Puber Kalom Explained

Puber Kalom (bn|<big>পুবের কলম</big>) is an Indian Bengali language daily newspaper published in Kolkata, West Bengal. Its editor is Ahmed Hassan Imran^[1] who is a former member of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal.^{[2] [3]}

History

Kalom was launched as a monthly magazine in 1981. It became a weekly in 1983. The Saradha Group bought it in 2011 and turned it into a daily newspaper with a circulation of up to 40,000.^[4]

In 2013 after the Saradha Group financial scandal it was again bought by Kalom Welfare Association.

External links

• Official website
• e-paper edition
• Android App on Google Play Store

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mamata govt. enlists 5 more newspapers including TOI for libraries. TwoCircles. 11 August 2013.
2. Web site: Editor of pro-TMC ‘Muslim’ Bengali daily ‘Kalom’ Ahmed Hassan Imran nominated to Rajya Sabha. Two Circles. 8 February 2014.
3. Web site: Trinamool Congress wins four Rajya Sabha seats in West Bengal; Congress bags two in Assam, three in Andhra Pradesh. NDTV. 8 February 2014.
4. Web site: Assault charge on former chief of Saradha Group newspaper. https://archive.today/20130811103532/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-03/kolkata/40350234_1_saradha-group-trinamool-congress-doctor. live. 11 August 2013. The Times of India. 11 August 2013.