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Indu Jain

Indu Jain belongs to the Sahu Jain family


and is the current chairperson of India's
largest media group, Bennett, Coleman &
Co. Ltd., which owns the Times of India
and other large newspapers.
Indu Jain
Born 8 September 1936
Faizabad, United
Provinces, British India

Nationality Indian

Occupation Chairman and CEO of


Bennett Coleman & Co
Ltd.

Known for The Times Foundation


The Oneness Forum

Net worth US$3.1 billion


(February 2016)

Spouse(s) Ashok Kumar Jain

Children Samir Jain, Vineet Jain


According to Forbes 2015 rankings, Indu
Jain had a net worth of $3.1 billion and
was ranked 57th-richest person in India
and 549th-richest person in the world.

Professional
Indu Jain is Chairperson of The Times
Group, and The Times Foundation, which
she founded. The Times Foundation runs
Community Services, Research Foundation
and Times Relief Fund for disaster reliefs
like floods, cyclones, earthquakes and
epidemics.

Indu Jain is also founder President of the


Ladies wing of FICCI (FLO (March 2017)
she is Chairperson of the Bharatiya
Jnanpith Trust, which awards the Jnanpith
award.

Awards
Indu Jain was awarded the Padma
Bhushan by the Government Of India in
January 2016.[1]

Personal
Indu Jain was married to Ashok Kumar
Jain by whom she had two sons, Samir
Jain, Vineet Jain and a daughter. Her
husband died on 4 February 1999 in
Cleveland, United States at age of 65,
following a heart transplant on 10
January.[2][3]

References
1. "Times Group chairman Indu Jain,
Rajinikanth and 50 others receive
Padmas from President" . Times of
India. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 7 June
2017.
2. "Ashok Jain, chief of TOI group, dies
in US" . Rediff. 4 February 1999.
Retrieved 18 May 2013.
3. "Media world loses another doye" .
Indian Express. 5 February 1999.
Archived from the original on 19
January 2014. Retrieved 18 May
2013.

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