Physical Stats & More
| Eye Color | Black |
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| Hair Color | Salt and Pepper |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
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| College/University | London School of Economics |
| Degree | B.Sc in Economics from London School of Economics in 1965 |
Personal Life
| Religion | Hinduism |
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| Hobby | Reading |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
Family
| Father | Vidya Vilas Purie | ||||||||||
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| Mother | Name Not Known | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Rekha Purie | ||||||||||
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Career
| Profession | Former Editor-in-chief and chairman of India Today Group and Chairman of FIPP |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| He started working as a Production Controller at Thomson Press in 1970. | |
| His father founded India Today magazine in 1975, and his sister was the editor before him. | |
| India Today was launched during the Emergency under Indira Gandhi. | |
| In 1988, he received the B.D. Goenka Award for 18 years in journalism. | |
| He was honored with the Padma Bhushan in 2001 for pioneering journalism. | |
| In 2017, he appointed his daughter Kalli as Vice Chairperson of India Today Group. | |
| He currently serves as the chairman of FIPP. |
