Khiren Roy

Dr. Khiren Roy
Born	June 21, 1941 Matia (Goalpara), Assam
Died	March 11, 2009 Guwahati, Assam
Ethnicity	Indian
Education	MA in English literature PhD in Mass Communication
Occupation	Journalist Newspaper Editor Writer
Title	Dr
Spouse(s)	Gayatri Roy
Children	Arupa Roy Pathare Antara Roy Oruganti
Website	http://www.khirenroy.com/

Khiren Roy was a veteran journalist and editor to some English and Assamese Dailies published from Assam. He was born at Matia, a hamlet in Goalpara district of Assam.

Education

Roy completed his 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.

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. He was also involved in teaching Journalism and Creative Writing at the Gauhati University, Indira Gandhi National Open University at Guwahati and Shillong.

Works

Roy authored a number of novels and storybooks. Here is a list of them.

Personal life

He married Gayatri on May 14, 1975 and fathered two daughters – Arupa and Antara.

Death

On March 11, 2009, at the age of 68, Roy died following a cardiac failure.

External links

• Khiren Roy’s website