ated ▁expon entially ▁giving ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁quick ▁rise ▁of ▁PR ▁in ▁India . ▁Though ▁some ▁international ▁PR ▁ag encies ▁( us ually ▁off sh o ots ▁of ▁advert ising ▁ag encies ) ▁like ▁Og il vy ▁PR ▁set ▁base ▁in ▁India ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁they ▁fl ound ered ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁firm ▁foot ing ▁especially ▁since ▁their ▁core ▁focus ▁remained ▁mainly ▁in ▁advert ising ▁services . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁independent ▁PR ▁ag encies ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁Ch and ig ar h ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁October ▁by ▁a ▁PR ▁professional ▁Char an j it ▁Singh , ▁who ▁res igned ▁from ▁a ▁German ▁company ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁Core PR ▁under ▁the ▁ment or ship ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁PR ▁stal w arts ▁like ▁K S ▁Ne el ak and an ▁of ▁Pf izer , ▁A j it ▁G op al ▁of ▁Air ▁India ▁and ▁An il ▁Bas u ▁of ▁Go ody ear . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁after ▁the ▁opening ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁economy , ▁several ▁other ▁PR ▁ag encies ▁started ▁with ▁a ▁core ▁focus ▁on ▁PR ▁alone ▁like ▁Lex icon ▁PR ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁This ▁de cade ▁also ▁saw ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁Indian ▁IP O ▁ag encies ▁off sh o ots ▁like ▁Ad ▁factors ▁PR ▁began ▁to ▁offer ▁PR ▁services ▁as ▁a ▁fre eb ee ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁IP O ▁services . ▁These ▁recent ▁past ▁b 2 p ▁relations ▁has ▁been