Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma
Appearance
Krit Pradyot Deb Barman | |
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Predecessor | Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman |
Born | 4 July 1978 |
Religion | Hindu |
Pradyot Deb Barman, also known as P. B. K. Manikya (born 4 July 1978), is the head of the Manikya dynasty. He was born in Delhi, and now resides in Agartala, Tripura. He is the Working President of the Tripura Pradesh Congress, as well as serving as editor of TNT-The Northeast Today.[1][2]
Positions
- Working President Tripura Pradesh Congress[3]
- Chairman of the Royal Heritage Hotel
- Member of the All India Congress Committee
- Chairman and Editor of The Northeast Today magazine
- Advisor to the North East Students Committee, Delhi
- Advisor to the North East Regional Development Association (NERDA)
- Chairman of the Royal Tripura Foundation;[4]
- Former Member of the governing council of Tripura Central University
- General Secretary Tripura Pradesh Congress
Politics, media and sports
Barman launched The Northeast Today, a magazine targeted at residents of India's northeastern states.[1] This enjoys a readership just shy of 1,00,000. He is one of India's most vocal critics of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and is a prolific guest speaker at universities, the most notable being Harvard.[5]
References
- ^ a b Datta, Sekhar (30 May 2006). "Tripura scion follows in mom's footsteps - Royal foray into politics". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ "A royal suitable boy looks for a suitable girl". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
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- ^ "India's North East on focus at Harvard". Theshillongtimes.com. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
External links
- "Sourabee Deb barma". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
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