Arunoday Saha is an Indian academic, politician, and writer from

Tripura Tripura () is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a populat ...

. He served as the first vice-chancellor of

Tripura University Tripura University is a central university, the main public government university of the state of Tripura in India. History Higher education in Tripura has its beginning with Maharaja Bir Bikram College (MBBC), the first-degree college in th ...

after it was elevated to a central university in 2007. Saha is known for his contributions to the field of education and literature. He is a member of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

and contested the 2014 Indian general election from Tripura West constituency. In recognition of his work, he was awarded the *Tripura Vibhushan*, the state's highest civilian award, in 2023 and the

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, in 2025 for his contribution to literature and education.

Life

Saha was born into a Bengali family in

Bishalgarh Bishalgarh is a major town located in the Indian state of Tripura & a Municipal Council in Sipahijala district. As of 2001 census Bishalgarh has a population of 23,721. 12,248 people are male. 11,473 are female. See also * List of cities and t ...

. His father, Abani Mohan Saha, was a businessman. He obtained his B.A. from

Presidency College, Kolkata Presidency University, formerly Presidency College, is a public state university located in College Street, Kolkata. Established in 1817 as the ''Hindoo College'', it was later renamed ''Presidency College'' in 1855 and functioned as a leadi ...

, M.A. in Economics from

University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...

, and Ph.D. from

Utah State University Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public university, public land grant colleges, land-grant research university with its main campus in Logan, Utah, United States. Founded in 1888 under the Morrill Land-Grant Acts as Utah's federal ...

. On 3 July 2007, he was appointed as the first vice-chancellor of

after it attained central university status. He retired on 18 February 2013. Saha entered politics with the

. He stated, "My family has traditionally been with the Congress but this nomination as a Congress candidate for Lok Sabha is slightly unexpected. But as the party has honored me, I will also do my best in the election." He is also a published writer. His articles have appeared in journals and newspapers, and he has authored books related to economics and public issues. His wife, Prof. Manjari Choudhury, passed away in 2010.

References

External links

Arunoday Saha affidavit at MyNeta
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