Manager Years Experience

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SUDESHNA BHATTACHARYA

BROADCAST AND PRINT MEDIA JOURNALIST

POLITICS ECONOMY WOMEN & YOUTH LITERATURE lifestyle

• Dedicated reporter with more than 20 years experience and a passion for community journalism and a

reputation for impeccable ethics.

• Experience in Broadcast Journalism – Bengali and English with the ability to provide key insights on the

socio political dynamics of Eastern India.

• Adept storyteller who treats news, features and other events with equal passion and thrives within the

deadline intensive, 24x7 newsroom environment.

Key Skills

Community Journalism

News Writing

Feature Writing

Columns/Op Ed Pieces

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Editing

Research & Fact Checking

PRESENT ASSIGNMENTS

UTTOR – BHASHA NEWS MEDIA

EDITOR since April 2013

NEWS EDITOR since August 2012

http://bhashanews.com/

Uttor, published by Bhasha News Media Pvt. Ltd. is a one of its kind Bengali fortnightly newspaper

that delves into community based developmental journalism for the rural subscribers. Uttor focuses on

decoding banking practices and facilities for semi literate sections of the rural society, various self

employment & financial assistance schemes offered by the government, articles on empowerment of

the girl child and woman, answering queries on health and basic rights, highlighting the use of ever

expanding technological assistance in agriculture, analysing farming trends, etc.

BANDHAN FINANCIAL SERVICES PVT LTD

MANAGER, PR & COMMUNICATIONS since February 2013

http://www.bandhanmf.com/

The main thrust of Bandhan is to work with women who are socially disadvantaged and economically

exploited. Bandhan works for their social upliftment and economic emancipation. To achieve the

above objective, Bandhan is basically engaged in the delivery of microfinance services to the poor

women.

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PAST ASSIGNMENTS

ASSOCIATE EDITOR at Hangla Hneshel, the first Bengali food magazine from January

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2012 to November 2012.

NEWS COORDINATOR at Mahuaa Khobor from January 2011 to December 2011.

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NEWS COORDINATOR (between Input & Output) with Channel 10 (24X7) News Channel

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from July 2010 to December 2010.

RESEARCH HEAD for Reality Show (Katha O Kahini) focusing on gender specific issues

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related to rural women for Star Jalsha from October 2009 to June 2010.

CHIEF PRODUCER (consultant) for one month in 2009 for NE Bangla News Channel.

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BUREAU CHIEF / CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT (Kolkata Bureau) for News

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X from April 2008 to September 2009.

SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER for 24 Ghanta from 2006 to 2008.

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SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER for Aakash Bangla TV from 2001 to 2006.

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SENIOR REPORTER for Khaas Khobor (Rainbow Productions Ltd.)

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FREELANCE REPORTER for media entities like Ananda Bazar Patrika, All India Radio,

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Doordarshan and contributed political stories, human interest stories, entertainment and

special features. Also participated in debated, discussions and talk shows.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

• M.A in Bengali Literature from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.

• B.A. in Bengali Literature from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.

• Certificate in Film Appreciation Course, conducted by Nandan, Department of Culture,

Government of West Bengal.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

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• Date of Birth: May 3, 1972

• Areas of Interest: Reading, writing, films and interacting with people

• Languages known: Bengali, Hindi, English

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Sudeshna Bhattacharya

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