Meet Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, a successful entrepreneur and Media Tycoon of Northeast
New Delhi: Riniki Bhuyan Sarma is a known name in Assam and the entire Northeast region. Wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Riniki is a professional lawyer and ex-tennis player who has represented Assam in the nationals. Today, she heads the largest media house of the region with 2 news channels (News Live and North East Live), 3 entertainment channels (Rang, Ramdhenu, and Indradhanu) and 1 Assamese newspaper (Niyamiya Barta).
Rikini, who is known for her fitness too shared her daily routine. “I get up late in the morning, as I sleep late. My God comes first; I start with a puja! The next step of the day is to have breakfast. Once done, I get into my businesswoman mode. Kids and husband come in between, they are my lifelines.I also chat with my loved ones to regain my strength. I envy my friends, but I hardly get any time to socialize. By the time I reach home, my half-fulfilled commitments of meeting people are done. After that, I have dinner, play with my dogs, and see my fish. If I get into the mood, I start decorating my house. I am a homemaker as well.After that, I devote some time to social media—Facebook, Instagram and Threads—where I admire myself when I see a rise in my followers. As a woman, I try to find gossip. Around three, I fall asleep for a new day with new promises to keep,” she said.
Riniki Bhuyan Sarma: Early Life and Education
Riniki Bhuyan Sarma was born on July 31, 1973, in Guwahati. She comes from a notable family, with her father, Jadav Chandra Bhuyan, being a well-known industrialist. After completing her schooling from St Mary’s School, she went on to pursue her graduation and post-graduation from Cotton College, Guwahati. She then pursued LLB and is currently enrolled in the Bar Council of India.
When Riniki Met Himanta:
It was during Riniki’s graduation days in Cotton College, Guwahati when she first met the General Secretary of the college, Himanta Biswa Sarma. They fell in love and got married after a courtship of 10 years. The couple now has two children – a son, Nandil Biswa Sarma, and a daughter, Sukanya Sarma.
Controversy:
In the year 2023, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma grabbed the headlines when Congress alleged that Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, through her company M/s Pride East Entertainments Private Limited, had allegedly obtained a grant of Rs 10 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). However, Riniki called the allegations baseless and denied all the charges. She claimed that her company had neither applied for nor received any subsidies, even though it was eligible. She also filed a Rs 10 crore defamation lawsuit against Gaurav Gogoi, accusing him of running a “slanderous campaign” against her business.
Riniki Bhuyan Sarma: Net Worth
In 2021, in his election affidavit, Himanta Biswa Sarma declared that the total worth of Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, chairman-cum-managing director at Pride East Entertainment — assets both movable and immovable — has increased three-fold.
From Rs 5.27 crore in 2016, Riniki’s assets have increased to Rs 14.47 crore.
She has liabilities amounting to Rs 2.83 crore as against Rs 1.29 crore five years ago.
Riniki has two vehicles — a Toyota Innova and a Jeep.
The minister and his children possess no immovable property, but his wife has four non-agricultural plots of land — two each in Guwahati and Gauripur in north Guwahati, one of which she received as inheritance from her father.
The total value of all her properties is Rs 4.3 crore. In 2016, she owned three properties in Assam along with a flat in New Delhi, which has not been mentioned in this year’s affidavit.
The total value of her properties then was Rs 3.5 crore. She also has two residential buildings in the city.
(Image Courtesy: Riniki Bhuyan Sarma official website)
