Kirit Pradyot Deb Barman


Kirit Pradyot Deb Barman is an Indian political activist and a part of the Manikya dynasty. He was born in Delhi, and now resides in Agartala, Tripura, He also served as the editor of TNT-The Northeast Today, He is the Current Chairman of The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance also known as TIPRA.[1][2]

Pradyot Manikya Kishore Deb Barman
PredecessorKirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman
Born (1978-07-04) 4 July 1978
FatherKirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman
MotherBibhu Kumari Devi
ReligionHindu
OccupationPolitical Activist,Hotelier
Pradyot Manikya Kishore Deb Barman
Founder , Chairman “ The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA)” President of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee
Assumed office
23 August 2018(approx.)
Preceded byBirajit Sinha
Succeeded byLuizinho Faleiro (in-charge)
Chairman of Opposition of Citizen Amendment Bill(2018) Committee
Assumed office
15 June 2018(approx.)
Preceded bycreated
Chairman Of the Tripura Royal Family
Assumed office
2006
Preceded byKirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman

Positions

[3]

  • Chairman of the Club Heritage - Tripura Castle Hotel
  • Member of the All India Congress Committee
  • Chairman of The Indigenous Progressive Regional AllianceTIPRA
  • Advisor to the North East Students Committee, Delhi
  • Advisor to the North East Regional Development Association (NERDA)
  • Chairman of the Royal Tripura Foundation;[4]
  • Former Member of the governing council of Tripura Central University
  • Former General Secretary Tripura Pradesh Congress
  • Former President of Tripura Pradesh Congress

Politics, media and sports

Barman launched The Northeast Today, a magazine targeted at residents of India's northeastern states.[1] This enjoys a readership just shy of 1,00,000. He resigned and sold his magazine in 2019 November to concentrate on his own regional platform The Indigenous Progressive regional alliance popularly known as TIPRA He is one of India's most vocal critics of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and is a prolific guest speaker at universities, the most notable being Harvard.[5]

References
  1. Datta, Sekhar (30 May 2006). "Tripura scion follows in mom's footsteps - Royal foray into politics". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  2. "A royal suitable boy looks for a suitable girl". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Royal Tripura Foundation". Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  5. "India's North East on focus at Harvard". Theshillongtimes.com. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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