Dhirendra Nath Bezbaruah

Dhirendra Nath Bezboruah
Born	1933 (age 91–92) Jorhat, Assam, India
Occupation(s)	Journalist Writer
Years active	83
Known for	Founder editor of The Sentinel
Spouse	Kalpana Bezboruah
Children	Gayatri Bezboruah, Maitreyi Roy, Bhaskar Bezboruah
Parent(s)	Late Surendra Nath Bezboruah, Late Kamala Bezboruah
Awards	Padma Shri B. D. Goenka Award Katha Award Nachiketa Samman

Dhirendra Nath Bezboruah is an Indian journalist, writer and the founder editor of The Sentinel, a Guwahati-based English language daily. ^[1]

Early life

Born in 1933 in the Jorhat district of the northeast Indian state of Assam, he started his career as a lecturer, after completing his post graduate studies at Reading University, UK. ^[2] When The Sentinel daily was established in 1983, he was selected as the founder editor, a post he held for a number of years. ^[3] He was associated with the Media Trust, Assam and was the working president of its celebration committee in 1992. ^[4] The many books he has published from Assamese into English includes The Cavern and Other Stories, a short story anthology written by Bhabendra Nath Saikia. ^[5] He received the B. D. Goenka Award for Journalism in 1997 ^[2] and the Nachiketa Samman of Panchjanya weekly in 2001. ^[6] He is also recipient of Katha Award for translation. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2016, for his contributions to literature. ^[7]

See also

• The Sentinel
• Bhabendra Nath Saikia

• India portal
• journalism portal

References

1. "This Is How Assam Shines Bright on the 67th Republic Day Today". Bordoisila. 26 January 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
2. Robin S. Ngangom (2009). Dancing Earth: An Anthology of Poetry from North-East India. Penguin Books India. pp. 323–. ISBN   978-0-14-310220-5.
3. "Padma Sri for DN Bezbaruah, three others". The Sentinel. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
4. "History". Media Trust. 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
5. Bhabendra Nath Saikia (Author), D.N. Bezboruah (Translator) (2012). The Cavern and Other Stories. Nirvana Sutra. p. 154. ASIN   B008IPFTJG.{{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
6. "BJP suffers because of setting high standards of probity for itself". Hindu Vivek Kendra. April 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
7. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

External links

• "Ex-NEHU teacher gets Padma Shri". The Shillong Times. 26 January 2016. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
• Dr KH Kabi; Dr. S N Pattnaik (24 July 2015). Media, Conflict and Peace in Northeast India. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. pp. 49–. ISBN   978-93-84464-44-8.