Which one is the first Newspaper published in Bengali Language?

Which one is the first Newspaper published in Bengali Language?
| Which one is the first Newspaper published in Bengali Language?

A. Digdarshan

B. Sambad Pravakar

C. Tattobodhini

D. Samachar Darpan

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Right Answer is: D

SOLUTION

The Correct Answer is Samachar Darpan.

  • Samachar Darpan was a Bengali weekly newspaper published by the Baptist Missionary Society and published on 23 May 1818 from the Baptist Mission Press at Serampore in the first half of the 19th century.
  • It is considered to be the first Indian-language newspaper.

Digdarshan:-

  • Digdarshan was the first periodical of Bengal in Bangla language. It was a monthly periodical published by the Srirampur (Serampore) Baptist Mission and edited by John Clark Marshman who was the son of missionary Joshua Marshman.
  • Its first issue was published in April 1818.

Sambad Pravakar:- 

  • It was a Bengali daily newspaper found by Ishwar Chandra Gupta.
  • It began as a weekly newspaper in 1831 and became a daily newspaper in 1831 and became a daily eight years later in 1839.
  • Sambad Prabhakar covered news on India and abroad and put forward its views on religion, politics, society, and literature.

Tattobodhini:-

  • It was established by Maharshi Devendranath Tagore on 16 August 1843, as a journal of the Tattwabodhini Sabha, and continued publication until 1883.
  • It was published from Kolkata, India.