Media Mogul Vinod Maheshwari Passes Away at 81

Vinod Maheshwari, chairman of the Nagpur-based Nava Bharat group, has died at age 81. Unwell for several days, Maheshwari was airlifted to Mumbai where he passed away on Monday morning.

Media mogul Vinod Maheshwari, chairman of the Nagpur-based Nava Bharat group, has passed away in Mumbai. He was 81 years old.

Maheshwari had been unwell for the past five days and was airlifted to Mumbai on Saturday. He succumbed to his illness on Monday morning, according to a family source.

His passing marks the end of an era for the Nava Bharat group, a key player in India's regional media landscape.

(With inputs from agencies.)