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Barun Sengupta

Journalist

Birthday January 23, 1934

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace India

DEATH DATE Jun 19, 2008 (74)

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About

Founder and editor of the Bartaman newspaper. He was known for his political criticism, and was very popular among Bengali readers.

Before Fame

He founded a magazine called Bhabikal shortly after graduating from City College in Kolkata.

Trivia

He wrote several books on Indian politics, including: Pala Badaler Pala, Sab Chatitra Kalpanik, and Bipak-i-stan.

Family Life

He was born to parents, Nirmalananda Sengupta and Ranibala Devi.

Associated With

He and Matiur Rahman were both famous journalists from Bangladesh.