Barun Sengupta

Barun Sengupta

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Barun Sengupta Profile

  • Name:
  • Barun Sengupta
  • Born:
  • January 23, 1934
  • Died:
  • June 19, 2008
  • Father:
  • Nirmalananda Sengupta
  • Mother:
  • Ranibala Devi

Barun Sengupta Biography

Barun Sengupta was an eminent Bengali journalist and popular political critic. He is better known as the founder-editor of Bartaman newspaper (1984). His bold and simple diction of political analyzing made him a popular journalist among common man. Bartaman Patrika is an anti-establishment Bengali language newspaper published from Kolkata, which now publish daily editions from four major towns of Bengal - Siliguri, Burdwan, Malda and Midnapore. Now Bartaman group also publishes two magazines.

 

Barun Sengupta was born on 23 January 1934 in Barisal, British India. He was the son of Nirmalananda Sengupta and Ranibala Devi. After partition in 1947, the family moved to Kolkata and lived in a rented home. His primary education was done at Barisal itself and later he studied at Town School, Kolkata. He completed graduation in commerce from City College, Kolkata. After that he founded a periodical –Bhabikal. In 1957, with the help of a leader Hemanta Kumar Bose he founded the weekly, Bartaman. Sengupta joined Anandabazar Patrika in 1960 and became a political correspondent and worked for the next 5 years. During the Emergency in 1975, he was arrested and he had to spent 9 months behind the bars.

 

In 1984, he left Anandabazar Patrika and launched his weekly, Bartaman. It was launched on Decemeber 7, the same year. The journal became extremely popular among the common Bengali readers. He has also authored many books based on Indian political system. Pala Badaler Pala, Shob Charitra Kalponik, Indira Ekadashi, Bipak-i-stan, Andhakarer Antaraley and Netajir Antardhan Rahasya are among those. He completed 50 years in the field of journalism and died on 19 June 2008 in Kolkata, aged 74.

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Updated: March 25, 2014

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