| Name |
Company Name |
Year |
| Arthur Moore |
The Statesman |
1939-43 |
| Devdas Gandhi |
The Hindustan Times |
1943-45 |
| H.W. Smith |
The Times of India |
1945-46 |
| W.J.B. Walker |
The Statesman |
1946-47 |
| Kasturi Srinivasan |
The Hindu |
1947-48 |
| Tushar Kanti Ghosh |
The Amrita Bazar Patrika |
1948-49 |
| Desh Bandhu Gupta |
Daily Tej |
1949-50 |
| M.N. Cama |
The Bombay Chronicle |
1950-51 |
| Ramnath Goenka |
Indian Express |
1951-52 |
| Suresh Chandra Majumdar |
The Hindustan Standard |
1952-53 |
| C.R. Srinivasan |
Swadesamitran |
1953-54 |
| J.C. Jain |
The Times of India 1 |
1954-55 |
| Nirmal Chandra Ghosh |
Jugantar |
1955-56 |
| G. Narasimhan |
The Hindu |
1956-57 |
| H.R. Moharay |
Samyukta Karnataka |
1957-58 |
| Upendra Acharya |
The Indian Nation |
1958-59 |
| D.M. Harris |
The Statesman |
1959-60 |
| Dr. N.B. Parulekar |
Daily Sakal |
1960-61 |
| A.B. Nair |
Free Press Journal |
1961-62 |
| R.R. Diwakar |
Samyukta Karnataka |
1962-63 |
| A.K. Sarkar |
Ananda Bazar Patrika |
1963-64 |
| K.M. Cherian |
Malayala Manorama |
1964-65 |
| G.N. Sahi |
The Hindustan Times |
1965-66 |
| C.G.K. Reddy |
Sport and Pastime |
1966-67 |
| J.M.D.Souza |
Illustrated Weekly of India |
1967-68 |
| M.L. Ganguli |
Jugantar |
1968-69 |
| M. Yunus Dehlvi |
Shama |
1969-70 |
| C.A. Narayan |
Sunday Standard |
1970-71 |
| C.R. Irani |
The Statesman |
1971-72 |
| K. Narendra |
Daily Pratap (Delhi) |
1972-73 |
| K.M. Mathew |
Malayala Manorama |
1973-74 |
| P.K. Roy |
Amrita Weekly |
1974-75 |
| A.G. Sheorey |
The Nagpur Times |
1975-76 |
| V.M. Nair |
Mathrubhumi |
1976-77 |
| Dr. Ram S. Tarneja |
The Economic Times |
1977-78 |
| B.D. Goenka |
Andhra Prabha |
1978-79 |
| Shantilal A. Shah |
Gujarat Samachar |
1979-80 |
| K.L. Sarkar |
Hindustan Standard |
1980-81 |
| Mammen Varghese |
Malayala Manorama |
1981-82 |
| Ramesh Chandra |
Navbharat Times |
1982-83 |
| N. Murali |
The Hindu |
1983-84 |
| Mrs. Saroj Goenka |
Andhra Prabha |
1984-85 |
| Basudev Ray |
Sunday Statesman |
1985-86 |
| R.M. Cama |
Bombay Samachar |
1986-87 |
| Tuhin Kanti Ghosh |
Northern India Patrika |
1987-88 |
| Pravinchandra V. Gandhi |
Janmabhoomi |
1988-89 |
| Mahendra Mohan Gupta |
Dainik Jagran |
1989-90 |
| Naresh Mohan |
Hindustan Times |
1990-91 |
| P.R. Krishnamoorthy |
Maharashtra Times |
1991-92 |
| R. Lakshmipathy |
Dinamalar |
1992-93 |
| Adhip K. Sarkar |
The Telegraph |
1993-94 |
| Vishwa Bandhu Gupta |
Daily Tej |
1994-95 |
| Dr. B.S. Adityan |
Vaaraantari Rani |
1995-96 |
| Viveck Goenka |
Indian Express (New Delhi) |
1996-97 |
| Vijay Darda |
Lokmat |
1997-98 |
| Mammen Mathew |
Malayala Manorama |
1998-99 |
| Mrs. Shobha Subrahmanyan |
Ananda Bazar Partika |
1999-00 |
| Mr. Vijay Kumar Chopra |
Hind Samachar |
2000-01 |
| Mr. Pratap G Pawar |
Sakal |
2001-02 |
| Mr. Abhay Chhajlani |
Nai Dunia |
2002-03 |
| Mr. M.P. Veerendrakumar |
Mathrubhumi |
2003-04 |
| Mr. Pradeep Guha |
Filmfare |
2004-05 |
| Mr. Jacob Mathew |
Vanitha |
2005-06 |
| Mr. Hormusji N. Cama |
Bombay Samachar weekly |
2006-07 |
| Mr. Bahubali S. Shah |
Gujrat Samachar |
2007-08 |
| Mr. Hormusji N. Cama |
Bombay Samachar weekly |
2008-09 |
| Mr. T. Venkattram Reddy |
Deccan Chronicle |
2009-10 |
| Mr. Kundan R. Vyas |
Vyapar - Janmabhoomi Group,Mumbai |
2010-11 |
| Mr. Ashish Bagga |
India Today |
2011-12 |
| Mr. K. N. Tilak Kumar |
Prajavani |
2012-13 |
| Mr. Ravindra Kumar |
The Statesman |
2013-14 |
| Mr. Kiran B. Vadodaria |
Sambhaav Metro |
2014-15 |
| Mr. P. V. Chandran |
Grihalakshmi |
2015-16 |
| Mr. Somesh Sharma |
Rashtradoot Saptahik |
2016-17 |
| Ms Akila Urankar |
Business Standard |
2017-18 |
| Mr. Jayant Mammen Mathew |
Malayala Manorama |
2018-19 |
| Mr. Shailesh Gupta |
Mid Day |
2019-20 |
| Mr. L. Adimoolam |
Health & The Antiseptic |
2020-21 |
| Mr. Mohit Jain |
Economic Times |
2021-22 |
| Mr. K. Raja Prasad Reddy |
Sakshi |
2022-23 |
| Mr. Rakesh Sharma |
Aaj Samaj |
2023-24 |
