Pabitra Margherita

Some Lesser Known Facts About Pabitra Margherita

• Pabitra uses the name of his native town Margherita in his surname which lies in the Tinsukia district of Assam.

• Pabitra shifted to Mumbai after finishing his studies and worked in the corporate sector.

• Pabitra served as the founder and Chief Editor of the monthly magazine ‘Maya’ from 1998 to 2002 and SaReGaMa from 2002 to 2005.

• Besides politics, Pabitra has also acted in films. His first film was ‘Tumi Mur Mathu Mur’ released on 25 February 2000 opposite Munin Barua. Some of his other blockbuster hits are Junbai, Hero, and Mon Jaai.

• In 2004, Pabitra started his own production house ‘Margherita and Associates.’ Assamese album, Prarthana, was the first full-fledged project produced under their production.

• Pabitra was a cultural activist before joining politics in 2014.

• Pabitra became the spokesperson of the BJP Assam unit within 3 months of joining the Bharatiya Janata Party.

  

• Pabitra served as Prabhari of the Social Media Cell, Assam BJP and Zila Prabhari of Kamrup (North) District BJP.

• Between 2017 and 2021, Pabitra served as Chairman of Jyoti Chitraban in the Government of Assam.

• In 2017, Jyoti Chitrabon organized the first International Guwahati Film Festival under the leadership of Pabitra Margherita.

  

• Pabitra likes to travel and has visited several countries including the U.A.E., England (U.K.), Germany, Switzerland, France, and Belgium.

• Pabitra has made more than 20 short films and documentaries and more than 100 folk and contemporary songs.