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Who started the newspaper Shom Prakash?

  1. A
    Dayananda Saraswati
  2. B
    Raja Rammohan Roy
  3. C
    Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  4. D
    Surendranath Banerjee

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Shom Prakash was a weekly Bengali newspaper started in 1858 by the famous intellectual and social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar along with Dwarakanath Vidyabhusan who served as its editor. It played a major role in highlighting social issues and supporting the Indigo Revolt.

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Who started the newspaper Shom Prakash?
A
Dayananda Saraswati
B
Raja Rammohan Roy
C
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D
Surendranath Banerjee

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