Mrinal Chatterjee

Who is Mrinal Chatterjee?

Mrinal Chatterjee is a media educator, author and trainer from Orissa, India and works as an professor and center head in the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal.

His latest book ‘History of Journalism in Odisha’ has been launched on August 4, 2013. The book gives a 360 degree view of journalism in Odisha from its beginning in mid 19th century till mid 2013. It also makes an attempt to provide a detailed note on current trends and status of media industry and its future in Odisha. Dr. Chatterjee’s book is the first major publication on history of journalism in Odisha. The book will immensely benefit the students, academicians, researchers and industry players. Chatterjee also has contributed to the field of fiction writing with 5 novels publications, 4 short story collections and columns in Oriya dailies. He has published two books on Journalism and Mass Communication in Oriya. He has published an Oriya fiction ‘Jagate Thiba Jate Dina’ in 2010 which is the collection of his columns published in the weekly Samaja Saptahiki.