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Debraj Deb
Debraj Deb is a Senior Copy Editor with indianexpress.com and covers Tripura and occasionally other states of Northeast India. He is a journalist with 15 years of reporting experience from the NE region. He has a keen interest in politics, migration and displacement, conflict, ethnic culture, media market, ancient and modern history, communication and propaganda studies. Debraj holds a Bachelor’s degree in English literature and a Masters degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Tripura University, M.Phil in Mass Communication and a Ph.D in Mass Communication from Assam University, Silchar. Debraj has served with two Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) sponsored research projects, got published in several journals and research publications of national and international repute and has done collaborative research work on refugee studies with different international research foundations. He started his career as a journalist with Tripura Darpan in 2008. He also worked with Tripura Times, The Northeast Today, Northeast Colors, The Telegraph among others where he covered Tripura before joining The Indian Express in 2018. He received the coveted National Press Club Awards for Excellence in Journalism instituted by the Mumbai Press Club in entertainment category for covering myths and legends of Northeast in 2012. Debraj also keeps keen interest in Indian classical music and plays the sitar. Experience/Industry Experience Years of experience: 15+ Qualification: B.A in English from Tripura University, M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from Tripura University, M.Phil in Mass Communication from Assam University, Silchar, Ph.D in Mass Communication from Assam University, Silchar. Previous Experience: Tripura Darpan, Tripura Times, The Northeast Today, Northeast Colors, The Telegraph Social Media Profile: Debraj Deb has 254 followers on X, formerly Twitter. Debraj Deb has 910 followers on Facebook. Debraj Deb has 198 followers on Instagram. Follow: Twitter @debraj_deb
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Mon, Oct 22, 2018
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October 21, 2018 14:11 IST
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Fri, Oct 19, 2018
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Thu, Oct 18, 2018
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Sun, Oct 14, 2018
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Fri, Oct 12, 2018
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Thu, Oct 11, 2018
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Wed, Oct 10, 2018
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Wed, Oct 10, 2018
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Tue, Oct 09, 2018
Congress distorted history of Indian freedom struggle, says grand nephew of Subhas Chandra BoseSubscriber Only
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Mon, Oct 08, 2018
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Mon, Oct 08, 2018
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Sun, Oct 07, 2018
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Sat, Oct 06, 2018
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The statement from the MHA has come shortly after INPT leaders had claimed that Rajnath Singh assured them to 'take initiatives' for revising NRC in Tripura after the ongoing process in Assam gets over.
Sat, Oct 06, 2018
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Fri, Oct 05, 2018
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State Election Commissioner G Kameswara Rao said that BJP candidates emerged victorious in 113 out of 130 gram panchayat seats which went to polls. The BJP has also won five out of the seven panchayat samiti seats, he said.
Wed, Oct 03, 2018
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Biplab Deb said, “It is very tough to see Indian history in textbooks these days. All that they have are Stalin, Lenin and the Russian Revolution. Our government is working to introduce NCERT syllabus in school textbooks from the next academic year."
Wed, Oct 03, 2018
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Thu, Oct 04, 2018
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Mizoram Bru Displaced Peoples Coordination Committee (MBDPCC) president L Laldinliana said the refugee body was contemplating to write to President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi, Rajnath Singh and NHRC for respite.
Sun, Sep 30, 2018
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