Founders

Epic Public School was founded by former Zee News Principle Correspondent, author and social worker Biswajit Jha and his educationist wife Dr. Sanjukta Saha. Both quit their respective jobs in Delhi in 2013 to set up an educational society which runs this unique school in the northern parts of West Bengal.

Biswajit Jha

Managing Director

Biswajit Jha is a TEDx and Josh Talks speaker, social entrepreneur, writer, and columnist. He was the Sports Editor at Zee News Delhi before quitting his high-profile job to start Epic Public School in Cooch Behar. An alumnus of IIM Raipur, he has written two motivational books—*Bike Ambulance Dada* and *Modern Buddha*. *Bike Ambulance Dada* will soon be screened as a Bollywood biopic movie.

His debut book, *Bike Ambulance Dada*, published by Penguin India, created significant media attention across the country and was selected as one of the most inspirational books of 2021.

Jha was the Principal Correspondent at Zee News and Sports Head of Zeenews.com. In 2013, after nearly nine years in national media in New Delhi, he decided to quit his job to pursue a life of happiness and fulfillment in and around his village in the northern part of West Bengal.

Guided by a principle of doing something for others and uplifting underprivileged children, Jha runs a charitable trust that works for the helpless people across North Bengal. Recognizing the severe impact of unemployment on educated youth, he advocates for social entrepreneurship as a solution.

He regularly writes columns for various news portals and newspapers in the country, including Times Now, CNN News 18, The Daily Guardian, and Zee News. Additionally, he serves as an Adjunct Professor of Media Communication at Gyalpozhing College of Information Technology (GCIT) in Mongar, eastern Bhutan. A versatile individual, Jha traveled to China in 2019 as a priest to perform Durga Puja for the Bengali community in Beijing, an event held inside the Indian Embassy. He is also a prominent member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Dr Sanjukta Saha

Principal

Dr. Sanjukta Saha is a former Assistant Professor at the prestigious management college IMS, Ghaziabad and a Guest Faculty of Economics in Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University. She is also the co-founder of Epic Public School. A Gold Medallist in her master’s degree at University of North Bengal, Dr. Saha did her PhD in Economics and MBA in Human Resource Management. She has co-authored a book- “Health Outcomes in India”- along with Professor Alpana Kateja.

Her research papers on maternity and infant health attracted applause from different quarters. She also helps parents as a Parenting Consultant by arranging different seminars and TV shows. Dr Saha believes that despite India’s economic growth, primary health and education at ground level are two areas where a lot of works need to be done. Dr Saha is working at basic level to help people in those two areas. Loving, caring and well behaved, she is also engaged in different social and women empowerment activities.

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