Riniki Bhuyan Sharma | |
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Born | Guwahati, Assam, India 31 July 1973
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Education | B.A. (political science) L.L.B |
Alma mater | Cotton College [1] |
Occupation | Business |
Organization | News Live [2] |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Riniki Bhuyan Sharma is an Indian business woman from Assam. [3] She is the managing director of Pride East Entertainment, a media house. [4] She is married to Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam. [3] [5]
Riniki was born and grew up in Guwahati to a well-known industrialist of that time Jadav Chandra Bhuyan. [3] [6]
She studied in St. Mary's High School, [3] Guwahati and then joined Cotton College and graduated in political science. [1] She then pursued LLB from Govt. Law College of Guwahati. [3] [7] [6]
She married Himanta Biswa Sarma, whom she met in Cotton College. [8] [9]
She has two children, Nandil Biswa Sarma and Sukanya Sarma. [9] [10]
Riniki is the Chairman of her media house and holding company Pride East Entertainments, [4] which is a parent company of several channels. It includes, two news channels ( News Live & Northeast East Live), [11] three entertainment channels ( Ramdhenu, Rang & Indradhanu) and one Assamese News paper ( Niyamiya Barta). [3] [12] [2]
In September 2023, it was alleged that Riniki Bhuyan Sarma through her company M/s Pride East Entertainments private limited, using the clout of her husband Himanta Biswa Sarma obtained grant of Rupees ten crore under the Kisan Sampada scheme. [13] [14]
Riniki Bhuyan Sharma | |
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Born | Guwahati, Assam, India 31 July 1973
|
Education | B.A. (political science) L.L.B |
Alma mater | Cotton College [1] |
Occupation | Business |
Organization | News Live [2] |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Riniki Bhuyan Sharma is an Indian business woman from Assam. [3] She is the managing director of Pride East Entertainment, a media house. [4] She is married to Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam. [3] [5]
Riniki was born and grew up in Guwahati to a well-known industrialist of that time Jadav Chandra Bhuyan. [3] [6]
She studied in St. Mary's High School, [3] Guwahati and then joined Cotton College and graduated in political science. [1] She then pursued LLB from Govt. Law College of Guwahati. [3] [7] [6]
She married Himanta Biswa Sarma, whom she met in Cotton College. [8] [9]
She has two children, Nandil Biswa Sarma and Sukanya Sarma. [9] [10]
Riniki is the Chairman of her media house and holding company Pride East Entertainments, [4] which is a parent company of several channels. It includes, two news channels ( News Live & Northeast East Live), [11] three entertainment channels ( Ramdhenu, Rang & Indradhanu) and one Assamese News paper ( Niyamiya Barta). [3] [12] [2]
In September 2023, it was alleged that Riniki Bhuyan Sarma through her company M/s Pride East Entertainments private limited, using the clout of her husband Himanta Biswa Sarma obtained grant of Rupees ten crore under the Kisan Sampada scheme. [13] [14]