Gauri Shankar Kalita
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Gauri Shankar Kalita was an India
n journalist.
Kalita was one of the most popular journalists in the north-eastern state of Assam
. Born in a kshatriya
family, he graduated from the Cotton College of Guwahati.
In his youth he studied Marxism
and in 1978 was the only Indian representative at the International Youth Conference in Ulaanbaatar
, with his speech broadcast on Soviet television.
An expert on Assame, and of north-east Indian problems, his mother tongue was Assamese though he had a deep knowledge of English. Kalita worked for one of the main daily newspapers of the north-eastern region, The Sentinel
, where he started his career, and was the editor of the Arunachal Pradesh
and Meghalaya
editions. He also was the Editor of The North East Times
and of the main Assamese-language newspaper Janasadharan.
He died in Guwahati on 9 June 2010 after a cardiac arrest.
Tarun Kumar Gogoi
, the Assamese Chief Minister, said that "Kalita had an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the problems plaguing the State and the region and created public opinion through his writings. The void created by his death will be hard to fill".
His widow, Garima Kalita, is a lecturer at the Udalguri College, in Assam.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n journalist.
Kalita was one of the most popular journalists in the north-eastern state of Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
. Born in a kshatriya
Kshatriya
*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...
family, he graduated from the Cotton College of Guwahati.
In his youth he studied Marxism
Marxism
Marxism is an economic and sociopolitical worldview and method of socioeconomic inquiry that centers upon a materialist interpretation of history, a dialectical view of social change, and an analysis and critique of the development of capitalism. Marxism was pioneered in the early to mid 19th...
and in 1978 was the only Indian representative at the International Youth Conference in Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar
Ulan Bator or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. An independent municipality, the city is not part of any province, and its population as of 2008 is over one million....
, with his speech broadcast on Soviet television.
An expert on Assame, and of north-east Indian problems, his mother tongue was Assamese though he had a deep knowledge of English. Kalita worked for one of the main daily newspapers of the north-eastern region, The Sentinel
The Sentinel (Gauhati)
The Sentinel is an English daily newspaper launched in 1983 in the city of Gauhati, in the state of Assam, India. It has five editions published simultaneously from Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Shillong, Silchar and Itanagar. It caters to the entire North Eastern region of India....
, where he started his career, and was the editor of the Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by...
and Meghalaya
Meghalaya
Meghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The...
editions. He also was the Editor of The North East Times
The North East Times
The North East Times is CA certified widely circulated daily newspaper in the entire North Eastern region of India. It was launched by the GL Publications Ltd. on October 2, 1990. The current circulation figure of the daily is 11,300....
and of the main Assamese-language newspaper Janasadharan.
He died in Guwahati on 9 June 2010 after a cardiac arrest.
Tarun Kumar Gogoi
Tarun Kumar Gogoi
Tarun Kumar Gogoi is the Chief Minister of the state of Assam in India.Gogoi was born on the Rangajan tea estate in the Jorhat district of Assam. He was a student of Jorhat Government Boys School and failed his HSLC exam in his first attempt...
, the Assamese Chief Minister, said that "Kalita had an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the problems plaguing the State and the region and created public opinion through his writings. The void created by his death will be hard to fill".
His widow, Garima Kalita, is a lecturer at the Udalguri College, in Assam.