Mrinal Chatterjee



Mrinal Chatterjee
is a media educator, author and trainer from Odisha, India and works as a professor and center head in the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal. He is the author of the book History of Journalism in Odisha, which is the first major publication on the history of journalism in Odisha. The book explains the state of journalism in Odisha from its beginning in the mid 19th century till mid-2013.
Prof. Chatterjee has also made immense contribution to the field of fiction writing with more than 10 novels publications, 7 short story collections and a series of columns in Odia dailies. He has published five books on journalism and mass communication in Odia. His recent book 'Glossary of Terms for Media Persons' helps students, media professionals, research scholars and all those people who want to have a tap on the words used in day-to-day affairs of journalism.
His Odia fiction Jagate Thiba Jate Dina published in 2010 has gained immense popularity among the readers in Odisha. The book is a collection of his columns published in the weekly Samaja Saptahiki. His novel Kandhei released on 15 December 2013, has also got positive reviews as the book not only breaks many myths about cats but also make the readers see the world through the eyes of a cat.
His latest novel Eka Sundar Chandini Ratire has been published by Shraddha Publication, Baleswar in March 2016. It is Dr Chatterjee's seven short story collection. His sixth short story collection Yamraj Chutire has been released on December 12, 2015 at Rajdhani Book Fair. It is published by Bhubaneswar-based Timepass Prakashan. Assamese version of his popular Odia novel Yamraj Number 5003'' has been released on February 22, 2016. The book is published by Bina Prakasani, Guwahati.

Career

He started his career as a lecturer in English in 1983, joined Sambad, an Odia daily in 1984 as sub-editor and became Edition-in-Charge of Sambad's North Odisha edition in December 1996. As a Journalist, Chatterjee has written extensively on Environment. He has been awarded the prestigious K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowship and Journalist Fellowship by Centre for Science and Environment.
He joined Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanl as Associate Professor in February 1999. He became Professor and head of the Eastern India campus of IIMC located in Dhenkanal, Odisha in June 2008.
He has also extensively worked in radio and television. He worked in AIR and Doordarshan in several capacities- as Announcer and Newsreader for over 7 years, besides doing various programs. He has written the story and screenplay of many successful tele-serials and anchored many radio and television programs.

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