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'''Barun Mazumder''' (9 September 1942 – 14 October 2019) was an [[India]]n journalist, news reader, writer and teacher. He received [[Padma Shri]] from the [[Government of India]] for his contribution in literature and education.<ref name="PadmaAwards">{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014)|url=http://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Year_Wise_main_25042017.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=21 May 2014|access-date=22 March 2016|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf|archive-date=15 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/Padma-Shri-Award-Winners/articleshow/7362393.cms|title=Padma Shri Award Winners|date=25 January 2011|access-date=15 October 2019|website=The Times of India<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Mazumder was born 9 September 1942.<ref name=a/> He received post graduate degree in Journalism from [[Kolkata University]] in 1965.<ref name=b/><br />
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Mazumder worked in ''[[Dainik Basumati]]'' for ten years.<ref name=a/> He was a war correspondent in [[Bangladesh]] during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref name=b/> Besides, he also worked in [[Akashbani|Akashbani Kolkata]] as a journalist and news reader.<ref name=b/><br />
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Mazumder also involved in teaching and writing. He wrote more than fifty books.<ref name=a/> He was a teacher of Baje Shibpur B. K. Paul's Institution.<ref name=a/> Besides, he was a lecturer of [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] and [[Midnapore College]].<ref name=a/> He was awarded [[Padma Shri]] in 2011 for his contribution in literature and education.<br />
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Mazumder died on 14 October 2019.<ref name=a>{{cite web|url=https://bartamanpatrika.com/detailNews.php?cID=12&nID=192362|title=প্রয়াত 'পদ্মশ্রী' বরুণ মজুমদার|date=15 October 2019|access-date=15 October 2019|website=Bartaman|language=bn<br />
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