Vivek Gupta of Sanmarg elected as new INS President

The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) is the apex body of publishers of newspapers, magazines, and periodicals in India. Vivek Gupta of Sanmarg was elected at the 86th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the INS, held recently through video conferencing and other audio-visual means. The AGM also confirmed other key appointments.

Karan Rajendra Darda of Lokmat was elected Deputy President, Tanmay Maheshwari of Amar Ujala was named Vice-President, and Anant Nath of Grihshobhika was appointed Honorary Treasurer of the Society for the term 2025–26. Mary Paul is the Secretary-General of the Society.

Having previously served as Vice President and Honorary Treasurer of INS, Vivek became the first President of INS from eastern India to helm the organisation in 32 years, a statement from the Society said.

In his presidential address, Vivek lauded the indomitable resilience of the Indian newspaper industry amid global adversities, particularly in Tier-II and Tier-III cities.

The members of the Executive Committee of INS for the year 2025-26 are: S Balasubramanian Adityan (Daily Thanthi), Girish Agarwal (Dainik Bhaskar, Bhopal), Samahit Bal (Pragativadi), Samudra Bhattacharya (Hindustan Times, Patna), Hormusji N Cama (Bombay Samachar), Gaurav Chopra (Filmi Duniya), Vijay Kumar Chopra (Punjab Kesari, Jalandhar), Vijay Jawaharlal Darda (Lokmat, Nagpur), Jagjit Singh Dardi (Charhdikala Daily), Pallavi S. Dempo (The Navhind Times), Viveck Goenka (The Indian Express, Mumbai), Mahendra Mohan Gupta (Dainik Jagran), Yogesh P. Jadhav (Pudhari), Pratap G Pawar (Sakal), Sowbhagyalakshmi Kanekal Tilak (Mayura), and Mohit Jain (The Economic Times).

A profound Hindi-language daily with a significant presence in Kolkata, Sanmarg was founded in 1946 by Swami Karpatri. With the Kolkata edition, the daily has others published from the cities like Bhubaneswar, Ranchi, and Patna. The newspaper is known for its reporting in the Hindi community and is considered a trusted publication.