Executive Committee
Office bearers, leadership and the professional community of GPC.
Gauhati Press Club Executive Committee
The elected office bearers of Gauhati Press Club. Profiles are maintained by the GPC administration and presented in the official order of the committee.
Khagen Kalita
President of the Guwahati Press Club Khagen Kalita is a senior journalist and distinguished media professional from Assam, serving as the President of Gauhati Press Club (GPC). He is also the Managing Editor of The CrossCurrent, a prominent digital news platform in Assam. With extensive experience in journalism and media, Khagen Kalita has been actively associated with issues including press freedom, journalists’ rights, media ethics, professional welfare and the evolving…
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Pradip Barman
Pradip Barman is a senior video journalist associated with DY 365, with extensive professional experience in television journalism and visual news coverage. Government of Assam records list him as a Senior Video Journalist with DY 365. With experience in field-based visual journalism, Barman has been involved in covering a wide range of news and public-interest developments across Assam. His work reflects the important role of visual journalism in documenting events…
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Ranjita Rabha
Ranjita Rabha is a senior journalist associated with Pratham Khabar, where she serves as a Senior Reporter. Government of Assam’s recognised journalists’ list also records her association with Pratham Khabar. With experience in news reporting and field journalism, she has been actively involved in covering important developments across Assam. In 2026, she was also felicitated for her contribution as a working journalist during the Devarshi Narad Jayanti programme in Guwahati.…
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Amarendra Deka
Amarendra Deka is a senior journalist and media professional from Assam, currently serving as the General Secretary of Gauhati Press Club (GPC) for the 2025–2027 term. He is associated with Pratidin Time and is listed as a senior reporter in the Assam government’s accredited journalists’ records. With extensive experience in journalism and field reporting, Deka has been actively engaged in covering major political, social and public-interest developments in Assam. His…
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Shah Alam
Shah Alam is a journalist and media professional from Assam, currently serving as the Assistant General Secretary of Gauhati Press Club (GPC) for the 2025–2027 term. He is associated with NewzNow, where he has been actively involved in digital journalism and news reporting. With professional experience in Assam’s evolving digital media landscape, Shah Alam has covered a wide range of political, social and public-interest issues. His work reflects an interest…
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Padmini Hazarika
Padmini Hazarika is a journalist and media professional associated with Asomiya Pratidin, where she serves as a Sub-Editor. She has been actively associated with the newspaper and the wider Assamese media fraternity. The Assam Directorate of Information and Public Relations’ list of recognised journalists also records her association with Asomiya Pratidin. Padmini Hazarika currently serves as the Assistant General Secretary of Gauhati Press Club (GPC) for the 2025–2027 term. She…
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Dipankar Kalita
Dipankar Kalita is a young and active journalist in Assam’s media fraternity, with a professional career spanning several years. He formally began his journalism career in 2018 and has since built his professional journey on dedication, integrity and a strong commitment to journalism. Currently, Dipankar Kalita serves as a Staff Reporter at NKTV PLUS, one of Assam’s prominent television news channels. Over the years, he has worked across both television…
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Hirakjyoti Taid
Hirakjyoti Taid is a senior video journalist associated with News Live, one of Assam’s leading television news channels. With experience in visual journalism and field reporting, he has been actively involved in covering important news and developments across Assam. He currently serves as the Treasurer of Gauhati Press Club (GPC) for the 2025–2027 term, contributing to the Club’s organisational and professional activities. Through his work in television journalism and his…
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Samiron Borthakur
Samiron Borthakur is a journalist and television news anchor, currently serving as Senior News Anchor-cum-Producer at ND24 Head Office. He began his journalism career with Dainik Janambhumi, Jorhat Edition, and subsequently worked with Time8, Ishan News and Pratidin Time, gaining extensive experience across television news and media. His professional expertise includes News Anchoring, Programme Anchoring and Special Reporting. He is also associated with “Anweshan”, a television programme that has been…
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Deepankar Das
Deepankar Das is a senior journalist associated with NEWS18 Assam and currently serves as the Sports Secretary of Gauhati Press Club (GPC). With a strong interest in sports and the welfare of the media fraternity, Deepankar Das believes that sporting activities play an important role in promoting physical fitness, mental well-being and professional camaraderie among journalists. As Sports Secretary of Gauhati Press Club, he is focused on promoting sports and…
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Bidisha Singha Dutta
Bidisha Singha Dutta is a senior journalist and editorial professional associated with The Assam Tribune, one of Assam’s leading English-language newspapers. Her work encompasses editorial writing, news curation and coverage of a wide range of social, cultural and current-affairs subjects. Publicly available editions of The Assam Tribune also carry her work under the publication’s editorial and feature sections. She currently serves as an Executive Member of Gauhati Press Club (GPC)…
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Anup Baishya
Anup Baishya is a senior journalist and experienced editorial professional with more than two decades of experience in Assamese print journalism. He began his journalism career in 2003 with Dainik Asom, where he worked as a City Reporter from 2003 to 2007. On 1 October 2007, he joined Dainik Janambhumi as a Staff Reporter. Over the course of his career, he transitioned into editorial responsibilities, serving as a Sub-Editor before…
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Trideep Lahkar
Trideep Lahkar is a senior journalist based in Guwahati and associated with the Press Trust of India (PTI). He currently serves as a Senior Chief Correspondent at PTI, with extensive experience in news reporting and coverage of political, social, environmental and public-interest issues. His work has been widely published through PTI and carried by leading national publications, covering a broad range of developments from Assam and the Northeast. Trideep Lahkar…
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