Question

Who started the newspaper Shom Prakash?
1. Dayananda Saraswati
2. Raja Rammohan Roy
3. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
4. Surendranath Banerjee

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

The correct answer is Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.

• Shom Prakash newspaper was started by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in 1859 under the editorship of Dwarakanath Vidyabhushan.
• It was a weekly paper coming from the Sanskrit Press.
• It is famous for its contribution to the Indigo Movement.
• Shom Prakash was the first Bangla newspaper to indulge in political discussions.
• Shom Prakash did not support all policies of the Government, it raised its voice against the Vernacular Press Act and in support of the ilbert bill.
• Initially, Shom Prakash was published from a lane in Champatala in Kolkata.
  • When the railway was extended to Canning in 1862, he shifted the printing press to his native village Chingripota (renamed as Subhasgram), now in South 24 Parganas.