Subal Kumar Dey

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Subal Kumar Dey
CitizenshipIndia
OccupationJournalist
Known forfounder of Syandan Patrika ( founded on 15 August 1980), "Syandan TV" (news channel, founded on 17 January 2022)
SpouseKalyani Dey (died on 23 February 2020)

Subal Kumar Dey is an Indian journalist from Agartala, Tripura. He is the founder and chief editor of the Bengali language daily newspaper Syandan Patrika and Syandan TV, [1] a news channel. [2] [3] [4] He is the current president of Tripura Newspapers' Society (TNS), [3] [4] Agartala Press Club, [5] member of Friends (A Cricket Club of Tripura).[ citation needed ]

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Personal life

He was born into an Indian Bengali family. [6] Kalyani Dey, former Agartala municipal councilor, was his wife. She died on 23 February 2020. [7] [8]

Drohokal is his Bengali language autobiography published in 2019. It tells the story of his 50 years of journalism. [6]

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  4. 1 2 "Journalists take out second march, say CPM hijacked first". The Indian Express. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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