Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya

Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya (d. 1831) was an Indian journalist, teacher and reformer. He was born in Bahara village. He started his career as a compositor in the Baptist Mission Press, Serampore. But later he shifted to Calcutta. In 1816, he edited the earliest illustrated book published in Bengali language, the "Annadamangal", printed in the Ferris and Company press, Calcutta. The two illustrations in this book were engraved by Ramachand Roy. In 1818, he set up a printing press in Calcutta, the "Bengal Gazette Press" for printing Bengali books. The works written or edited by him and printed in this press include: "A Grammar in English and Bengalee Language" (1816), "Daybhag" (1816), "Drabyagun" (1828) and "Chikitsarnab".Sengupta, S. (ed.) (1988). "Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan", Calcutta:Sahitya Samsad, p.124]

The Bengal Gazetti

In 1818, he started editing and publishing a weekly Bengali newspaper, the "Bengal Gazetti" along with Harachandra Roy, which was printed in his "Bengal Gazette Press"Sengupta, S. (ed.) (1988). "Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan", Calcutta:Sahitya Samsad, p.124] . Though the exact date of commencing of its publication is not yet known, the commencement of the publication of this newspaper was announced in two successive advertisements published in the Government Gazette of May 14, 1818 and July 1, 1818. These advertisements informed that the "Bengal Gazetti" comprised "Translation of Civil Appointments, Government Notifications and Regulations, and such other local matter as are deemed interesting to the Reader, into a plain, concise and correct Bengalee Language" and the rate of subscription was fixed at two rupees per month. The publication of this newspaper porbably lasted for a year or so.

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* [http://banglapedia.org/HT/B_0407.HTM An article on the Bengal Gazetti in Banglapedia]