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| education = B.A. (political science) L.L.B
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| alma_mater = [[Cotton College]]
| alma_mater = [[Cotton College]]
| occupation = Business
| occupation = [[Businesswoman]]
| organization = [[News Live (Indian TV channel)|News Live]]
| organization = [[News Live (Indian TV channel)|News Live]]
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]|2001}}
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]|2001}}
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'''Riniki Bhuyan Sharma''' is an Indian business woman from [[Assam]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=In Conversation with Riniki Bhuyan Sharma: Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and Media Tycoon of Northeast|url=https://www.guwahatiplus.com/guwahati/in-conversation-with-riniki-bhuyan-sarma-entrepreneur-philanthropist-and-media-tycoon-of-northeast|publisher=guwahatiplus.com|access-date=2021-08-21|website=|language=en}}</ref> She is the managing director of Pride East Entertainment, a media house.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=PRIDE EAST ENTERTAINMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED - Company, directors and contact details {{!}} Zauba Corp|url=https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/PRIDE-EAST-ENTERTAINMENTS-PRIVATELIMITED/U92142AS2006PTC008264|access-date=2021-08-21|website=www.zaubacorp.com}}</ref> She is married to [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]], [[Chief Minister of Assam]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shantanu|first=Shashank|date=2021-05-10|title=Himanta Biswa Sarma wife Riniki Bhuyan new assam cm interesting facts latest news updates {{!}} India News – India TV|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/himanta-biswa-sarma-wife-riniki-bhuyan-new-assam-cm-interesting-facts-latest-updates-703779|access-date=2021-08-21|website=www.indiatvnews.com}}</ref>
'''Riniki Bhuyan Sharma''' (born 31 July 1973) is an Indian businesswoman from [[Assam]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=In Conversation with Riniki Bhuyan Sharma: Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and Media Tycoon of Northeast|url=https://www.guwahatiplus.com/guwahati/in-conversation-with-riniki-bhuyan-sarma-entrepreneur-philanthropist-and-media-tycoon-of-northeast|publisher=guwahatiplus.com|access-date=2021-08-21|website=|language=en}}</ref> She is the managing director of Pride East Entertainment, a media house.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=PRIDE EAST ENTERTAINMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED - Company, directors and contact details {{!}} Zauba Corp|url=https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/PRIDE-EAST-ENTERTAINMENTS-PRIVATELIMITED/U92142AS2006PTC008264|access-date=2021-08-21|website=www.zaubacorp.com}}</ref> She is married to [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]], [[Chief Minister of Assam]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shantanu|first=Shashank|date=2021-05-10|title=Himanta Biswa Sarma wife Riniki Bhuyan new assam cm interesting facts latest news updates {{!}} India News – India TV|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/himanta-biswa-sarma-wife-riniki-bhuyan-new-assam-cm-interesting-facts-latest-updates-703779|access-date=2021-08-21|website=www.indiatvnews.com}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 06:06, 29 September 2024

Riniki Bhuyan Sharma
Born
(1973-07-31) 31 July 1973 (age 51) Guwahati, Assam, India
EducationB.A. (political science) L.L.B
Alma materCotton College
OccupationBusinesswoman
OrganizationNews Live
Spouse
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(m. 2001)​
Children2

Riniki Bhuyan Sharma (born 31 July 1973) is an Indian businesswoman from Assam.[1] She is the managing director of Pride East Entertainment, a media house.[2] She is married to Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam.[1][3]

Early life

She was born on July 31, 1973, in Guwahati. She comes from a notable family, with her father, Jadav Chandra Bhuyan, being a well-known industrialist.[1] Riniki's early education took place in Guwahati, where she attended St. Mary's High School[1] before moving on to Cotton College, where she graduated with a degree in Political Science.[4] Following her undergraduate studies, she pursued a law degree at Government Law College in Guwahati.[1][5]

Career

She is the Chairperson and Managing Director of Pride East Entertainments,[2] which is a parent company of several Assamese channels. It includes, two news channels (News Live & Northeast East Live),[6] three entertainment channels (Ramdhenu, Rang & Indradhanu) and one Assamese News paper (Niyamiya Barta).[1][7][8]

Recently, Pride East Entertainments Pvt. Ltd., headed by Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, successfully acquired the digital news platform Time8.[9]

Personal life

She is married to Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam's current Chief Minister.[10] They met as students while studying in cotton college, and Himanta shared his ambition of becoming Chief Minister with her.[11] They have two children: a son, Nandil Biswa Sarma, and a daughter, Sukanya Sarma.[12]

Controversy

In September 2023, Congress alleged that Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, through her company M/s Pride East Entertainments Private Limited, had allegedly obtained a grant of ₹10 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY).[13][14]

Riniki Bhuyan Sarma denied the allegations, claiming that her company had neither applied for nor received any subsidies, even though it was eligible. She also filed a ₹10 crore defamation lawsuit against Gaurav Gogoi, accusing him of running a "slanderous campaign" against her business.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "In Conversation with Riniki Bhuyan Sharma: Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and Media Tycoon of Northeast". guwahatiplus.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "PRIDE EAST ENTERTAINMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED - Company, directors and contact details | Zauba Corp". www.zaubacorp.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ Shantanu, Shashank (10 May 2021). "Himanta Biswa Sarma wife Riniki Bhuyan new assam cm interesting facts latest news updates | India News – India TV". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Himanta was sure of becoming CM even in his college days, says wife Rinki Bhuyan". Hindustan Times. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  5. ^ Live, Assam News (24 March 2021). "Riniki Bhuyan Sharma Biography - Success, Achievements, Education, Background, Controversies". Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Media Ownership Monitor: Who owns the media in India? | Reporters without borders". RSF. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Pride East". prideeast.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  8. ^ "The Sarma Family". india.mom-rsf.org. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  9. ^ Live, Northeast (1 June 2023). "Assam's media behemoth Prideeast Entertainments acquires Time8". Northeast Live. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  10. ^ Guwahati, PTI. "Himanta was sure of becoming CM even in his college days, says wife Rinki Bhuyan". Hindustan Times.
  11. ^ "30 years ago, Himanta Biswa Sarma told his wife he will become CM one day". India Today. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma Is A Proud Dad As Son Starts Law School". NDTV.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  13. ^ Lahiri, Ishadrita (13 September 2023). "Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi says Himanta 'helped wife's firm get Rs 10-cr govt subsidy', Assam CM denies". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Details of agro processing cluster projects under APC Scheme" (PDF). Ministry of Food Processing Industries. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Assam CM's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma files Rs 10 crore defamation case against Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi". The Economic Times. 23 September 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Assam CM's wife files 10 crore defamation case against Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi". The Times of India. 24 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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