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Indian businesswoman (1936–2021)

Indu Jain (8 September 1936 – 13 May 2021) was an Indian media executive and philanthropist. She belonged to the Sahu Jain family and was the chairperson of India's largest media group, popularly known as The Times Group.

As of 2006, Indu Jain had an estimated net worth of $2.4 billion, making her the 317th-richest person in the world.^[1] She was involved in philanthropy related to development and disaster relief, as well as literary endeavours.

Career and philanthropy

In 1999, following the death of her husband, publishing magnate Ashok Kumar Jain, Indu Jain became chair of The Times Group, India's largest media group (formally named Bennett, Coleman & Co.

Ltd).^[2] This group owns The Times of India and other newspapers and media outlets.^[3] In 2012, the Times Group employed 11,000 people, and controlled 38 per cent of the Indian newspaper market.^[4] The key to the success of the T