Ipex in Mumbai benefits the Indian print industry
Vijay Kumar Chopra, chairman and managing director of Punjab Kesari group who inaugurated the Ipex South Asia spent 30 minutes at the PrintWeek India stall.
16 Sep 2011 | By Samir Lukka
Ipex in Mumbai benefits the Indian print industry
He marveled at the advancements in print and the ease with which a "trade show newspaper like the Ipex Daily" is being produced.
Chopra said: "Print shows such as Ipex South Asia are good for the Indian print industry. Not everyone in India can travel to Ipex or Drupa or GraphExpo; and these shows provide an opportunity to those printers to understand the latest and the best of digital print in the world."
He was buoyant about the future of newspapers in India, he said the newspaper industry is experiencing impressive growth. He felt this will continue, especially for regional newspapers who are launching newer editions.
He added: "News is local and most newspapers are transitioning to all-pages in colour."
Besides analysing print trends in the country, Chopra regaled the PrintWeek India team with delicious about his days in print training in Leipzig, as well as his father Lala Jagat Narain; and the charity work the newspaper group conducts.
Today, the Punjab Kesari group produces newspapers in three regional languages. These are: Punjab Kesari (in Hindi), Jag Bani (in Punjabi) and Hind Samachar (in Urdu). They have seven print centres of publication at Ambala, Palampur, Ludhiana, Panipat, Hisar, Jammu, Mohali - with the headquarters in Jalandhar.
Chopra said: "Print shows such as Ipex South Asia are good for the Indian print industry. Not everyone in India can travel to Ipex or Drupa or GraphExpo; and these shows provide an opportunity to those printers to understand the latest and the best of digital print in the world."
He was buoyant about the future of newspapers in India, he said the newspaper industry is experiencing impressive growth. He felt this will continue, especially for regional newspapers who are launching newer editions.
He added: "News is local and most newspapers are transitioning to all-pages in colour."
Besides analysing print trends in the country, Chopra regaled the PrintWeek India team with delicious about his days in print training in Leipzig, as well as his father Lala Jagat Narain; and the charity work the newspaper group conducts.
Today, the Punjab Kesari group produces newspapers in three regional languages. These are: Punjab Kesari (in Hindi), Jag Bani (in Punjabi) and Hind Samachar (in Urdu). They have seven print centres of publication at Ambala, Palampur, Ludhiana, Panipat, Hisar, Jammu, Mohali - with the headquarters in Jalandhar.
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