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Who started newspaper Shom Prakash?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Dayaram Saraswati
  2. Raja Rammohon Roy
  3. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  4. Surendranath Banerjee

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar šŸ“š Explanation: The influential Bengali weekly newspaper Shom Prakash was started in 1858 under the guidance and patronage of the great social reformer Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. The paper was edited by Dwarkanath Vidyabhusan. It was a pioneering publication that boldly discussed political issues and supported social reforms like widow remarriage. its high literary quality had a massive influence on the history of journalism in Bengal.