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- Kolkata 2011-12-08 7542 Cropped.JPG Born Kolkata Alma mater University of Calcutta Occupation Businessman Organization ABP Group Aveek Sarkar is an Indian newspaper promoter and proprietor. He is the Editor-in -chief of Anandabazar Patrika and The Telegraph. He is also the Chief Editor of ABP Group of publications.[1] He was ranked as one of the most powerful Indians in 2009 by The Indian Express.[2] He played vital roles during the formation of Penguin India, the Indian counterpart of Penguin Books and during the acquisitio n of STAR News in 2003.[1][3] Sarkar spent a year as an understudy to Sir Harold Evans in Britain, taking time to understand what went on at the previous two papers at which Evans had worked - The Northern Echo and the Manchester Evening News - before joining him at The Sunday Times. Personal life Sarkar is known to having strong opinions about most issues. But he refrains fro m bringing most of these stances to his business and editorial meetings, accordi ng to a profile by Nicholas Coleridge in Paper Tigers.[4]