Mr. Bijoy Krishna Nath, Chairman
Mr. Bijoy Krishna Nath comes from a highly educated well known family of Barak Valley. He was born to ‘Bartabhagirath’ Late Baidyanath Nath and Hemaprabha Nath. His father ‘Bartabhagirath’ Late Baidyanath Nath was a freedom fighter who dedicated his life to the profession of teaching after Independence. He recognized the power of media and ventured into journalism. In 1950, he started the weekly Jugasankha, laying the foundation of the now largest Bengali daily in the whole of Northeast.
A graduate from Gauhati University. Mr. Bijoy Krishna Nath continued with his father’s legacy and took over the reins of Jugasankha in 1970. Through his determination and untiring efforts, he transformed the weekly into a major daily newspaper as Dainik Jugasankha. With his dynamic leadership and commitment, Nath transformed the newspaper from a suburban daily to the largest circulated Bengali daily in the entire Northeast, and now in West Bengal, with two editions in Kolkata and Siliguri. In Assam, Dainik Jugasankha has two widely circulated editions in Silchar and Guwahati.
Having established Dainik Jugasankha as a successful daily, Mr. Bijoy Krishna Nath with the mission of dissemination of information in all states of the region started English dailies in Arunachal Pradesh called The Arunachal Times, Manipur Chronicle in Manipur and The Mizoram Post in Mizoram. Apart from the Bengali daily, the Jugasankha group has another highly acclaimed English daily, Eastern Chronicle, published from Kolkata, Guwahati, Silchar and New Delhi. It is evident that the Jugasankha Group of newspapers has a major presence in the entire Northeast. Sri Nath is the Chairman of the group as well as the Editor-in-Chief of all the newspapers of the group. However, Mr. Bijoy Krishna Nath’s credentials should not be gauged with the number of newspapers he is credited with; rather, the most important thing is that, Nath with his nationalistic zeal uncompromisingly endeavours to spread the ideal of unity and harmony in the once turbulent Northeast. While Dainik Jugasankha has immensely succeeded in bridging the two isolated valleys– Brahmaputra and Barak in Assam, the group’s other newspapers have bridged the gap between various states of the Northeast.
Mr. Bijoy Krishna Nath is associated with various professional and social organisations. He is a senior member of the Indian Newspapers Society, New Delhi, the representative body of all the leading newspapers in India and a life member of Public Relations Society of India (PRSI). He represented the N.E Chapter for 10 long years in the National Council of PRSI. He was also the elected President of Gaon Panchayat in Rongpur (Cachar district) of Assam in 1980. He was appointed by the Governor of Assam as the Chairman of the Assam Linguistic Minority Development Board for the year 2008-9. He has participated in numerous seminars, discussions and debates on various national and international issues in and outside India in various organizations and institutions. Currently, he is the President of Antorjatik Bangla Bhasha-Sanskriti Samiti, New Delhi.
Mr. Bijoy Krishna Nath comes from a highly educated well known family of Barak Valley. He was born to ‘Bartabhagirath’ Late Baidyanath Nath and Hemaprabha Nath. His father ‘Bartabhagirath’ Late Baidyanath Nath was a freedom fighter who dedicated his life to the profession of teaching after Independence. He recognized the power of media and ventured into journalism. In 1950, he started the weekly Jugasankha, laying the foundation of the now largest Bengali daily in the whole of Northeast.
A graduate from Gauhati University. Mr. Bijoy Krishna Nath continued with his father’s legacy and took over the reins of Jugasankha in 1970. Through his determination and untiring efforts, he transformed the weekly into a major daily newspaper as Dainik Jugasankha. With his dynamic leadership and commitment, Nath transformed the newspaper from a suburban daily to the largest circulated Bengali daily in the entire Northeast, and now in West Bengal, with two editions in Kolkata and Siliguri. In Assam, Dainik Jugasankha has two widely circulated editions in Silchar and Guwahati.
Having established Dainik Jugasankha as a successful daily, Mr. Bijoy Krishna Nath with the mission of dissemination of information in all states of the region started English dailies in Arunachal Pradesh called The Arunachal Times, Manipur Chronicle in Manipur and The Mizoram Post in Mizoram. Apart from the Bengali daily, the Jugasankha group has another highly acclaimed English daily, Eastern Chronicle, published from Kolkata, Guwahati, Silchar and New Delhi. It is evident that the Jugasankha Group of newspapers has a major presence in the entire Northeast. Sri Nath is the Chairman of the group as well as the Editor-in-Chief of all the newspapers of the group. However, Mr. Bijoy Krishna Nath’s credentials should not be gauged with the number of newspapers he is credited with; rather, the most important thing is that, Nath with his nationalistic zeal uncompromisingly endeavours to spread the ideal of unity and harmony in the once turbulent Northeast. While Dainik Jugasankha has immensely succeeded in bridging the two isolated valleys– Brahmaputra and Barak in Assam, the group’s other newspapers have bridged the gap between various states of the Northeast.
