Viveck Goenka
Viveck Goenka | |
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| Born | 3 December 1957 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman, Managing Director, and Editorial Director of the Indian Express Group |
Viveck Goenka is the Chairman, Managing Director and Editorial Director of the Indian Express Group and is the man behind most independent group of newspapers. These include the flagship The Indian Express, business and economy daily Financial Express; Marathi daily; Loksatta and Jansatta in Hindi. Online, the group is today the third largest news group in the country.
Early life and education
Viveck Goenka was born in Chennai – then Madras, to Smt Krishna Khaitan and Shri Ajay Mohan Khaitan. Late Shri Ramnath Goenka, his maternal grandfather, was the founder of the Indian Express Group. In 1991, Shri Ramnath Goenka formally adopted him as his son and heir.[1]
Viveck Goenka completed his B Tech from Madras University in 1978. In 1985, on the urging of Ramnath Goenka, he moved to Mumbai and joined the Indian Express Group.
Career
Publishing, Press and Media
Viveck Goenka has led the Indian Express Group for nearly three decades. The Indian Express has marked itself out for its benchmark investigative and explanatory journalism. The newspaper has to its credit, the most significant newsbreaks in journalism which have effected change in public policy and even legislation in contemporary India.
The Group's journalists have won major national and international journalism awards. It has thrice won the India Award for Outstanding Journalism in the Public Interest from the International Press Institute, Vienna. The newspaper’s latest award was for its Panama Papers investigation in India with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, won the Pulitzer Prize in 2017 for Explanatory Journalism.[2][3]
Goenka pioneered the first organized B2B segment in trade publishing India. Today, this showcases a range of publications considered the benchmark in their respective industries: Express Computer, Express Pharma, Express Healthcare and Express Travelworld.
Goenka is credited with starting Bollywood's first jury based awards - the Screen Awards, now in existence for over two decades, are today recognized as the most credible in India.
He is currently the Chairman of The Press Trust of India Limited (PTI) [4][5] and has served as Chairman of the United News of India. He has been a Council Member of the National Readership Studies Council (NRSC) and on the board of Governors of the Media Research Users Council (MRUC), two leading organizations providing research data on media in India. He has also been Council member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC), and was one of the youngest past presidents of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS). He is a member of the Advertising Association, India Chapter and was a member of the International Advertising Association Inc., New York.[6]
Ramnath Goenka Journalism Awards
To help acknowledge and build excellence in journalism beyond the Express Group, Viveck Goenka, launched the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards which are now in their 12th year and have become the most prestigious awards in India, recognizing the finest work across print, TV and digital media, in English and vernacular languages. The awards cover a range of categories - from politics and investigation to sport and civic reporting.
Social Service
The Ramnath Goenka Memorial Trust which is headed by Goenka is active in the fields of wildlife and water conservation. It helps to support education in Adivasi areas of Madhya Pradesh, and education and medical needs of underprivileged children in urban areas.
Other Interests
Sports
Goenka became Secretary of Tamil Nadu Badminton Association at the age of 21. He was the first person to start a prize money, ranking and selection tournament in 1991 for juniors and sub-Juniors. This tournament, which Goenka named after his late mother Krishna Khaitan, has become the premier badminton tournament in the country. All the big names in Indian badminton - Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu, K Srikanth, H S Prannoy, Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma, P Kashyap, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa have participated in the Krishna Khaitan Memorial tournament.[7]
4x4s, Vintage & Classic cars
Goenka has built an amazing collection of 4x4s, vintage and classic cars. His collection is one of the most diverse and interesting collections in India. A "hands-on" restorer, vintage and classic cars restored by him have won prizes in several vintage & classic car competitions including in all 5 editions of the prestigious Cartier Concours de Elegance vintage car shows that have been held in India.[8]
Restaurateur
He and his daughter have founded The Sassy Spoon[9] chain of restaurants which have won many awards for their innovative cuisine. The Sassy Teaspoon patisseries are noted for their excellent desserts and pastries.[10] The Barazza Bar in Pune is one of the most buzzing places in the city. The House of Mandarin is among the most popular restaurants in Bandra for authentic Chinese cuisine.
Family and personal life
Viveck Goenka is married to Zita Goenka and they have two daughters – Rachel and Sasha. He has a son – Anant from a previous marriage.
References
- ^ results, search (1 September 2005). Warrior of the Fourth Estate: Ramnath Goenka of the Express. New Delhi; New York: Penguin India. ISBN 9780670058426.
- ^ "Ritu Sarin wins International Press Institute's award for excellence in journalism". The Indian Express. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "`The Indian Express' chosen for the first IPI India Award". https://www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
{{cite news}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Viveck Goenka elected PTI chairman, N Ravi deputy chairman". The Indian Express. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Viveck Goenka elected new PTI Chairman, The Hindu's N. Ravi is Vice Chairman". The Hindu. PTI. 7 September 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Express Group". expressgroup.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "24th Smt Krishna Khaitan Memorial Badminton Tournament: Over 1,250 players from all over India to show their skills in Chandigarh courts". The Indian Express. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Me and My Cars: Viveck Goenka - Feature - Autocar India". www.autocarindia.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "The Sassy Spoon". www.thesassyspoon.in. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Media tycoon Viveck Goenka and his restaurateur daughter, Rachel, form an unlikely recipe » BlackBook". www.blackbook.net.in. Retrieved 17 July 2018.