Riniki Bhuyan Sarma

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Riniki Bhuyan Sharma
Born
(1973-07-31) 31 July 1973 (age 51) Guwahati, Assam, India
EducationB.A. (political science) L.L.B
Alma mater Cotton College
Occupation Businesswoman
Organization News Live
Spouse
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(m. 2001)​
Children2

Riniki Bhuyan Sharma (born 31 July 1973) is an Indian businesswoman from Assam. [1] She is the managing director of Pride East Entertainment, a media house. [2] She is married to Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam. [1] [3]

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Early life

She was born on July 31, 1973, in Guwahati. She comes from a notable family, with her father, Jadav Chandra Bhuyan, being a well-known industrialist. [1] Riniki's early education took place in Guwahati, where she attended St. Mary's High School [1] before moving on to Cotton College, where she graduated with a degree in Political Science. [4] Following her undergraduate studies, she pursued a law degree at Government Law College in Guwahati. [1] [5]

Career

She is the Chairperson and Managing Director of Pride East Entertainments, [2] which is a parent company of several Assamese channels. It includes, two news channels (News Live & Northeast East Live), [6] three entertainment channels (Ramdhenu, Rang & Indradhanu) and one Assamese News paper (Niyamiya Barta). [1] [7] [8]

Recently, Pride East Entertainments Pvt. Ltd., headed by Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, successfully acquired the digital news platform Time8. [9]

Personal life

She is married to Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam's current Chief Minister. [10] They met as students while studying in cotton college, and Himanta shared his ambition of becoming Chief Minister with her. [11] They have two children: a son, Nandil Biswa Sarma, and a daughter, Sukanya Sarma. [12]

Controversy

In September 2023, Congress alleged that Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, through her company M/s Pride East Entertainments Private Limited, had allegedly obtained a grant of ₹10 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). [13] [14]

Riniki Bhuyan Sarma denied the allegations, claiming that her company had neither applied for nor received any subsidies, even though it was eligible. She also filed a ₹10 crore defamation lawsuit against Gaurav Gogoi, accusing him of running a "slanderous campaign" against her business. [15] [16]

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