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{{short description|Indian author, journalist and blogger (born 1977)}}
{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
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|name        = Barun Roy
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|birth_place = Beheli in [[Jamalganj Upazila]] of [[Sunamganj District]], [[East Bengal]], [[British Raj]]
| birth_place = [[Darjeeling]], [[India]]
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|death_place = Hasonnagar, [[Sunamganj District]], [[Bangladesh]]
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'''Barun Roy''' (born 4 November 1977) is an [[India]]n 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 ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928081223/http://www.pustakmahal.com/book/book/bid%2C%2C5621D/index.html Beginners Guide to Journalism]'', ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20070914002623/http://www.pustakmahal.com/book/book/bid%2C%2C8277B/index.html 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.
'''Barun Roy''', born '''Prasun Kanti Ray''', (10 November 1922 – 8 December 2009) was a politician of the Communist Party of Bangladesh. He was born in Sunamganj District and was the member of Parliament from [[Sunamganj-1]].


Books authored by Barun Roy
== Early life ==
Roy was born on  10 November 1922 in Beheli in [[Jamalganj Upazila]] of [[Sunamganj District]], [[East Bengal]], [[British Raj]]. He was born into a Zamindar family and his father was a member of the Assam Provincial Assembly. He graduated from Mogra High School in 1942. He completed his I.A. exams from [[Sunamganj College]] in 1947. He enrolled in [[Sylhet MC College|Sylhet M. C. College]] in 1948 in a B.A. program. As a student he was involved with communist politics on campus.<ref name="Hossain 2018">{{Cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Roy,_Barun|title=Roy, Barun|last=Hossain|first=Urmee|website=Banglapedia|language=en|access-date=14 November 2022}}</ref>


* Portraits of Life
== Career ==
* Words, Just Words
Roy was arrested in 1949 for his involvement in the [[Bengali language movement|Language Movement]] in [[East Pakistan]] and was imprisoned for five years. In prison he met famous communist politicians, [[Moni Singh]], Robi Dham, etc. In 1950 he was elected to the Sunamganj District Communist Party. In 1954 he was elected to the Provincial Assembly as a [[United Front (East Pakistan)|United Front]] candidate. Following the proclamation of martial law by President Ayub Khan, he was arrested again in 1958 and was kept in jail till 1963. He was elected to the post of General Secretary of the Communist Party in Sunamganj in 1966.<ref name="Hossain 2018" />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928081223/http://www.pustakmahal.com/book/book/bid%2C%2C5621D/index.html Beginners Guide to Journalism]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070914002623/http://www.pustakmahal.com/book/book/bid%2C%2C8277B/index.html Slim & Smart Body]
* Vedas, Revisited
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=QxKGBAAAQBAJ&dq=gurkhas%20and%20gorkhaland&source=gbs_similarbooks Fallen Cicada - Unwritten History of Darjeeling Hills]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230917/http://www.tomfolio.com/bookdetailssu.asp?b=68943&m=918 Modern Student Journalism]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=NLR7LjWXIkgC&dq=gurkhas%20and%20gorkhaland&source=gbs_similarbooks Enter The World of Mass Media]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=y38eAgAAQBAJ&dq=gurkhas+and+gorkhaland&source=gbs_navlinks_s Gorkhas and Gorkhaland]


==References==
Roy was elected to the central committee of the Krishak Samiti and the Communist Party in 1968. During this period he remained in hiding from the police and helped organize protests against President Ayub Khan. He campaigned for the Communist Party candidate in the [[1970 Pakistani general election|1970 Pakistan general election]]. Following the start of the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971, he moved to India and trained as a member of the Mukti Bahini. He helped organize training in the [[Mukti Bahini]] Balat camp in [[Meghalaya]], India. He helped organize guerrilla forces composed of left wing political supporters to fight the Pakistan Army in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|Bangladesh Liberation war]].<ref name="Hossain 2018" />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928081223/http://www.pustakmahal.com/book/book/bid%2C%2C5621D/index.html "Beginners Guide to Journalism"]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070914002623/http://www.pustakmahal.com/book/book/bid%2C%2C8277B/index.html "Slim & Smart Body"]
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beginners-Guide-Journalism-Barun-Roy/dp/8122306845 Beginner's Guide at Amazon website]
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070708163521/http://www.chowk.com/show_article.cgi?aid=00006317&channel=leafyglade%20inn
* https://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/book/bestseller/cid%2C%2Cm/sat%2C%2C25/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
* https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/8122306845
* https://www.amazon.de/dp/8122306845


