership-Awards-2015 | title=IAA Leadership Awards 2015|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref>
* In 2018, he received Art Karat Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/features/art-karat-celebrates-its-30th-anniversary-284206|title=Art Karat celebrates its 30th anniversary|date=9 February 2018|website=Millennium Post|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref>
* Art Karat Award in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/features/art-karat-celebrates-its-30th-anniversary-284206|title=Art Karat celebrates its 30th anniversary|date=9 February 2018|website=Millennium Post|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref>
* He won the ITA Sterling Icon of Indian Entertainment Award in Media category.(2009) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiantelevisionacademy.com/winners-2018/|title=Indian Television Academy Awards Winners 2018|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asiaone.co.in/|title=World's greatest leaders 2017-18|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref>
* ITA Sterling Icon of Indian Entertainment Award in Media category in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiantelevisionacademy.com/winners-2018/|title=Indian Television Academy Awards Winners 2018|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asiaone.co.in/|title=World's greatest leaders 2017-18|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 06:03, 6 December 2024

For the cricketer, see Vineet Jain (cricketer).

Vineet Jain
Jain in 2016
Born1967 or 1968 (age 56–57)[1]
Calcutta, India
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Occupation(s)MD of
The Times Group
Parent(s)Indu Jain
Ashok Kumar Jain
RelativesSamir Jain
Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain
Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain
Ramkrishna Dalmia

Vineet Jain (born 1966) is an Indian entrepreneur and current Managing Director of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Limited, India’s oldest and largest media group in India, also known as Times Group. The Times Group is present across the media spectrum with a presence in Print, TV, Internet, Radio, Events and OOH. The Times Group has a legacy of 180+ years and publishes leading Indian general and business newspapers – The Times of India and The Economic Times. In 2015, Jain was accused of blackmailing Lalit Modi.[2][3]

[4]Career

Vineet Jain was born in Kolkata. He graduated from the American College of Switzerland and joined the Times Group in 1987.[5]

Vineet Jain handles the day to day operations of Times Group's entertainment and TV businesses.[6]

Family and personal life

Jain is the great-grandson of Ramkrishna Dalmia, the founder of The Times Group and Dalmia Group. His grandfather, Shanti Prasad Jain, took over the company from Ramkrishna Dalmia. Shanti Prasad's son, Ashok Jain, took control of the company in the 1960s and was chairman of B.C.C.L. until his death in 1998 from heart failure.[5]

Jain's mother, Indu Jain, used to hold the title of chairman of B.C.C.L.[5] His sister Nandita Judge, who also worked at the company, died in a helicopter crash in 2001.[7]

Jain is divorced. He splits his time between homes he shares with his brother in New Delhi and Mumbai.[5]

Awards

  • 'Best Industrialist of the year' Rajiv Gandhi Award in 2009.[8]
  • Impact Person of the Year Award in 2013.[9]
  • Entrepreneur of the Year Award from The Bombay Management Association in 2013.[10]
  • Media Person of the Year award from International Advertising Association in 2015[11][12]
  • Art Karat Award in 2018.[13]
  • ITA Sterling Icon of Indian Entertainment Award in Media category in 2009.[14] [15]

References

  1. ^ "India's 50 powerful people". India Today. 14 April 2017.
  2. ^ Quint, The (24 June 2015). "Lalit Modi's House of Cards: Now Suresh Raina Wants Payback". TheQuint. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  3. ^ TNM (24 June 2015). "Mind-bogglingly exhaustive list of everyone Lalit Modi has drawn into the muck". The News Minute. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  4. ^ Quint, The (24 June 2015). "Lalit Modi's House of Cards: Now Suresh Raina Wants Payback". TheQuint. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "Citizens Jain". New Yorker.
  6. ^ "Leading from the front: Vineet Jain - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Probe ordered into copter crash". The Hindu. 10 May 2001. Archived from the original on 28 November 2002.
  8. ^ "Vineet Jain wins Rajiv Gandhi Award". The Economic Times. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Vineet Jain wins Impact Person of the Year Award". The Times of India. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Times Group MD Vineet Jain is Entrepreneur of the Year – The Times of India". The Times of India. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Vineet Jain, Aroon Purie, Uday Shankar and CVL Srinivas bag top honours at 3rd IAA Leadership Awards – Exchange 4 Media". Exchange 4 media. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  12. ^ "IAA Leadership Awards 2015". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Art Karat celebrates its 30th anniversary". Millennium Post. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Indian Television Academy Awards Winners 2018". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  15. ^ "World's greatest leaders 2017-18". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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