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| Occupation | CEO and Editor in Chief - Explocity Private Limited |
Ramjee Chandran is the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Explocity Pvt Ltd. His life in the publishing area began in 1989, with a magazine called Bangalore This Fortnight (BTF). BTF metamorphosed into what we know today as Explocity Guide (formerly known as Cityinfo magazine).
Chandran launched The Bangalore Monthly, which was a socio-civic magazine that dealt with investigative stories.
Around the time when India was just waking up to the charms of the Internet, Chandran had already gone online with Bangaloremag.com - one of the first city-centric websites in the world.[1]
Around 2000, after a meeting with well known media giant Rupert Murdoch, Chandran acquired funding from Murdoch's NewsCorp and created Explocity.com which grew to be a range of city-centric websites catering to users based in India, New York and Dubai.
In April 2009, the Public Relations Council of India conferred the prestigious Chanakya Award for Innovative Leadership on Chandran.[2]
In April 2011, Chandran launched EXEC, a magazine for Indian business travellers.
Chandran is also a jazz guitarist and has performed with other acclaimed musicians on stage.[3]
Chandran is reportedly working on an online version of his anthology of 20 years of articles published in various publications.
[edit] References
- Ramjee Chandran mentioned in an article on Rediff Business about the best entrepreneurs from Karnataka, India
- Ramjee Chandran's interview on News9 Channel
- Article about Ramjee Chandran in the Times of India
- An article that cites Ramjee Chandran as one of the key people of Indian media
- Ramjee Chandran's piece on how to write for the new media in Impact magazine's Anniversary edition
- LA Times spoke to Ramjee Chandran about Bangalore's emergence as the Pub capital of India and about Bangalore This Fortnight. Source: Los Angeles Times, 1991.
- Ramjee Chandran's interview on Big 92.7 FM Bangalore
- An old article in The Hindu on the net about Explocity
- Ramjee Chandran on the panel of judges of the Big Bang Advertising Awards Source: Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, 1998.
- Article about Ramjee Chandran in Mid Day
- Ramjee Chandran speaks on the launch of 022 Magazine in Mumbai
- An old article written by Ramjee Chandran about Cubbon Park, Bangalore
- The Telegraph quotes Ramjee Chandran about eating out in Bangalore
- The Seattle Times quotes Ramjee Chandran about the advent of Satellite Television in India