==External links==
Roy returned to Bangladesh on 17 December 1971 after Bangladesh was liberated on 16 December. He worked to organize the Communist Party throughout Bangladesh. He contested the 1973 Parliamentary election. He was involved with organizing union activities,  helped organize the fishermen in marshlands in Bhasanpani' and 'Jal Zar Jala Tar' and organized landless peasants in the 'Langal Zar Jami Tar' movement. In 1980, he was arrested for trying to organize a union for bank employees. He was elected to Parliament in 1986 as a candidate of [[Communist Party of Bangladesh]]. He was arrested for protesting against the military government and in 1990 retired from politics. He worked with the Moni Singh-Farhad Memorial Trust after retirement.<ref name="Hossain 2018" />
* [http://www.pustakmahal.com Pustak Mahal]
* [http://www.pointerpublishers.com Pointer Publishers]
* [http://www.chowk.com Chowk]
* [http://www.writers.net Writers.Net]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110816162546/http://thehimalayanbeacon.com/magazine/ The Himalayan Beacon - News, Views and Insights from Gorkhas world over]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121227120328/http://www.thehimalayanbeacon.com/encyclopedia/ Gorkhapedia - The Free Online Gorkha Encyclopedia that anyone can edit]


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== Death ==
[[Category:Indian bloggers]]
Roy died 8 December 2009 in Hasonnagar, Sunamganj District, [[Bangladesh]].<ref name="Hossain 2018" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Comrade Barun Roy passes away |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-116989 |access-date=15 November 2018 |work=The Daily Star |date=8 December 2009 |language=en}}</ref>
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:People from Darjeeling]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian short story writers]]
[[Category:Writers from West Bengal]]


== References ==
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:2009 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Jamalganj Upazila]]
[[Category:Mukti Bahini personnel]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi communists]]
[[Category:3rd Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:Communist Party of Bangladesh politicians]]

Latest revision as of 00:51, 24 April 2022

Barun Roy
Member of Parliament
In office
1986–1988
Personal details
Born(1922-11-10)10 November 1922
Beheli in Jamalganj Upazila of Sunamganj District, East Bengal, British Raj
Died8 December 2009(2009-12-08) (aged 87)
Hasonnagar, Sunamganj District, Bangladesh
Political partyCommunist Party of Bangladesh

Barun Roy, born Prasun Kanti Ray, (10 November 1922 – 8 December 2009) was a politician of the Communist Party of Bangladesh. He was born in Sunamganj District and was the member of Parliament from Sunamganj-1.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Roy was born on 10 November 1922 in Beheli in Jamalganj Upazila of Sunamganj District, East Bengal, British Raj. He was born into a Zamindar family and his father was a member of the Assam Provincial Assembly. He graduated from Mogra High School in 1942. He completed his I.A. exams from Sunamganj College in 1947. He enrolled in Sylhet M. C. College in 1948 in a B.A. program. As a student he was involved with communist politics on campus.[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

Roy was arrested in 1949 for his involvement in the Language Movement in East Pakistan and was imprisoned for five years. In prison he met famous communist politicians, Moni Singh, Robi Dham, etc. In 1950 he was elected to the Sunamganj District Communist Party. In 1954 he was elected to the Provincial Assembly as a United Front candidate. Following the proclamation of martial law by President Ayub Khan, he was arrested again in 1958 and was kept in jail till 1963. He was elected to the post of General Secretary of the Communist Party in Sunamganj in 1966.[1]

Roy was elected to the central committee of the Krishak Samiti and the Communist Party in 1968. During this period he remained in hiding from the police and helped organize protests against President Ayub Khan. He campaigned for the Communist Party candidate in the 1970 Pakistan general election. Following the start of the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971, he moved to India and trained as a member of the Mukti Bahini. He helped organize training in the Mukti Bahini Balat camp in Meghalaya, India. He helped organize guerrilla forces composed of left wing political supporters to fight the Pakistan Army in the Bangladesh Liberation war.[1]

Roy returned to Bangladesh on 17 December 1971 after Bangladesh was liberated on 16 December. He worked to organize the Communist Party throughout Bangladesh. He contested the 1973 Parliamentary election. He was involved with organizing union activities, helped organize the fishermen in marshlands in Bhasanpani' and 'Jal Zar Jala Tar' and organized landless peasants in the 'Langal Zar Jami Tar' movement. In 1980, he was arrested for trying to organize a union for bank employees. He was elected to Parliament in 1986 as a candidate of Communist Party of Bangladesh. He was arrested for protesting against the military government and in 1990 retired from politics. He worked with the Moni Singh-Farhad Memorial Trust after retirement.[1]

Death[edit | edit source]

Roy died 8 December 2009 in Hasonnagar, Sunamganj District, Bangladesh.[1][2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Hossain, Urmee. "Roy, Barun". Banglapedia. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. "Comrade Barun Roy passes away". The Daily Star. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2018.