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Simanta Barman
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Independent Journalist | Words @The Hindu, Mint Lounge, Deccan Herald, Firstpost, The Telegraph, Goya Journal, Gaon Connection, The Assam Tribune, India Today NE, EastMojo, The Shillong Times, etc.
📍Guwahati, Assam | simanta.contently.com
There's something about legacy cinema halls, and there are many things we're not doing to save the glory. They carry stories, of passion, art, history and a shared past. Penned some thoughts on Mumbai's iconic Regal Cinema, and bits of what's left of our Jonaki, in today's The Assam Tribune.
May 2, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Strolled around the Manipuri Basti area of Guwahati some six months back to know their stories. The story is finally out as my 2nd feature for @thehindu.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Deepak is a young promising tennis ball cricketer from Dibrugarh. I met him during ISPL, where he plays for Majhi Mumbai. Traced his journey from Assam to Mumbai in today's Eastern Chronicle.
March 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Laitumkhrah is a traveller's delight for all the warmth it offers. Be it momo, soup or jadoh by the street, there's a vibe that lingers long after you leave. My thoughts in The Horizon of The Assam Tribune.
January 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Wrote on India's space-tech journey and the way ahead. Published in The Assam Tribune on 06.01.2025.
January 30, 2025 at 3:56 AM
A godhuli bozaar (evening market) that is lit with the assembly of old kerosene lamps. For us who are from villages, the experience of a local market remains vivid, and melancholic. And we draw parallel even if we move out to a city.
I write in this piece for The Assam Tribune.
December 1, 2024 at 5:54 AM
#Sangti remains a postcard to me. Visited this valley before the tourism boom hit and it appeared to me like a place some artist plotted in the midst of a mountain, where life clocked by the sunset and serenity blanketed the corners. I write in my first for Deccan Herald.

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November 22, 2024 at 6:37 AM
My first for Mint Lounge as I delve into the making of a one-of-a-kind piano festival like Brillante by talking with Khyochano Ma'am, and also tracing some history of this women-led classical music movement in #Nagaland.
November 22, 2024 at 6:34 AM
A travelogue on the lesser-known train journey to Bhalukpong, in Sep 30 Horizon of The Assam Tribune. There is an inadvertent error of misattributing the river. It should be Kameng in place of Siang. Rectification was not reflected in print.
November 22, 2024 at 6:33 AM
Abhijit Bhattacharya's stride in uniting young dreamers from the nooks and corners of Assam with the Brahmaputra Volleyball League is making everyone believe how collective efforts matter in orchestrating a grassroots revolution. I write in my first for Sikkim Express.
November 22, 2024 at 6:31 AM
With the IBM 1620, IIT Kanpur led a revolution in computer education in the country. The journey of the machine involved a bullock cart that carried it to the then under construction building. Wrote about this anecdotal history in The Assam Tribune's Campus supplement.
November 22, 2024 at 6:29 AM
Come October, with all things autumnal blooms a rally of pink, white, yellow and orange across the hills of Northeast India. In my first for The Hindu (Weekend), wrote about the beautiful cosmos blooms and where to find them. Shared the byline with my friend Ashiqua.
November 22, 2024 at 3:33 AM