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Umesh Kumar Ray

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Bihār, Kolkata, Patna
As seen in: Medium, MSN India, The Times of India, Firstpost, Flipboard, Outlook (India), Business Standard, Mongabay, Deccan Herald, The Quint and
Covers:  Human rights, environment, wildlife, weather, rural issues and others
Doesn't Cover: Business reporting
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I am Independent Journalist and write on Human rights, Environment, Weather, Politics and other issues.

I write in both English and Hindi.

I am proficient in English and Hindi. And apart from that I can read Bangla and Urdu also.

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'Khan Sir' Row: Bihar's Coaching Centre Rivalry is Now a Muslim vs Yadav Fight

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By Umesh Kumar Ray Verified
| The Quint Verified
A section of people are now identifying Khan Sir as a Muslim and Roshan Anand as Hindu. That wasn't the case before. What began as a dispute over Bihar Constable Exam result claims between two well-known coaching centres—Khan Global Studies and Gyan Bindu GS Academy in Patna's Musallahpur—has now acquired a communal colour. Khan Global Studies is owned by Faisal Khan, popularly known as 'Khan Sir', while Gyan Bindu GS Academy is run by Roshan Anand, who hails from the Yadav community.
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Bullets, Thars and toppers: Inside Bihar’s crazy coaching wars

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By Umesh Kumar Ray Verified
| Newslaundry Verified
A clash between two rival coaching institutes has put Patna’s cut-throat exam-prep industry, and its culture of inflated success claims, under a national spotlight. Kisan Cold Storage Lane – a well-known address in Musallapur, the coaching hub of Patna – looks much as it always does. The narrow lane houses the offices and classrooms of two of the city’s best-known coaching institutes, both currently in the headlines.
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How a Poster Sparked a Violent Clash Between Patna’s Coaching Giants

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By Umesh Kumar Ray Verified
| The Wire (India) Verified
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Awards

NFI Fellowship

2019 - Climate change in sundarbans

It was fellowship to work on climate change impact in Sundarbans.

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