Honorary Doctorate for BW Businessworld Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Annurag Batra
“He is the finest example of contributing to society through business”: Chancellor, Rai University
Annurag Batra, Chairman &Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld and exchange4media received an Honorary Doctorate for his contribution to Indian economy from Jharkhand Rai University at a Special Convocation held here as a part of the Women’s Economic recently.
Batra was given away the degree by the university’s Chancellor Dr. Harbeen Arora in the presence of many national and international scholars, thinkers and social activists, including Nobel Peace Laureate 2015 Ouided Bouchamaoui.
In his convocation address, Dr. Arora said, “Annurag Batra is the finest example of doing good to society while running successful ventures. Through his ingenuity, dedication and enterprising management, he has brought India’s media and entertainment sector to one platform, thus putting the it on the world map. His commitment to growth in Indian economy is visible in each issue of Businessworld and other publications edited and published by him. Thought leadership events instituted by him work as forums for the highest standard of debate and discussion on issues in Indian businesses.”
In his speech, Batra said, “For me media has never been a business. It is a passion and a tool to contribute to India’s economic prosperity, to fill the knowledge gaps that exist and to foster talent. I believe in technology but what ismore important to me is faith in people. Behind all my small and big achievements have been some good and smart people.”
Best known for co-founding exchange4media, India’s first portal on Advertising, Media, and Marketing, in 2000 and for acquiring Businessworld, India’s best-read business magazine, in 2013, Annurag Batra has launched several sector and business function related specialist publications, websites and event, aimed at building communities and stimulating growth in those areas of business. Some of the major communities that Batra leads are Marketing, CIO, Smart Cities, Education, HR, Startups and Digital Media.
Batra also mentors and invests in a number of entrepreneurial ventures. He is also a keynote speaker at academic institutions, industry bodies and business conferences in India and abroad.
Batra is a B. Tech. in Computer Sciences and an MBA from Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon, one of India’s leading business schools.
