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Who was the first editor of the Amrita Bazar Patrika?

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

Answer options

  1. Sambhuchandra Mukhopadhyay
  2. Sisir Kumar Ghosh
  3. Girish Chandra Ghosh
  4. Robert Knight

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Sisir Kumar Ghosh

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Sisir Kumar Ghosh šŸ“š Explanation: Sisir Kumar Ghosh was a prominent journalist and the first editor of the 'Amrita Bazar Patrika', which was started as a weekly in 1868. it eventually became one of India's oldest and most influential newspapers. The Patrika was famous for its nationalist stance and for switching from Bengali to English overnight to bypass the Vernacular Press Act of 1878. Sisir Kumar Ghosh used the paper to fearlessly criticize British policies.