Barun Roy

Barun Roy (born November 4, 1977) is an Indian author, journalist and blogger. He was educated at Darjeeling and Chennai. The first book authored by Roy was Portraits of Life, a collection of short stories. 'Nafisha', the first story in this book, later inspired a Bollywood blockbuster Yahaan. Other books authored by Roy include Beginners Guide to Journalism, Slim and Smart Body, Vedas, Revisited and Fallen Cicada - Unwritten History of Darjeeling Hills. A dedicated journalist, Roy founded Beacon, a monthly English news magazine published from Darjeeling, West Bengal. Beacon, now The Himalayan Beacon is a popular magazine with a large base in Darjeeling Hills.

Books authored by Barun Roy

• Portraits of Life
• Words, Just Words
• Beginners Guide to Journalism
• Slim & Smart Body
• Vedas, Revisited
• Fallen Cicada - Unwritten History of Darjeeling Hills
• Modern Student Journalism
• Enter The World of Mass Media
• Gorkhas and Gorkhaland

References

• "Beginners Guide to Journalism"
• "Slim & Smart Body"
• Beginner's Guide at Amazon website
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070708163521/http://www.chowk.com/show_article.cgi?aid=00006317&channel=leafyglade%20inn
• http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?rh=n%3A277016%2Cp_3%3AUnder%20%C2%A35&page=1
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070614141809/http://www.pustakmahal.com:80/book/bestseller/cid,,m/sat,,25/index.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20071010185032/http://www.panosmultimedia.org/group2_06/index.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20071010184757/http://www.panosmultimedia.org/group2_06/thamel.html
• http://www.exclusivebooks.com/display.php?PHPSESSID==&ean=9788122307825
• http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/8122306845
• http://www.amazon.de/dp/8122306845

External links

• Pustak Mahal
• Pointer Publishers
• Chowk
• Writers.Net
• The Himalayan Beacon - News, Views and Insights from Gorkhas world over
• Gorkhapedia - The Free Online Gorkha Encyclopedia that anyone can edit