Subal Kumar Dey

{{short description|Indian journalist}} {{EngvarB|date=September 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Subal Kumar Dey | citizenship = India | occupation = Journalist | spouse = Kalyani Dey (died on 23 February 2020) | known_for = founder of ''[[Syandan Patrika]]'' ( founded on 15 August 1970), "Syandan TV" (news channel, founded on 17 January 2022) }}

'''Subal Kumar Dey''' is an Indian journalist from [[Agartala]], Tripura. He is the founder and chief editor of the [[Bengali language]] daily newspaper ''[[Syandan Patrika]]'' and Syandan TV,<ref>{{Cite web|title=CM Biplab Deb inaugurated ‘Syandan TV’, sister company of ‘Syandan Patrika’|url=https://tripurachronicle.in/Tripura/cm-biplab-deb-inaugurated-‘syandan-tv’-sister-company-of-‘syandan-patrika’-36915.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=tripurachronicle.in}}</ref> a news channel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=All Bangla Newspaper List - Syandan Patrika|url=http://onlinebanglanewspaperlist.com/details.php?id=53|access-date=14 September 2020|website=onlinebanglanewspaperlist.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Ali|first=Syed Sajjad|date=26 March 2020|title=COVID-19 {{!}} Tripura newspapers stop printing|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/covid-19-tripura-newspapers-stop-printing/article31171517.ece|access-date=14 September 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=25 September 2017|title=Journalists take out second march, say CPM hijacked first|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/journalists-take-out-second-march-say-cpm-hijacked-first-tripura-4859611/|access-date=14 September 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He is the current president of Tripura Newspapers' Society (TNS),<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> [[Agartala Press Club]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eminent Journalist Subal Kumar Dey elected as the President of Agartala Press Club|url=https://tripurachronicle.in/Tripura/eminent-journalist-subal-kumar-dey-elected-as-the-president-of-agartala-press-club-10924.cms|access-date=2021-05-07|website=tripurachronicle.in}}</ref> and member of Friends (a Tripura cricket club).{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

==Personal life== He was born into an Indian [[Bengalis|Bengali]] family.<ref name=":2" /> Kalyani Dey, former Agartala municipal councilor, was his wife. She died on 23 February 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ex municipal councillor Kalyani Dey no more|url=https://www.indigenousherald.com/TripuraNews/ex-municipal-councillor-kalyani-dey-no-more-5061.html|access-date=14 September 2020|work=www.indigenousherald.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Ex-AMC Councilor Kalyani Dey passed away following prolonged illness|url=https://tripurachronicle.in/Tripura/ex-amc-councilor-kalyani-dey-passed-away-following-prolonged-illness-19712.cms|access-date=8 January 2021|work=tripurachronicle.in|date=23 February 2020}}</ref>

''Drohokal'' is his [[Bengali language]] autobiography published in 2019. It tells the story of his 50 years in journalism.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=সংবাদব্যক্তিত্ব সুবল কুমার দে'র " দ্রোহকাল " গ্রন্থের আবরণ উন্মোচন - আরশি কথা|url=http://www.aarshikatha.co.in/2019/08/drohokal-subal-de-aarshikatha.html?m=1|access-date=19 September 2020|website=www.aarshikatha.co.in}}</ref>

== See also == * [[List of Indian journalists]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [https://www.syandanpatrika.com/Contactus.aspx Subal Kumar Dey on Official Page of Syandan Patrika] * [https://www.syandanpatrika.com/Drohokal.htm Drohokal - Subal Kumar Dey's autobiography] *https://thesamacharbharat.in/bhupendra-chandra-datta-bhowmik-media-centre-set-up-at-agartala-press-club-with-the-financial-support-of-dainik-sambad-has-started-its-journey-on-sunday/

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