Whether he was loved or hated, feared or admired, Ramnath Goenka was an enigma. Born in Darbhanga on April 3, 1904, Goenka went to Chennai to learn the business and worked as a despatch vendor with the Free Press Journal. In 1936, he founded The Indian Express. In 1941, he was elected President of the National Newspaper Editors’ Conference. He was also a member of the first Constituent Assembly, having put his signature on the Constitution of India.

Shri Ramnath Goenkaji, is the founder of Moongibai Goenka. The School came into existence on 04-07-1949 with his munificent and magnanimous contributions. It has been named after his beloved wife Smt. Moongibai Goenka to Commemorate her name and to honour her laudable services to the Community.

The Indian Express and Goenka took the British Raj head on. In 1948, the Hindi daily,Daily Tej approached Goenka. In collaboration, they brought out the English newspaper,The Indian News Chronicle in Chennai. When Lala Deshbandhu Gupta passed away,Goenka renamed the newspaper The Indian Express. After Independence, Goenka was appointed member of the Constituent Assembly of India. He was a fearless journalist who is remembered for his fierce opposition to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi,during the days of the Emergency. . He passed away on October 5, 1991, having battled a prolonged illness.