Khiren Roy

Khiren Roy
Born	(1941-06-21)21 June 1941 Matia (Goalpara), Assam
Died	11 March 2009(2009-03-11) (aged 67) Guwahati, Assam
Education	MA in English literature PhD in Mass Communication
Occupations	Journalist Newspaper Editor Writer
Spouse	Gayatri Roy
Children	Arupa Roy Pathare Antara Roy Oruganti
Website	http://www.khirenroy.com/

Khiren Roy was a veteran journalist and editor to some English and Assamese Dailies published from Assam. ^{[1] [2]} He was born at Matia, a hamlet in Goalpara district of Assam. ^[1]

Education

Roy completed his MA in English literature and PhD in Mass Communication from Gauhati University. He also participated in a higher course of journalism jointly organized by the Press Institute of India and the Thomson Foundation, U.K. ^[1]

Career

Roy started his career as a staff reporter to The Assam Tribune and later became the Deputy Editor of it. He was also the editor of The North East Times and Meghalaya Guardian. Then he established a publishing house named The Frontier Publication Pvt Ltd, launched the Assamese daily Asomiya Khabar and worked as the Chief editor of it. ^{[1] [2]} He was also involved in teaching Journalism and Creative Writing at the Gauhati University, Indira Gandhi National Open University at Guwahati and Shillong.^{[ citation needed ]}

Works

Roy authored a number of novels and storybooks. Here is a list of them Archived 31 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine .^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

He married Gayatri on 14 May 1975 and fathered two daughters – Arupa and Antara. ^[1]

Death

On 11 March 2009, at the age of 68, Roy died following a cardiac failure. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Assamese editor Khiren Roy passes away". Breaking News 24/7. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
2. Talukdar, Sushanta (12 March 2009). "Veteran journalist Khiren Roy passes away". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 16 March 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2009.

External links

• Khiren Roy’s website