Barun Mazumder
{{Short description|Indian journalist (1942–2019)}}
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Barun Mazumder (9 September 1942 – 14 October 2019) was an Indian journalist, news reader, writer and teacher. He received Padma Shri from the Government of India for his contribution in literature and education.{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014)|url=http://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Year_Wise_main_25042017.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=21 May 2014|access-date=22 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Padma-Shri-Award-Winners/articleshow/7362393.cms|title=Padma Shri Award Winners|date=25 January 2011|access-date=15 October 2019|website=The Times of India
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Biography
Mazumder was born 9 September 1942. He received post graduate degree in Journalism from Kolkata University in 1965.
Mazumder worked in Dainik Basumati for ten years. He was a war correspondent in Bangladesh during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Besides, he also worked in Akashbani Kolkata as a journalist and news reader.
Mazumder was also involved in teaching and writing. He wrote more than fifty books. He was a teacher of Baje Shibpur B. K. Paul's Institution. Besides, he was a lecturer of Indira Gandhi National Open University and Midnapore College. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2011 for his contribution in literature and education.
Mazumder died on 14 October 2019.{{cite web|url=https://bartamanpatrika.com/detailNews.php?cID=12&nID=192362|title=প্রয়াত 'পদ্মশ্রী' বরুণ মজুমদার|date=15 October 2019|access-date=15 October 2019|website=Bartaman|language=bn
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References
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Category:University of Calcutta alumni
Category:Indian radio personalities
Category:Academic staff of Indira Gandhi National Open University
Category:Journalists from West Bengal
Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature and education
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