Boria Majumdar is an Indian sports journalist, author and academician. He is known for his in-depth knowledge of Indian cricket. He came to public attention after he bullied India wicketkeeper Friedhiman Saha on social media.
Wiki/Biography
Boria Majumdar was born on Monday, March 8, 1976, in Kolkata, West Bengal, India (age 46; as of 2022). Boria Majumdar completed her schooling from Frank Antony Public School, Kolkata. In 1997, he received his BA in History from Presidency College, University of Calcutta. In 1999, Boria completed his graduate studies in modern history at the same university. In 2000, he won a scholarship through the Rhodes Scholars and was subsequently admitted to St. John’s College, Oxford University. In 2004, he received a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in the social history of Indian cricket.
family
Boria Majumdar belongs to a Bengali family.
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents’ names or occupations.
Boriya Majumdar and his mother
He has a sister named Rochona Majumdar.
Rochona Majumdar, sister of Boria Majumdar
wife and children
His wife is Sharmistha Gooptu, and she writes about the history of Indian cinema. The couple got married on December 20, 2004.
Sharmishtha Gooptu, wife of Boriya Majumdar
He has a daughter named Aisha Gooptu Majumdar. She was born in 2014.
Aisha Gooptu Majumdar and her father Boria Majumdar
religion
He believes in Hinduism.
Boria Majumdar with family during Saraswati Pooja
address
He resides at 203/1, Bidhan Sarani, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700006.
Profession
Senior academician
Boria Majumdar completed her PhD in 2004. His paper entitled Twenty-Two Codes of Freedom: A Social History of Indian Cricket was nominated and published in the Oxford Monograph Series. In the same year, his paper was also published in India. After completing his PhD, Boria spent some time as a visiting professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Since 2003, Boria Majumdar has been a lecturer at the University of Chicago, USA. In 2019, Borea was selected as a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Sport and Health at the University of Central Lancashire, UK.
a well-known writer
Boria Majumdar is a famous author who has published many books on sports. In 2014, Boria co-authored Sachin’s autobiography titled Playing It My Way. The name of this book was registered in the Limca Book of Records on the first day it was launched, making it the best-selling book.
Book cover of “Play My Way”
Boria has published his second book titled Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians: Stories from India and Beyond on and Off the Cricket Field. The book was published in 2018. During the book launch, many well-known cricketers including Virat Kohli and Saurav Ganguly attended.
Boria Majumdar at the launch of his new book Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians: Stories on and Off the Cricket Ground in India and Beyond
Boria Majumdar authored and published another book in April 2020 titled “1971: The Beginning of Indian Cricket’s Greatness”.
1971 Book Cover: The Great Beginning of Indian Cricket
In the same year, Boria published another book titled The Dream of a Billion: India and the Olympics.
Boria Majumdar with his book “One Billion Indian Dreams and the Olympics”
a respected sports journalist
Boria Majumdar is a famous sports journalist. He is famous not only in India but also outside India. Boria has interviewed many famous sports personalities throughout his career such as Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sunil Gavaskar, Jhulan Goswami and Saurav Ganguly.
Boria Majumdar and MSD
Boria Majumdar and Sunil Gavaskar
Boria Majumdar with Jhulan Goswami and Saurav Ganguly
In 2019, Boria hosted the South Asian Diaspora Conference in Singapore, where he interviewed Rahul Dravid and Harbhajan Singh.
Boriya Majumdar interviews Rahul Dravid and Harbhajan Singh
In 2020, he participated in the Jaipur Literature Festival and interviewed Indian Paralympic champion Deepa Malik.
Boria Majumdar at Jaipur Literature Festival
In 2020, Boria hosted India Today’s sports series Inspiration. In this series, he interviews Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Sania Mirza and Sachin Tendulkar.
Boriya Majumdar interviews Virat Kohli
Boliya Majumdar interviews Hardik Pandya
Boria Majumdar interviews Sania Mirza
Boliya Majumdar interviews Sachin Tendulkar
In 2021, he hosted a talk show called Babumoshai, where the invited panel discussed a variety of topics while enjoying food.
Boria Majumdar on India Today Show ‘Babumoshai’
dispute
In 2022, Boria Majumdar was found guilty by a panel set up by the BCCI for threatening Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha. Boria Majumdar has been banned by BCCI for two years.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 2020, Boria Majumdar won the ENBA award in the Best English Anchor category.
Boria Majumdar wins Best English Presenter
- In 2021, Boria Majumdar won the ENBA Gold Award in the Best English Talk Show category for her talk show Backstage With Boria.
- In 2022, Boria Majumdar won the ENBA Bronze Award in the Best English Talk Show category for her talk show Backstage With Boria.
The show “Backstage with Boria” wins Gold (2021) and Bronze (2022) awards
Facts/Trivia
- In 2021, Boria Majumdar was in Japan covering the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He also covered the Tokyo Paralympics from Japan.
Boria Majumdar with PV Sindhu during Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
- Boria Majumdar hosts a talk show called Boria Speaks. The show is a well-known sports program.
- Boria Majumdar founded another company in 2021 called Cristorian Sports.
- Boria Majumdar also served as a consultant to Sports4life from November to December 2021.
- Boria Majumdar advocates practicing yoga every day. He also teaches yoga to his daughter Elsa.
Boria Majumdar practices yoga with her daughter Aisha
- Boria Majumdar is an avid animal lover. He has a pet dog named Karoo.
Boria Majumdar and his pet dog Kalu
- As a sports journalist, Boria Majumdar is a regular contributor to the sports columns of several Bangladeshi newspapers.
- In 2021, Boria Majumdar also founded the famous sports news organization RevSportz.
- In 2022, Boria Majumdar participated in a Bengali show called Ektu Khawa Ektu Khela. The program focuses on sports and food.
- Due to the vast knowledge that Boriya Majumdar possesses; he has also been asked to act as a commentator in several cricket matches.
Boria Majumdar commentary for ICC during Lords World Cup 2019 final
- Boria Majumdar also likes to cook sometimes.
Boria Majumdar’s social media posts about cooking
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Source: HIS Education