Parag Kumar Das | |
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 Portrait of Parag Kumar Das | |
| Born | 24 February 1961 Shillong, India |
| Died | 17 May 1996 (aged 35) |
| Cause of death | Killed by SULFA |
| Other names | Buman |
| Education | Master's Degree in Economics |
| Alma mater | Cotton College, St. Stephen's College, Delhi School of Economics |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Newspaper Editor Human rights activist |
| Notable credit | Amnesty International |
| Spouse | Purabi Das |
| Children | 2 |
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Parag Kumar Das was the former editor of Asomiya Pratidin,[1][2] a journalist, human right activist and one of the founders of the human rights movement in Assam.[3]
Parag Kumar Das was also the founder leader of Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti (MASS).[4]
Prior to that Parag Kumar Das was the manager of Guwahati Stock Exchange.
Parag Kumar Das was assassinated by SULFA in 1996.[5][6]
Das had his education in St. Stephen's College and Delhi School of Economics, Delhi.
- ^ Al-Ahmed, Saikh Md Sabah (4 August 2009). "Parag Das murder verdict: bleeding Fourth Estate". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ Woodhull, Nancy J; Snyder, Robert W (1998). Journalists in peril. New Brunswick, N.J., U.S.A.: Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-1-351-51054-7. OCLC 1036271590.
- ^ Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1996). Human rights watch world report 1997: events of 1996. New York, NY: Human Rights Watch. pp. 161, 162. ISBN 978-1-56432-207-4. OCLC 1170613166.
- ^ Karatnycky, Adrian; Freedom House Survey Team (2017). Freedom in the world: the annual survey of political rights & civil liberties, 1996-1997. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-29082-1. OCLC 1020319020.
- ^ Kashyap, Samudra Gupta (30 July 2009). "Assam editor's murder: CBI under scanner". The Indian Express. The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Ghosh, Srikanta (1997). Indian democracy derailed politics and politicians. New Delhi: APH Publ. Corp. p. 250. ISBN 978-81-7024-866-8. OCLC 237324663.