Dipankar Das Purkayastha was felicitated for his four-decade-long contribution at the ABP Centenary Celebration.
In March 2021 Dipankar Das Purkayastha stepped down after spending four decades at ABP.
Previously, as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, he headed Finance, IT, Supply Chain and Secretarial & Legal functions of the company. Purkayastha has spent 41 years in the Media Industry.
He is on the Board of ABP Network, the television arm of ABP Group. Under Purkayastha's leadership, ABP has grown to become one of the largest reached News Media of the country.
He has also led ABP to be one of the most diversified Media Companies in the country. ABP's TV News Bouquet has the highest viewership among all Indian News Channels. Globally, he is on the Board of WAN-IFRA and INMA, the two largest Association of Newspaper companies worldwide. He is the Deputy President of Indian Newspaper Society ( INS).