“An astute Marwari businessman domiciled in Madras, he turned a media baron, assiduously accumulating credits by rendering political or monetary favours or putting in a word for someone who needed assistance, asking for nothing in return.”

—  Ramnath Goenka

Ramnath Goenka — Media Baron, 1904-1991

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