K.P. Agarwal

Dr. K.P. Agarwal (1930-2020), M.Com., LL.B., Ph.D., D.Litt., was the first person in Northern India to be awarded D.Litt. in Commerce faculty in 1960. From 1973-83, he was the Managing Editor of The Pioneer Ltd., Lucknow and Chief Editor of The Pioneer and The Swatantra Bhara newspapers. He used to write signed articles and editorials in both the papers. He has the credit of turning around the loss-making, The Pioneer Ltd. (which was on the verge of being closed down in 1973) and making it a prosperous venture. From 1983-85, he was the Chief Coordination Manager of the Times of India group of Papers, New Delhi. Dr. Agrawal was also Visiting Professor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar in the Department of Commerce and Business Administration for many years.