The Jain family of the Times Group is one of the most powerful media families in India — owners of The Times of India (the world's largest-circulation English-language newspaper), The Economic Times, Times Now, Femina, and a long list of allied publications and broadcasters. Vineet Jain, born 1962, is the Managing Director of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL), the holding company.
The Family's Roots: The Marwari Jain Family
The Jain family is Marwari Jain. The Times of India was founded by Britons in 1838 but came under family control in 1946 when Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain purchased the company from the Dalmia family.
His Grandfather: Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain
Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain (1911 – 1977) — bought the Times group in 1946 and built it into India's most powerful English-language media empire.
His Parents
Father: Ashok Jain (1937 – 1999) — chairman of BCCL.
Mother: Indu Jain (1936 – 2021) — chairperson of BCCL after her husband's death; widely respected media patron and spiritual figure.
His Brother
Samir Jain, born 1955 — Vineet's elder brother; Vice-Chairman of BCCL; the older Jain brother who has been the primary architect of the modern Times of India's commercial transformation.
His Wife and Children
Vineet is married. His three daughters are publicly active in the family business:
Trishla Jain — daughter; artist and Times of India columnist.
Tanya Jain — daughter.
Tara Jain — daughter.
The Jain Family Tree at a Glance
Grandfather: Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain (1911 – 1977) — bought the Times group in 1946.
Parents: Ashok Jain (1937 – 1999); Indu Jain (1936 – 2021).
Brother: Samir Jain (b. 1955) — Vice-Chairman, BCCL.
Daughters: Trishla Jain; Tanya Jain; Tara Jain.
Vineet Jain:
- Born 1962
- Managing Director, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL) — the Times Group
What the Jain Family Story Teaches Us
A grandfather who bought the country's most-circulated English newspaper in 1946. A mother who chaired it for two decades. Two brothers who together have run the modern empire since 1999. Three daughters now coming into the business.
For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Jain story carries the same lesson. Some families maintain control of a single institution across three or four generations. The Times Group has been a Jain-family enterprise for nearly 80 years. Most families have similar institutions — a business, a property, a tradition — passed across generations. Write down what your family has held onto for the longest time. Continuity is the deepest entry on a tree.
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