Name: Barun Roy

Date of Birth: 4th of November 1977

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Born to: N. Roy & Parbati Roy

Religion: Student of all religions

Educational Qualification:

B. Tech (computer engineering) Madras University

Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Designing

Hindustan Institute of Engineering

Technology, Chennai

Diploma in Journalism - Management Studies Promotion Institute, N. Delhi

 Associated as:

1. Editor - BEACON (1998 - 2000)

2. Editor - THIS WEEK (weekly English newsmagazine) (2001 - 2003)

3. Editor - THE HIMALAYAN TRAVELLER (monthly English travel magazine)

Published Works:

1. Portraits of Life - A collection of short stories, Beacon Publications, 1998

2. Beginners Guide to Journalism - Pustak Mahal Publishers, 1999 (3rd ed.)

3. Slim and Smart Body - Pustak Mahal Publishers, 2000 (3rd ed.)

4. Words, just words - A collection of couplets, Beacon Publications, 2001

5. Sunset Dreams - A Novel, Beacon Publications, 2004

6. Fallen Cicada - Unwritten History of Darjeeling Hills, 2003

7. Divine Comedy - A Play in One Act, Beacon Publications, 2001

8. Modern Student Journalism, Pointer Publishers, 2003

“One of the greatest moments of my life was when I offered ‘Sunset Dreams’ to His Holiness The Dalai Lama at a press conference in Governor’s Palace in Darjeeling. His Holiness opened the book and going through the pages stopped somewhere and read for almost ten minutes having the press wait silently as he read. Suddenly, noticing us, he closed the book, looked at me and smiled, “will finish it off tonight.” 

As a journalist I had gone there to cover the conference.