Girilal Jain was a noted Indian journalist and author. He was the editor of The Hindu from 1978 to 1991. He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, from 1996 to 2002.
Jain was born in 1924 in Agra, India. He studied at the University of Allahabad and the London School of Economics. He began his career as a journalist in 1947, working for The Times of India. He joined The Hindu in 1950 and became its editor in 1978.
Jain was a strong advocate of secularism and democracy. He was also a critic of the Indian government’s policies. He died in 2011 at the age of 86.
The correct answer to the question “Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which of the following fields?” is B. Journalism.