Chandan Mitra

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Chandan Mitra
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
27 August 2003 – 26 August 2009
ConstituencyNominated
In office
30 June 2010 – 29 June 2016
ConstituencyMadhya Pradesh
Personal details
Born(1954-12-12)12 December 1954
All India Trinamool Congress (2018-2021)
Other political
affiliations		Bharatiya Janata Party (2010-2018)
SpouseSwati Mitra (1977-1999) Shobori Ganguli
Children2 (Kushan Mitra, Shakya Mitra)
Parent
  • Monindra Nath Mitra (father)
Education
DPhil
)
ProfessionJournalist

Chandan Mitra (

The Pioneer[1] newspaper in Delhi
.

He was also a two-term member of the

All India Trinamool Congress in 2018.[2]

Early life and education

Mitra was born on 12 December 1955 in

La Martiniere Calcutta, where he was awarded the Founder's Gold Medal in 1971.[4] He was a batchmate of Swapan Dasgupta and Paranjoy Guha Thakurta at La Martiniere, and all three went up to St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, together. At St. Stephen's, Mitra and Shashi Tharoor were to become great friends and Mitra even became campaign manager for Tharoor's successful campaign to become President of the college's student union.[5] He later went on to become the President of the student union himself.[6] Mitra received an MA and M.Phil in History at Delhi University as well. He also taught at Hansraj College.[7]

In 1984, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy from Magdalen College, Oxford, completing the thesis "Political mobilisation and the nationalism movement in India – a study of eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, 1936-1942" written under supervision of the noted Indian historian Tapan Raychaudhuri.[8]

Career

Mitra started his career in journalism as an Assistant Editor with

Bollywood, the Indian film industry, and was amongst the first to dedicate space to discussions linked to the industry in a mainstream newspaper.[7]

Mitra was a supporter of

All India Trinamool Congress, the ruling party of the Indian state of West Bengal.[7]

Personal life

Mitra was married to Shobori Ganguly. He had two sons Kushan and Shakya from an earlier marriage.[11] He was an avid food-lover and was considered an authority on Indian film music and on Rabindra Sangeet.[7] Mitra died on 1 September 2021 at the age of 66 at his home in Sainik Farm, in Delhi.[12][13] Multiple journalists praised his work shaping the careers of young colleagues.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Editor and ex-MP Chandan Mitra passes away". The Times of India. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. Moneycontrol. 27 May 2019. Archived
    from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020. Chandan Mitra, a former BJP cadre, who joined TMC last year, admitted that he was taken aback by the saffron party's spectacular performance
  3. ^ "Chandan Mitra Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history". Elections in India. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Chandan Mitra, senior journalist and former MP, dies at 65; President, PM express grief". Dainik Jagran. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "A Confessional Tale of Elusive Elections". Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Chandan Mitra, Editor And Former Rajya Sabha MP, Dies". NDTV.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Two-time Rajya Sabha MP, journalist Chandan Mitra dies at 66". The Indian Express. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Former Rajya Sabha MP, journalist Chandan Mitra dies". The Pioneer. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ^ Editor steps in to save The Pioneer Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Times Of India, 12 May 1998. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  10. ^ "Construction of New Highways through Tiger and Elephant Habitats". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Veteran journalist, former RS MP Chandan Mitra passes away". Hindustan Times. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Chandan Mitra, Editor And Former Rajya Sabha MP, Dies". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Two-time Rajya Sabha MP, journalist Chandan Mitra dies at 66". The Indian Express. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  14. ^ Sreenivasan, Sree (2 September 2021). "'Chandan Mitra Years' Were Critical To The Success Of Many Journalists, I Am One Of Them". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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