Barun Roy is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n author, journalist and blogger. He was educated at Darjeeling and Chennai. The first book authored by Roy was Portraits of Life, a collection of short stories. 'Nafisha', the first story in this book later inspired a Bollywood blockbuster Yahaan

Yahaan

Yahaan is a Hindi movie released in India on July 29, 2005. The cast consists of Jimmy Shergill, Minissha Lamba and Yashpal Sharma .-Plot:...

. The other books authored by Roy include Beginners Guide to Journalism,Slim and Smart Body, Vedas - Revisited and Fallen Cicada - the Unwritten History of Darjeeling Hills. A dedicated journalist, Roy founded Beacon, a monthly English News Magazine published from Darjeeling, West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

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Books authored by Barun Roy

• Portraits of Life
• Words, Just Words
• Beginners Guide to Journalism
• Slim & smart Body
• Fallen Cicada
• Vedas, Revisited
• Fallen Cicada - The unwritten History of Darjeeling Hills
• Modern Student Journalism

External links

• Pustak Mahal
• Pointer Publishers
• Chowk
• Writers.Net
• The Himalayan Beacon - News, Views and Insights from Gorkhas world over
• Gorkhapedia - The Free Online Gorkha Encyclopedia that anyone can edit