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Chandan Mitra
Chandan Mitra
Editor-in-Chief, The Pioneer
	In office; 2013–2021
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	In office; 30 June 2010 – 29 June 2016
Constituency	Madhya Pradesh
	In office; 27 August 2003 – 26 August 2009
Constituency	Nominated
Personal details
Born	12 December 1955; Howrah, West Bengal, India
Died	1 September 2021 (aged 65); Delhi, India
Political party	All India Trinamool Congress (2018-2021)
Other political; affiliations	Bharatiya Janata Party (2010-2018)
Spouse	Shobori Ganguli
Children	Two sons
Parent	Monindra Nath Mitra (father);
Residence(s)	Sainik Farms, New Delhi
Alma mater	Delhi University (BA, MA); Oxford University (DPhil)
Profession	Journalist/Writer

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Chandan Mitra (Bengali: চন্দন মিত্র; 12 December 1955 – 1 September 2021) was an Indian journalist, editor and managing director of The Pioneer newspaper in Delhi. He was nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha during August 2003 to August 2009. He was elected to another term in the Rajya Sabha, as a Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Madhya Pradesh, in June 2010. He joined All India Trinamool Congress in 2018.^[1]

Personal life

Mitra was educated at La Martiniere Calcutta, where he was awarded the Founder's Gold Medal in 1971.^[2] He was a batchmate of Swapan Dasgupta and Paranjoy Guha Thakurta at La Martiniere, and all three went up to St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, together. At St. Stephen's, Mitra and Shashi Tharoor were to become great friends and Mitra even became campaign manager for Tharoor's successful campaign to become President of the college's student union.^[3] Mitra received an MA and M.Phil in History at Delhi University as well. He taught for a short while at Hansraj College.

In 1984, he was awarded a doctorate degree at Oxford University, where he was a member of Magdalen College, for the thesis "Political mobilisation and the nationalism movement in India – a study of eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, 1936-1942" written under supervision of the noted Indian historian Tapan Raychaudhuri.^[4] Mitra was married to Shobori Ganguly.^[5]

Mitra died on 1 September 2021.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Career

Mitra started in journalism as Assistant Editor with The Statesman in Kolkata before he moved to the Times of India in Delhi and then The Sunday Observer; he went on to become Editor of the paper, and later moved to the Hindustan Times as Executive Editor. Mitra left to join The Pioneer as Editor, and eventually bought control of the newspaper from the Thapar family in 1998 when industrialist L. M. Thapar decided to cut his losses.^[9]

References

^ "BJP now 'government-in-waiting' In Bengal, says TMC's Chandan Mitra". Moneycontrol. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020. Chandan Mitra, a former BJP cadre, who joined TMC last year, admitted that he was taken aback by the saffron party's spectacular performance
^ "Chandan Mitra, senior journalist and former MP, dies at 65; President, PM express grief". Dainik Jagran. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ "A Confessional Tale of Elusive Elections". Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
^ "Former Rajya Sabha MP, journalist Chandan Mitra dies". The Pioneer. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ "Veteran journalist, former RS MP Chandan Mitra passes away". Hindustan Times. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ "Chandan Mitra, Editor And Former Rajya Sabha MP, Dies". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ Service, Tribune News. "Rajya Sabha ex-MP and veteran journalist Chandan Mitra passes away". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ admin1 (2 September 2021). "Senior Journalist and former Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra passes away at 65". ByScoop. Retrieved 3 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Editor steps in to save The Pioneer Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Times Of India, 12 May 1998. Retrieved 25 May 2011.

[1] "BJP now 'government-in-waiting' In Bengal, says TMC's Chandan Mitra". Moneycontrol. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020. Chandan Mitra, a former BJP cadre, who joined TMC last year, admitted that he was taken aback by the saffron party's spectacular performance

[2] "Chandan Mitra, senior journalist and former MP, dies at 65; President, PM express grief". Dainik Jagran. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[3] "A Confessional Tale of Elusive Elections". Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

[4] "Former Rajya Sabha MP, journalist Chandan Mitra dies". The Pioneer. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[5] "Veteran journalist, former RS MP Chandan Mitra passes away". Hindustan Times. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[6] "Chandan Mitra, Editor And Former Rajya Sabha MP, Dies". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[7] Service, Tribune News. "Rajya Sabha ex-MP and veteran journalist Chandan Mitra passes away". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[8] 1 (2 September 2021). "Senior Journalist and former Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra passes away at 65". ByScoop. Retrieved 3 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[9] Editor steps in to save The Pioneer Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Times Of India, 12 May 1998. Retrieved 25 May 2011.

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 In 1984, he was awarded a doctorate degree at [[Oxford University]], where he was a member of [[Magdalen College]], for the thesis "Political mobilisation and the nationalism movement in India – a study of eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, 1936-1942" written under supervision of the noted Indian historian [[Tapan Raychaudhuri]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Former Rajya Sabha MP, journalist Chandan Mitra dies|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/top-stories/former-rajya-sabha-mp--journalist-chandan-mitra-dies.html|url-status=live|access-date=2 September 2021|publisher=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]]|language=en|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902071937/https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/top-stories/former-rajya-sabha-mp--journalist-chandan-mitra-dies.html}}</ref> Mitra was married to Shobori Ganguly.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 September 2021|title=Veteran journalist, former RS MP Chandan Mitra passes away|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/veteran-journalist-former-rs-mp-chandan-mitra-passes-away-101630559830384.html|access-date=2 September 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902071944/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/veteran-journalist-former-rs-mp-chandan-mitra-passes-away-101630559830384.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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+Mitra died on 1 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chandan Mitra, Editor And Former Rajya Sabha MP, Dies|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chandan-mitra-former-rajya-sabha-mp-dies-2526916|access-date=2 September 2021|website=NDTV.com|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902071937/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chandan-mitra-former-rajya-sabha-mp-dies-2526916|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Rajya Sabha ex-MP and veteran journalist Chandan Mitra passes away|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/former-rajya-sabha-mp-and-journalist-chandan-mitra-passes-away-305510|access-date=2 September 2021|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902071939/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/former-rajya-sabha-mp-and-journalist-chandan-mitra-passes-away-305510|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=admin1|date=2021-09-02|title=Senior Journalist and former Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra passes away at 65|url=https://www.byscoop.com/senior-journalist-and-former-rajya-sabha-mp-chandan-mitra-passes-away-at-65/|access-date=2021-09-03|website=ByScoop|language=en-US}}</ref>
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