Narasimhan Ram
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'''Narasimhan Ram''' (born [[May 4]], [[1945]]) is an [[India]]n [[journalist]]. He has been the Editor-in-chief of ''[[The Hindu]]'' since June 27, 2003. Ram also heads the other publications of The Hindu Group such as ''[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]'', ''[[The Hindu Business Line]]'' and ''[[Sportstar]]'', and has been awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] by the Government of India.
==Education==
Ram graduated from [[Madras Christian College]], Chennai in arts in [[1964]], went on to get a masters degree in arts from [[Presidency College, Chennai]] in [[1966]] and later an M.S. in comparative journalism from the [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]].<ref>[http://chennaionline.com/chat/celebchat/15ram-profile.asp Profile of N.Ram<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Journalism career==
Beginning his career in ''The Hindu'' as an Associate Editor in 1977, Ram was made the Washington Correspondent in 1980. His association with Frontline dates back to 1984, when the magazine was started.<ref>[http://chennaionline.com/chat/celebchat/15ram-profile.asp Profile of N.Ram<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Prior to his present position he was Associate Editor until 1991 and then Editor of Frontline and [[Sportstar]] between 1991 and 2003.
===Recognition===
Ram has achieved several accolades. They include the Asian Investigative Journalist of the Year (1990) Award conferred by the Press Foundation of Asia at the "One Asia Assembly", Manila, 1990 for "the courage and diligence which inspired him and his newspaper to continue searching for the truth in the now famous [[Bofors Case]], the disciplined application of his journalistic idealism and the impact of his revelations on the Indian political scene"; the [[B.D. Goenka]] Award for Excellence in Journalism, 1989, shared with [[Chitra Subramaniam]]; National Citizen’s Award, 1995, New Delhi, with the citation reading "for his brave and fearless writings in the interest of the nation"; and [[XLRI]]’s First [[JRD Tata Award]] for Business Ethics, awarded at this management institute’s 46th Annual Convocation at [[Jamshedpur]] on March 23, 2003. <ref>[http://www.businessline.in/2002/03/20/stories/2002032002740300.htm The Hindu Business Line : Business Ethics award for N. Ram<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Personal life==
Vidya Ram, Ram's only child (with Susan Ram), topped the prestigious Columbia School of Journalism in early 2007. Ram's first wife Susan was an Irish woman who was for many years in charge of Oxford University press publications in India. After separating from Susan, he remarried Mariam Chandy, a [[Kerala]] Christian.<ref>[http://www.uthayam.net/articles/dec1_2005html.htm N. Ram: First Indian National To Get "Sri Lanka Rathna" Award By D.B.S.Jeyaraj<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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