Vijay Kumar Chopra


Vijay Kumar Chopra is the chief executive officer and editor in chief of the Punjab Kesari print news organisation. He is involved in social welfare work and has received a Padma Shri award. In August 2009, he was elected by the Chairman of the Press Trust of India.

Family

Chopra is a member of the Khatri clan of Punjabi origin and a follower of the Swami Dayanand. He is the second of ten children of Lala Jagat Narain and Shanti Devi. Lala Jagat Narain was killed in September 1981 by Khalistani Terrorists in Punjab who wanted to drive Hindus out of Punjab and his brother Romesh Chander was killed by Khalistani Terrorists in Jallandhar in May 1984. Chopra has two sons, who both work in the family business.

Education

In 1955, Chopra graduated from Doaba College, Jalandhar. In 1967, Chopra trained in the field of printing technology in Leipzig, Germany. In 1972, he underwent further training in the Thompson Foundation Newspaper Management Course in the United Kingdom.

Career

Chopra is the chief editor and CEO of Punjab Kesari Group, a newspaper organisation. He publishes three vernacular papers: the Punjab Kesari ; the Jagbani ; and the Hind Samachar. The Punjab Kesari Group has eight locations: Jalandhar, Patiala, Ambala, Palampur, Ludhiana, Panipat, Hisar, Jammu, and Mohali.

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