Bharatkumar Raut
| Bharatkumar Raut | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 6, 1953 Mumbai |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | M.A. (Politics), Ph.D Educated at University of Bombay, Mumbai and Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Notable work | Launched India's first news channel - Zee News |
| Term | 2008-2014 |
| Spouse(s) | Neena Raut (married May 23, 1979) |
| Children | Om Raut |
Bharatkumar Raut (born 06 April 1953) is a former member of Parliament representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.[1]
Career
Bharat Kumar Raut took over as editor of Maharashtra Times. He changed the face of the newspaper in 2002 turning it into a youth centric paper. In 2002, Bharat Kumar Raut felt the need to revamp the newspaper as it had not undergone any change since its inception. He felt that its already captured audience was aged and mostly above 60 years. To sustain its growth and spread in Maharashtra he realized the need to attract the new generation. The newspaper saw change in the following aspects:
• Layout: It was the first Marathi newspaper to go full colour and have skylines on every page. They introduced fliers into the newspaper.
• Content: The newspaper stopped focusing on politics and gave prominence to civic issues and the needs of students. Catering to its young audience, it started using common English terms in its articles like computers, world, sports etc. This they did because they noticed that many Maharashtrian youth studied in English medium schools and this practice would help them understand the newspaper better. It was the first Marathi newspaper to cover Sports news. It was the first Marathi newspaper to carry obituaries.
References
- ↑ List of Rajyasabha members,