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'''''BW Businessworld''''' is an Indian business magazine owned by media entrepreneur Anurag Batra.<ref>{{Cite news |title=ABP group sells ‘Businessworld’ magazine to Exchange4media owner and others |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/abp-group-sells-businessworld-magazine-to-exchange4media-owner-and-others/articleshow/22794337.cms |access-date=2022-11-05}}</ref> The magazine was published by the [[Ananda Publishers|ABP Group]], whose most prominent publications include ''[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]'', Anandabazar Patrika, Sananda, Anandamela and others.
'''''BW Businessworld''''' is an Indian business magazine owned by media entrepreneur Anurag Batra.<ref>{{Cite news |title=ABP group sells ‘Businessworld’ magazine to Exchange4media owner and others |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/abp-group-sells-businessworld-magazine-to-exchange4media-owner-and-others/articleshow/22794337.cms |access-date=2022-11-05}}</ref> The magazine was published by [[Ananda Publishers|ABP Group]], whose most prominent publications are ''[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]'', Anandabazar Patrika, Sananda, Anandamela and others. On 19 September 2013 ABP Group owners [[Ananda Publishers]] sold ''Businessworld'' to Anurag Batra, owner of media group [http://www.exchange4media.com/ exchange4media],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://etailingindiaexpo.com/speakers/anurag-batra/|title=Anurag Batra « India's Largest eCommerce Platform|website=etailingindiaexpo.com|language=en|access-date=5 February 2017|archive-date=10 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210205233/http://etailingindiaexpo.com/speakers/anurag-batra/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Vikram Jhunjhunwala, who runs investment banking and asset management firm Shrine Capital for an undisclosed amount.<ref name="dealc">{{cite news|author = Pranali Shah|title = ABP Group to Sell Its Business Magazine - BusinessWorld|url = http://www.dealcurry.com/2013095-ABP-Group-To-Sell-Its-Business-Magazine-BusinessWorld.htm|access-date = 2 August 2015|work = DealCurry|date = 5 September 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923213203/http://www.dealcurry.com/2013095-ABP-Group-To-Sell-Its-Business-Magazine-BusinessWorld.htm|archive-date = 23 September 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=ABP Group sells Businessworld magazine |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/abp-group-sells-businessworld-magazine/article20662716.ece1 |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=@businessline |date=19 September 2013 |language=en}}</ref>


Businessworld magazine was founded by ABP group in 1981.<ref name="mal">{{cite book|author=Sangita P. Menon Malhan|title=The TOI Story: How A Newspaper Changed the Rules of the Games|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ybzjAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT35|access-date=1 August 2015|date=2 August 2013|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India|isbn=978-93-5029-664-6|page=35}}</ref> In 2021, the publication was in news for unpaid news to its editorial staff.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joseph |first=Anto T. |title=BW Businessworld is on the brink of collapse. What went wrong? |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/06/16/bw-businessworld-is-on-the-brink-of-collapse-what-went-wrong |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Newslaundry}}</ref>
On 19 September 2013, the ABP Group owners, ie [[Ananda Publishers]], sold ''Businessworld'' for an undisclosed amount to Anurag Batra, the owner of the [http://www.exchange4media.com exchange4media] group,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://etailingindiaexpo.com/speakers/anurag-batra/|title=Anurag Batra « India's Largest eCommerce Platform|website=etailingindiaexpo.com|language=en|access-date=5 February 2017|archive-date=10 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210205233/http://etailingindiaexpo.com/speakers/anurag-batra/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Vikram Jhunjhunwala, who runs investment banking and asset management firm Shrine Capital.<ref name="dealc">{{cite news|author = Pranali Shah|title = ABP Group to Sell Its Business Magazine - BusinessWorld|url = http://www.dealcurry.com/2013095-ABP-Group-To-Sell-Its-Business-Magazine-BusinessWorld.htm|access-date = 2 August 2015|work = DealCurry|date = 5 September 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923213203/http://www.dealcurry.com/2013095-ABP-Group-To-Sell-Its-Business-Magazine-BusinessWorld.htm|archive-date = 23 September 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=ABP Group sells Businessworld magazine |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/abp-group-sells-businessworld-magazine/article20662716.ece1 |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=@businessline |date=19 September 2013 |language=en}}</ref>


Annurag Batra is the chairman and editor in chief of Businessworld and Exchange4media<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sahu |first1=Yogesh |title=कोविड-19 की चपेट में आए ई4एम समूह के चेयरमैन डॉ. अनुराग बत्रा |url=https://www.amarujala.com/business/exchange-4-media-group-chairman-dr-anurag-batra-tests-corona-positive |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=Amar Ujala |date=24 December 2020 |language=hi}}</ref> and also a member of the board of governors of the Management Development Institute (MDI).<ref name="NewsX">{{cite news |title=AICTE appoints Anurag Batra as MDI's Member of Board of Governors |url=https://www.newsx.com/national/aicte-anurag-batra-mdis-member-board-governors.html |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=NewsX |date=15 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=AICTE appoints Dr Anurag Batra on the MDI Board |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/aicte-appoints-dr-anurag-batra-on-the-mdi-board20200116220337/ |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=ANI News |date=16 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-MDI student - Anurag Batra appointed in MDI Board of Governors |url=https://news.abplive.com/videos/news/ex-mdi-student-anurag-batra-appointed-in-mdi-board-of-governors-1149954 |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=ABP |date=28 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
''BW Businessworld'' offices are located in [[New Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Bangalore]] and [[Chennai]].

