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Subhash Chandra
Media Pioneer & Founder of Zee Entertainment / Essel Group

Subhash Chandra

Adampur, Hisar, Haryana

Media PioneerBroadcastingEssel GroupZee Network

Biography & Cultural Legacy

Subhash Chandra Goenka (born 30 November 1950 in Adampur, Hisar, Haryana) transformed India's media landscape forever. After starting out in agro-commodities and packaging in Hisar, Chandra launched Zee TV in October 1992 as India's first privately-owned Hindi satellite channel, breaking the state monopoly of Doordarshan. In 2011, he became the first Indian media chief to receive the prestigious International Emmy Directorate Award in New York.

Popular Tracks & Ragnis

Archival tracks available via live radio stream.