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	Roy started his career as a staff reporter to ''[[The Assam Tribune]]'' and later became the Deputy Editor of it. He was also the editor of ''[[The North East Times]]'' and ''Meghalaya Guardian''. Then he established a publishing house named The Frontier Publication Pvt Ltd, launched the Assamese daily ''[[Asomiya ~~Khobor~~]]'' and worked as the Chief editor of it.<ref name="ab" /><ref name="cd" /> He was also involved in teaching Journalism and Creative Writing at the [[Gauhati University]], [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] at [[Guwahati]] and [[Shillong]].{{citation needed\|date=August 2013}}		Roy started his career as a staff reporter to ''[[The Assam Tribune]]'' and later became the Deputy Editor of it. He was also the editor of ''[[The North East Times]]'' and ''Meghalaya Guardian''. Then he established a publishing house named The Frontier Publication Pvt Ltd, launched the Assamese daily ''[[Asomiya Khabar]]'' and worked as the Chief editor of it.<ref name="ab" /><ref name="cd" /> He was also involved in teaching Journalism and Creative Writing at the [[Gauhati University]], [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] at [[Guwahati]] and [[Shillong]].{{citation needed\|date=August 2013}}

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{{Infobox person
| name = Dr. Khiren Roy
| image =
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| birthname =
| birth_date = 21 June 1941
| birth_place = Matia ([[Goalpara]]), [[Assam]]
| death_date = 11 March 2009
| death_place = [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]]
| education = MA in English literature<br> PhD in Mass Communication
| occupation = Journalist<br> Newspaper Editor<br> Writer
| alias =
| title = Dr
| family =
| spouse = Gayatri Roy
| domestic_partner =
| children = Arupa Roy Pathare<br> Antara Roy Oruganti
| relatives =
| salary =
| networth =
| credits =
| agent =
| URL = http://www.khirenroy.com/
}}

'''Khiren Roy''' was a veteran journalist and editor to some English and Assamese Dailies published from [[Assam]].<ref name="ab">{{cite web|url=http://news.gaeatimes.com/assamese-editor-khiren-roy-passes-away-17270/|title=Assamese editor Khiren Roy passes away|date=14 March 2009|publisher=Breaking News 24/7|accessdate=13 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="cd">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/12/stories/2009031255680700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316020823/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/12/stories/2009031255680700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 March 2009|title=Veteran journalist Khiren Roy passes away |last=Talukdar|first=Sushanta|date=12 Mar 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=13 December 2009}}</ref> He was born at Matia, a hamlet in [[Goalpara]] district of [[Assam]].<ref name="ab" />

==Education==
Roy completed his [[Master of Arts|MA]] in [[English literature]] and [[PhD]] in [[Mass Communication]] from [[Gauhati University]]. He also participated in a higher course of journalism jointly organized by the Press Institute of India and the [[Thomson Foundation]], U.K.<ref name="ab" />

==Career==
Roy started his career as a staff reporter to ''[[The Assam Tribune]]'' and later became the Deputy Editor of it. He was also the editor of ''[[The North East Times]]'' and ''Meghalaya Guardian''. Then he established a publishing house named The Frontier Publication Pvt Ltd, launched the Assamese daily ''[[Asomiya Khobor]]'' and worked as the Chief editor of it.<ref name="ab" /><ref name="cd" /> He was also involved in teaching Journalism and Creative Writing at the [[Gauhati University]], [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] at [[Guwahati]] and [[Shillong]].{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

==Works==
Roy authored a number of novels and storybooks. [http://www.khirenroy.com/novels.php Here is a list of them].{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

==Personal life==
He married Gayatri on 14 May 1975 and fathered two daughters – Arupa and Antara.<ref name="ab" />

==Death==
On 11 March 2009, at the age of 68, Roy died following a [[cardiac failure]].<ref name="ab" /><ref name="cd" />

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.khirenroy.com/ Khiren Roy’s website]

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[[Category:Journalists from Assam]]
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