Ramjee Chandran
| Ramjee Chandran | |
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| Occupation | Managing Director and Editor in Chief - Explocity Private Limited |
Ramjee Chandran is the MD and Editor-in-Chief of Explocity Pvt Ltd.[1] 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).
Early Career
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.[2]
NewsCorp Funding and beyond
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. Chandran continued his publication presence in both print and online media.
Present
In November 2013, Chandran's opinions on the Campa Cola Compound housing society were aired on Arnab Goswami's Newshour Debate on Times Now.[3]
In September 2012, Chandran was part of a panel that discussed the legitimacy of Karnataka Members of Parliament using Tax payers' money to go on a tour on the news channel Times Now.[4] Others in the panel were – Lok Sabha MP, Jayprakash Hegde, Former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian and BJP's Karnataka State Spokesperson Dhananjaya Kumar.
In October 2011, Chandran was listed among the best entrepreneurs from Karnataka in an article on Rediff.com.[5]
In April 2011, Chandran launched Executive Traveller, a magazine for Indian business travellers.
In April 2009, the Public Relations Council of India conferred the prestigious Chanakya Award for Innovative Leadership on Chandran.[6]
Personal Life
Chandran is also a jazz guitarist[7] and has performed with other acclaimed musicians on stage.[8]
Chandran is reportedly working on an online version of his anthology of 20 years of articles published in various publications.
References
- IMPACT Magazine quotes Ramjee Chandran on media houses that cater to food and beverage related information and Explocity's own weekend dining newsletter, FirstFoodie
- Ramjee Chandran in a panel that discussed the legitimacy of Karnataka MPs using Tax payers' money to go on a tour on Times Now - Part 1
- Ramjee Chandran in a panel that discussed the legitimacy of Karnataka MPs using Tax payers' money to go on a tour on Times Now - Part 2
- 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
Notes
- ↑ New York Times
- ↑ Rediff 5 October 2011
- ↑ "Ramjee Chandran on the Newshour Debate on Timesnow".
- ↑ "Ramjee Chandran on Times Now Drought Junket".
- ↑ "India Inc's finest: Best of Karnataka, Rediff.com, October 2011".
- ↑ The Times of India. 3 April 2009,
- ↑ Mujumdar, Neha (18 December 2012). "Quoted in The Hindu Newspaper, December 2012". Chennai, India.
- ↑ Bernadette, Anuradha (10 August 2011). "Article in The Hindu Newspaper, August 10, 2011". Chennai, India.