Born on January 2, 1912, in a small family in Kalpi village of Bundelkhand, Shri Puran Chandra Gupta Ji joined the freedom struggle at an early age. He had staunch faith in Indian moral values and was always against conservatism which helped him frame and enrich the editorial policy of Dainik Jagran. His envision and ideals will always remain the guiding spirit of the Jagran Group and all it's Institutions.