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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2016 — General Studies · Question 49 of 200

Q49
Indian National MovementSocio-Religious & Educational Reform
Who started the newspaper Shom Prakash?
  1. a.Dayananda Saraswati
  2. b.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  3. c.Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  4. d.Surendranath Banerjee

Answer: (C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Shom Prakash (Shom Prakash) was a Bengali-language weekly newspaper started by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in 1858. It was one of the earliest newspapers to advocate for women's rights, widow remarriage, and social reforms in Bengal.

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