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| Years active | 2017–present | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2017–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 4.47 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 731.62 million[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 12 November 2024 | ||||||||||
Samay Raina is an Indian stand-up comedian, printing engineer, YouTuber, and chess enthusiast. He was the co-winner of the second season of the stand-up comedy contest Comicstaan.[2] During the COVID-19 pandemic, he began streaming chess games along with multiple comedians and chess masters. He has raised substantial amounts of money for various causes through his YouTube channel, including help for waste pickers,[3] and relief for West Bengal and Assam flood victims.[4][5]
- ^ a b "About Samay Raina". YouTube.
- ^ "Aakash Gupta and Samay Raina win Comicstaan 2". The Indian Express. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Charity begins with chess?". Hindustan Times. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Mover & shaker: How stand-up comic Samay Raina is redefining chess for a cause". ESPN. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Kulkarni (Rakesh), Rakesh (June 2020). "Chess For Charity: Chess for West Bengal, India". Chess.com.