- Sambad Prabhakar
"Sambad Prabhakar" or "Sombod Provokar" ( _bn. সংবাদ প্রভাকর) was a newspaper created by
Ishwar Chandra Gupta in1831 . It was a newspaper read by many and included views on:religion ,politics ,society , andIndia as well as covering literature and foreign news.Creation
"Sambad Prabhakar" was the brainchild of
Ishwar Chandra Gupta . He was patronized by Yogendra Mohan Thakur ofPathurighata . It began as a weekly newspaper launched on January 28, 1831 (16 Magh 1237BS). [http://banglapedia.org/HT/S_0053.htm Article] , fromBanglapedia .] As stated, Mr. Thakur was the backbone to this paper and his death caused the paper to close publication in 1832.In 1836, the newspaper was revived by
Ishwar Chandra Gupta and appeared as a tri-weekly on August 10, 1836. The Thakurs of Pathurighata lent a helping hand to the paper again and in 1837 the "Sambad Prabhakar" became the firstBengali language daily on June 14, 1839.Contributors
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Kangal Harinath Facts
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay began his literary career with compositions published in the "Sambad Prabhakar". [http://bengalonline.sitemarvel.com/bankimchandra.asp Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (Chatterjee)] , from BengalOnline.]References
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