DD Purkayastha’s memoir and maiden book ‘Headline: Memoir of a Media CEO’ was launched in Kolkata on April 18, Thursday.

‘Headline’ is the story of a small-town boy from a remote town who reaches the highest rung of the glitzy media corporate house. The story is intertwined between Mr Purkayastha’s life and the media.

The first leg of the book launch was held in Kolkata. The event was attended by renowned media personalities, including Dhruba Mukherjee, CEO of ABP. Following the book launch, Sankarshan Thakur, the Editor of The Telegraph, had a fireside chat with Mr Purkayastha.

DD Purkayastha, the former long-standing CEO of ABP Group, is one of the most respected CEOs in the Indian media landscape. He has written his maiden book titled "Headline Memoir of a Media CEO".

DDP, as Mr Purkayastha is known, is serving on the board of ABP Limited post his tenure as a CEO at ABP Group, which came to an end a couple of years back.