Syandan Patrika | |
Type: | Daily newspaper |
Format: | Broadsheet |
Foundation: | 15 August 1970 |
Price: | Rs.5.00 |
Owners: | Syandan Group of Publications |
Publisher: | Subal Dey |
Editorin Chief: | Subal Dey |
News Editor: | Bijoy Paul |
Newseditor: | Rakkit Debnath |
Sportseditor: | Saraju Chakraborty |
Photoeditor: | Arindam Dey |
Assoceditor: | Amit Bhowmik, Abhishek Dey, Bhupal Chakraborty, Sanjoy Shyam |
Language: | Bengali |
Political: | Independent[1] |
Circulation: | 69,340 copies |
Headquarters: | Syandan Bhavan, 91, Sakuntala Road, Agartala-799 002. |
Website: | http://www.syandanapatrika.in |
Syandan Patrika (Bengali: <big>স্যন্দন পত্রিকা</big>) is an Indian Bengali language daily newspaper published from Tripura, India.[2] It was founded and is currently managed by Subal Kumar Dey.[3] [4]
Syandan Patrika was first published as a weekly newspaper on 19 August 1980. It became a daily newspaper in 1978.
It has over 60 journalists and over 15 photojournalists in the state. The Photo Editor and Manager of Syandan Patrika is Arindam Dey, son of Subal Kumar Dey. The headquarters is in Agartala, Tripura, India, 12 km south of Agartala Airport. It also has offices in Kolkata, New Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Mumbai, Chennai, Kanpur, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Pune and Kanpur.
The paper's editorial line is politically and economically liberal, and it is known for its anti-establishment tone. The paper has often carried investigative reports. One of its campaigns contributed to the passage of the Right to Information Act of 2005.
Subal Kumar Dey founded a news channel, Syandan TV, on 17 January 2022. It is the sister project or company of Syandan Patrika.[5] But, it is facing some troubles now for its protesting nature.[6]