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Amitabha Chowdhury

अमिताभ चौधरी

Journalism & media West Bengal Great mind of history

Amitabha Chowdhury was an Indian investigative journalist. He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his reporting on individual rights and community interests in India.

BORN

11 November 1927

DIED

1 May 2015

HONOUR

Banga Bibhushan, 2013

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Key facts

Born
11 November 1927, Kolkata
Died
1 May 2015, Kolkata
State of birth
Kolkata, West Bengal
Sector
Journalism & media
Profession
Indian journalist
Gender
Male

Biography

Amitabha Chowdhury was an Indian investigative journalist. He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his reporting on individual rights and community interests in India.

Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed by the RochakDuniya editorial team.

Timeline

  1. 1927Born in Kolkata
  2. 1961Awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award
  3. 2013Awarded the Banga Bibhushan
  4. 2015Dies in Kolkata
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