Santosh Gupta (journalist)

Santosh Gupta
Native name সন্তোষ গুপ্ত
Born (1925-01-09)9 January 1925
Runsi Village, Jhalokati District, Bengal, British India (now Bangladesh)
Died 6 August 2004(2004-08-06) (aged 79)
Nationality Bangladeshi
Other names Aniruddha
Occupation Journalist, writer

Santosh Gupta (9 January 1925 – 6 August 2004) was a Bangladeshi journalist and writer. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1997 and Independence Day Award in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh.[1][2] He wrote sometimes under the pen name Aniruddha.[1]

Career

Gupta started his career as journalist in 1957.[3] Later he served as the senior assistant editor of The Sangbad.[4] He wrote 18 books and edited some 30 books.[1]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Santosh Gupta's 87th birth anniversary today". The Daily Star. January 9, 2012.
  2. "Seven receive Independence Award". Bangladesh Chronicle. March 25, 2015.
  3. "Santosh Gupta's anniversary of death today". The Daily Star. August 6, 2011.
  4. "Life and times of Santosh Gupta". The Daily Star. August 11, 2014.

Further reading

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