The magazine was founded in 1981.<ref name="mal">{{cite book|author=Sangita P. Menon Malhan|title=The TOI Story: How A Newspaper Changed the Rules of the Games|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ybzjAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT35|access-date=1 August 2015|date=2 August 2013|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India|isbn=978-93-5029-664-6|page=35}}</ref> In 2021, it was reported that the publication was in debt, what with an enormous amount of unpaid dues to its editorial staff still pending for clearance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joseph |first=Anto T. |title=BW Businessworld is on the brink of collapse. What went wrong? |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/06/16/bw-businessworld-is-on-the-brink-of-collapse-what-went-wrong |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Newslaundry}}</ref>

Subsequently, Businessworld scaled up its operations and has successfully raised revenue. ''Businessworld'''s publications include magazines such as the flagship BW Businessworld as well as BW Police World, BW Defence, BW Legal World, BW Marketing World, BW Wellbeing, BW Healthcare, and many more.

==Chairman==
Annurag Batra, also known as Anurag Batra, is an Indian journalist and the chairman and editor-in-chief of Businessworld and exchange4media.com<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sahu |first1=Yogesh |title=कोविड-19 की चपेट में आए ई4एम समूह के चेयरमैन डॉ. अनुराग बत्रा |url=https://www.amarujala.com/business/exchange-4-media-group-chairman-dr-anurag-batra-tests-corona-positive |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=Amar Ujala |date=24 December 2020 |language=hi}}</ref>. Batra is also a member of the board of governors at the Management Development Institute (MDI) in Gurgaon.<ref name="NewsX">{{cite news |title=AICTE appoints Anurag Batra as MDI's Member of Board of Governors |url=https://www.newsx.com/national/aicte-anurag-batra-mdis-member-board-governors.html |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=NewsX |date=15 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=AICTE appoints Dr Anurag Batra on the MDI Board |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/aicte-appoints-dr-anurag-batra-on-the-mdi-board20200116220337/ |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=ANI News |date=16 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-MDI student - Anurag Batra appointed in MDI Board of Governors |url=https://news.abplive.com/videos/news/ex-mdi-student-anurag-batra-appointed-in-mdi-board-of-governors-1149954 |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=ABP |date=28 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Anurag Batra acquired Businessworld from the ABP Group in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mishra |first1=Digbijay |last2=Balachandran |first2=Manu |title=ABP Group offloads Businessworld as downturn in media sets in |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/abp-group-offloads-businessworld-as-downturn-in-media-sets-in-113091900657_1.html |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=Business Standard India |date=20 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=ABP group sells 'Businessworld' magazine to Exchange4media owner and others |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/abp-group-sells-businessworld-magazine-to-exchange4media-owner-and-others/articleshow/22794337.cms |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=The Economic Times |date=20 September 2013}}</ref> All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), a statutory body of the Government of India, has appointed Anurag Batra as a member of the board of governors of the Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon.<ref name="NewsX"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=ANI |title=AICTE appoints Dr Anurag Batra on the MDI Board |url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/news-ani/aicte-appoints-dr-anurag-batra-on-the-mdi-board-120011601531_1.html |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=Business Standard |date=16 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


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BW Businessworld
BW Businessworld
Editor-in-ChiefAnurag Batra
CategoriesBusiness magazine
FrequencyFortnightly
Founded1981
CountryIndia
Based inNew Delhi
LanguageEnglish
Websitebusinessworld.in

BW Businessworld is an Indian business magazine owned by media entrepreneur Anurag Batra.[1] The magazine was published by ABP Group, whose most prominent publications are The Telegraph, Anandabazar Patrika, Sananda, Anandamela and others. On 19 September 2013 ABP Group owners Ananda Publishers sold Businessworld to Anurag Batra, owner of media group exchange4media,[2] and Vikram Jhunjhunwala, who runs investment banking and asset management firm Shrine Capital for an undisclosed amount.[3][4]

Businessworld magazine was founded by ABP group in 1981.[5] In 2021, the publication was in news for unpaid news to its editorial staff.[6]

Annurag Batra is the chairman and editor in chief of Businessworld and Exchange4media[7] and also a member of the board of governors of the Management Development Institute (MDI).[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "ABP group sells 'Businessworld' magazine to Exchange4media owner and others". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Anurag Batra « India's Largest eCommerce Platform". etailingindiaexpo.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. ^ Pranali Shah (5 September 2013). "ABP Group to Sell Its Business Magazine - BusinessWorld". DealCurry. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. ^ "ABP Group sells Businessworld magazine". @businessline. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. ^ Sangita P. Menon Malhan (2 August 2013). The TOI Story: How A Newspaper Changed the Rules of the Games. HarperCollins Publishers India. p. 35. ISBN 978-93-5029-664-6. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  6. ^ Joseph, Anto T. "BW Businessworld is on the brink of collapse. What went wrong?". Newslaundry. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  7. ^ Sahu, Yogesh (24 December 2020). "कोविड-19 की चपेट में आए ई4एम समूह के चेयरमैन डॉ. अनुराग बत्रा". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  8. ^ "AICTE appoints Anurag Batra as MDI's Member of Board of Governors". NewsX. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  9. ^ "AICTE appoints Dr Anurag Batra on the MDI Board". ANI News. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Ex-MDI student - Anurag Batra appointed in MDI Board of Governors". ABP. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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