Prafulla Govinda Baruah, editor of The Assam Tribune, passes away
Prafulla Govinda Baruah, editor and managing director of The Assam Tribune group and a Padma Shri awardee, died at a hospital in Guwahati at about 9:30 pm on 14 December 2025.
Summary
Prafulla Govinda Baruah, editor and managing director of The Assam Tribune group and a Padma Shri awardee, died of age-related ailments at Apollo Hospital in Guwahati at about 9:30 pm on 14 December 2025. P.G. Baruah, born in Dibrugarh, became managing director of The Assam Tribune in 1966 and had been its editor since 1997, carrying forward the newspaper founded by his father, Radha Govinda Baruah. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled his death, and his final rites were performed with full state honours in Guwahati on 15 December 2025.
Key facts
- Died
- 14 December 2025, about 9:30 pm, Apollo Hospital, Guwahati
- Role
- Editor and Managing Director, The Assam Tribune group
- Managing Director since
- 1966
- Editor since
- 1997
- Honour
- Padma Shri
- Founder of the paper
- His father, Radha Govinda Baruah
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Prafulla Govinda Baruah, who died on 14 December 2025, was the long-time editor of which newspaper?
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Correct answer: D — The Assam Tribune
The Hindu, The Assam Tribune and The Sentinel: P.G. Baruah was editor and managing director of The Assam Tribune group.
Who founded The Assam Tribune, the newspaper led for decades by P.G. Baruah?
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Correct answer: A — Radha Govinda Baruah
The Assam Tribune and India Today NE: the newspaper was founded by his father, Radha Govinda Baruah.