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Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta (Assamese: ভাস্কৰ জ্যোতি মহন্ত) is a 1988 batch (41RR)
Mahanta directed Yugadrashta, an Assamese
IPS officer
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of Assam
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-Meghalaya
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cadre. He is the current Director General
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of Assam Police
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, and had previously served as the special Director General
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of Border.
Education
Mahanta did hismatriculation
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from Govt. Higher Secondary School, Sivasagar
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in the year 1977 and achieved all Assam second rank in the higher secondary examination with highest mark in Economics
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from Vivekanda Vidyalaya, Digboi
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. He pursued Bachelor of Arts
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in Political Science from Ramjas College
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, Delhi and then Master of Arts
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in Social Works from Delhi School of Social Work
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Histo ...
. He was selected for Indian Information Service
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in the 1986 and for Indian Police Service
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in 1987.
Police career
Mahanta, a 1988 batchAssam
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-Meghalaya
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cadre IPS
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, has worked in various departments in different capacity.
Mahanta has served in below key positions for both Union
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and Assam Governments (Police
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) -
*Joint secretary in the department of Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
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*General of Training & Armed Police in Assam
* Additional director general of police of Administration
* Additional director general of police of Railway police
*Special Director General
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of Border
* SP in several districts of Assam
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Film career
Mahanta directed Yugadrashta, an Assamese language
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short film
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based on the life of Sentineler and freedom fighter Pitambar Deva Goswami.
See also
* Kuladhar SaikiaReferences