Riniki Bhuyan Sarma is an Indian businesswoman and media entrepreneur, known primarily as the spouse of Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of the state of Assam. She is the founder and managing director of the media conglomerate Rising East, which operates newspapers, television channels, and digital platforms primarily in the northeastern region of India.
Early life and education
- Riniki Bhuyan Sarma was born in Assam, India. Specific details regarding her date of birth and early education are not widely documented in publicly available sources.
Career
- Rising East: In 2014, Sarma established Rising East, a media house that publishes newspapers such as The Sentinel (Assam edition) and operates television channels including Prag News Network and East TV. The group focuses on regional news and cultural programming.
- Business interests: Beyond media, she has been involved in various entrepreneurial initiatives in Assam, though detailed information on the scope and scale of these ventures remains limited in major reference works.
Personal life
- Riniki Bhuyan Sarma is married to Himanta Biswa Sarma, who serves as the chief minister of Assam. The couple has two children.
- Her family background includes connections to political figures in Assam; her father, P.N. Bhuyan, was a former member of the Assam Legislative Assembly.
Public profile
- As a public figure, Sarma has occasionally appeared in media coverage concerning the intersection of politics and business in Assam. However, detailed biographical information is relatively sparse in encyclopedic sources.
References
- Coverage of Rising East’s launch and operations in regional news outlets.
- Reports on political families in Assam published by national newspapers.
Note: Information presented is based on verifiable public sources; where details are unavailable or unconfirmed, they are omitted to maintain factual accuracy.