Mr. Bijoy Krishna Nath is associated with various professional and social organisations. He is a senior member of the Indian Newspapers Society, New Delhi, the representative body of all the leading newspapers in India and a life member of Public Relations Society of India (PRSI). He represented the N.E Chapter for 10 long years in the National Council of PRSI. He was also the elected President of Gaon Panchayat in Rongpur (Cachar district) of Assam in 1980. He was appointed by the Governor of Assam as the Chairman of the Assam Linguistic Minority Development Board for the year 2008-9. He has participated in numerous seminars, discussions and debates on various national and international issues in and outside India in various organizations and institutions. Currently, he is the President of Antorjatik Bangla Bhasha-Sanskriti Samiti, New Delhi.
An empathetic soul, Mr. Bijoy Krishna Nath has gone beyond his comfort zone to help people who are needy, living up to the ideal of giving back to the society. His social commitment has inspired him to start one of the largest rural water supply consumer’s societies in the year 2000, serving and aiding more than 1600 households covering almost 16000 consumers at his birth place, Rongpur, in Assam’s Cachar district, having 3 treatment plants and 2 pumping stations, spending from the Society’s fund in developing its infrastructure under the scheme “Sajaal Dhaara Prakalpa” initiated by the then Vajpayee Govt in the year 1995. Under the dynamic leadership of Sri Nath, the Rongpur Water Treatment Plant was declared one of the best in Assam and the society was given an award by the State’s Chief Minister for its excellent performance. He has been elected uncontested as the President of the society since its inception and remains so till date.
As a philanthropist and humanitarian, he has aided, helped and supported the under-privileged sections of the society. As founder of Jugasankha Relief Fund, he has helped Kargil war victims, martyrs and brave soldiers. A foremost nationalist, Sri Nath donated to the Prime Minister’s Kargil Fund and handed over a cheque of Rupees Three Lacs to the then Union Minister of State Smt. Bijaya Chakraborty in 1999. Mr. Bijoy Krishna Nath has started the Bartabhagirath Baidyanath Nath Memorial Trust to promote literature and talents in the artistic field. Every year, the Trust gives an amount of 1 lakh to eminent personalities as well as well-known writers including Prof. Ganesh Dey, famed scholar Pabitro Sarkar, former Vice Chancellor of Assam University Prof. Tapodhir Bhattacharjee and many others.
Most importantly, Mr. Bijoy Krishna Nath supports and promotes young talents in field of art, culture and sports. He started organising the Baidyanath Nath Memorial Under 15 Prize Money School Cricket Competition since 2009 in Silchar. Equal importance is given to rural football in order to encourage and popularise it.Mr. Bijoy Krishna Nath has received numerous awards in his life. He was conferred the ‘Sangbad Nandan’ award in Kolkata in 2010 by Surnandan Bharati Sangeet Visyavidyalaya; ‘Dotara’, a well-known socio-cultural organisation of Guwahati, felicitated Sri Nath and conferred him with the prestigious title of ‘Sangbad Purush’ at Bangla Academy in Kolkata in the year 2015.Other awards include Global Media Human Rights Award in 2008; Bhasa Sahid Smarak Samman and Ekusher Padak Sammaan from Byatikram MASDO Guwahati. Besides that, he has numerous felicitations from well-known organizations and institutes such as Silchar Business Associations Co-ordination Committee, Vishwa Banga Sahitya & Sanskriti Sammelan, Silchar Press Club, Bhasha Sahid Smarak Samiti, Rongmei Naga Literature Society and Khasi Students Union.
Sri. Nath’s disciplined life reflects in his financial dealings and he has recently received a Certification of Appreciation by Central Board of Direct Taxes for his contribution of taxes towards nation building and is placed in the ‘Bronze category Tax Payer’ for the year 2016-17. He received 26th NAI Achievement Awards 2018 from Newspapers Association of India for Jugasankha as Best Regional Newspaper of India.
Mr. Pradip Kalita, Managing Director
Graduate from B Baruah College, Guwahati, Mr. Kalita is an expert in printing process having experience of more than a decade of Newspaper production. He is associated with the company for last 20+ years and is having a vast knowledge of New-generation Production, Printing Technology, Procurements and Business Development.
Ms. Shampa Purkayastha, Director
Ms. Purkayastha, MBA, Leads the Advertisement Division of the organization. She is associated the company for last 20+ years and handles clientele across India.She has ardently worked her heart and soul to help the company expand on Marketing initiatives. It is her dedicated efforts which has helped the company to get new dimensions.
