Jitendra Chandra Paul

Jitendra Chandra Paul, (also known as Jiten Paul or J. C. Paul); (1914-2014), was an Indian Bengali freedom fighter, journalist and author from Agartala, Tripura.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Jitendra Chandra Paul
Born	1914 Brahmanbaria, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	12 September 2014 (aged 101) Agartala, Tripura, India
Citizenship	India
Occupation(s)	Freedom fighter, Journalist, Author
Known for	Role in Indian independence movement, Founder of Jagaran ( daily newspaper)

Life

He was born into a Bengali family in British India (now Brahmanbaria,Comilla, Bangladesh) in 1914. He was jailed for many years for participating in the Indian independence movement. He founded Tripura's first Bengali language daily newspaper Jagaran in 1954. He wrote more than 10 books. He died on 12 September 2014 in Agartala, Tripura.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

References

1. "Veteran journalist, freedom fighter Jitendra Chandra Paul dead". Business Standard India. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
2. Ali, Syed Sajjad (2014-09-12). "Veteran Journalist Jiten Paul dies at 101". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
3. "Tripura loses its first editor | Guwahati News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Sep 13, 2014. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
4. "Freedom Fighter and Journalist Jitendra Chandra Paul died". Jagranjosh.com. 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
5. "Tripura's first daily editor passes away". news.webindia123.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.