Vineet Bajpai

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Vineet Bajpai
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OccupationsFounder and CEO of Magnon Group and Talentrack
Website www.vineetbajpai.com

Vineet Bajpai is an Indian entrepreneur, author, and founder of Talentrack, an online hiring platform. He is the author of nine books: Build From Scratch, The Street to the Highway, The 30 Something CEO, Harappa: Curse of the Blood River, Pralay: The Great Deluge, Kashi: Secret of the Black Temple, Mastaan: The Fallen Patriot of Delhi, 1857: The Sword of Mastaan, and Delhi: City of the Blood Gates. [1] [2] [3]

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Education

He holds an Honours degree in Economics (1997) from Hansraj College, Delhi University and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (1999) from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi. [4] [5]

Career

Bajpai began his career with General Electric before starting his first company Magnon Solutions, which was majority-acquired by the Omnicom Group. [6] In March 2014, Bajpai became CEO of the TBWA Group in India until January 2016. [7] In January 2016, he launched Talentrack — a talent-engagement platform for M&E sector. [8] [9] In December 2025, Bajpai was appointed CEO of Omnicom Production (India) and added to the global production leadership team. [10] [11] [12] [13]

Writing

Vineet Bajpai is a best-selling Indian author. [14] His second book, The Street to the Highway, was published by Jaico in 2011. The 30 Something CEO, was published by Jaico in 2016. His first novel, Harappa: Curse of the Blood River, was published in June 2017. Pralay: The Great Deluge was published in January 2018, followed by Kashi: Secret of the Black Temple and Mastaan: The Fallen Patriot of Delhi. [15] 1857: The Sword of Mastaan, was published in February 2021. [16] [17] Delhi: City of the Blood Gates was published in June 2023. [18]

Awards and recognition

Bajpai won the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award in 2011. [19] In 2012, he won the CNBC TV Mercedes Benz Young Turks Award. [20] He won the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2016, bestowed by Entrepreneur magazine. [21] [22]

On 15 February 2019, Reliance Entertainment announced that it had acquired film, web-series, gaming, and merchandise rights to Bajpai's Harappa Trilogy. [23]

References

  1. Bajpai, Vineet (25 December 2018). Harappa Trilogy. TreeShade Books. ISBN   978-8193642467.
  2. "Humbled, motivated: Vineet Bajpai, Founder and CEO of Magnon Solutions Pvt. Ltd". 24 April 2018.
  3. "'Harappa: Curse of the Blood River' Is a Sprinkle of Historical Facts With Many Twists". 8 May 2018.
  4. "Entrepreneur Vineet Bajpai cracks code of accelerated, extraordinary career-growth with 'The 30 Something CEO'". 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018.
  5. "This man wants YOU to quit your job!". 8 May 2018.
  6. "Omnicom group's TBWA acquires Magnon Group". 8 May 2018.
  7. "Vineet Bajpai is the new CEO of TBWA India". 8 May 2018.
  8. "Mumbai-based startup Talentrack brings artistes and recruiters on one platform". 8 May 2018.
  9. "Magnon founder Vineet Bajpai's talentrack gets off the ground". 8 May 2018.
  10. "Vineet Bajpai is CEO, Omnicom Production, India". 1 December 2025.
  11. "Omnicom announces executive leadership after IPG merger". 1 December 2025.
  12. "Vineet Bajpai named CEO of Omnicom Production India". 2 December 2025.
  13. "Omnicom cuts 4,000 jobs and appoints new leaders after IPG takeover". 2 December 2025.
  14. "HT-Nielsen top 10: Vineet Bajpai's Pralay tops best-selling fiction list this week". 8 May 2018.
  15. "Vineet Bajpai Releases Yet Another Historical Fiction Book After Harappan Trilogy". 23 November 2019.
  16. "Vineet Bajpai's latest trilogy, 1857 The Sword of Mastaan, is a tribute to the unsung heroes of the Great War". 23 March 2021.
  17. "FINAL PART OF THRILLER MYTHOLOGICAL SERIES SET IN DELHI TAKES READERS INTO THE MYSTICAL ERA OF 1857". 4 May 2023.
  18. "The freedom Hinduism offers us to interpret stories can be a glowing beacon for other faiths: Vineet Bajpai at the launch of his new book 'Delhi: City of the Blood Gates'". 23 June 2023.
  19. "Vineet Bajpai (Magnon Solutions & Magnon International) wins APEA Award 2011". 8 May 2018.
  20. "Mr. Vineet Bajpai (Magnon Group) Winner of CNBC TV Mercedes Benz Young Turks Award 2012". 8 May 2018.
  21. "Award Winners". 8 May 2018.
  22. "It makes publishing as easy as online shopping". 8 May 2018.
  23. "Vineet Bajpai's bestselling Harappa trilogy to be made into a movie or web series". 19 February 2019.