Manas Chaudhuri

Manas Chaudhuri
Born Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Occupation Journalist
Politician
Parent(s) Parsva Nath Chaudhuri
Awards Padma Shri

Manas Chaudhuri is an Indian journalist and the former editor of Shillong Times, an English language daily published from the Meghalayan capital of Shillong.[1] He won as a legislator to the Shillong Assembly twice from Mawprem constituency as an independent candidate[2] and won the 2013 Assembly elections from South Shillong constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate.[3] He is a former cabinet minister of the State[4] and served Shillong Times as its Editor[5] from 1978 to 2008, when he resigned from the post for Patricia Mukhim to take over.[6] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2005, for his contributions to Indian journalism.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Shillong media to boycott CM". ReDiff. 12 June 2005. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Manas Chaudhuri first non-tribal to file papers in Meghalaya". Times of India. 2 February 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from South Shillong Assembly Constituency". Government of Meghalaya. 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ "APJ Abdul Kalam's passing away brings global prominence for Shillong". One India. 29 July 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Indian Online Newspapers". Indian Online Newspapers. 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "About Us". Shillong Times. 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.


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