Sisir Kumar Ghosh (1840–1911), also spelled Shishir Kumar Ghose, was an Indian journalist, founder of the Amrita Bazar Patrika, a Bengali language newspaper, in 1868,[1][2] and an independence activist from Bengal.
Sisir Kumar Ghosh | |
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| শিশির কুমার ঘোষ | |
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| Born | 1840 |
| Died | 10 January 1911 (aged 70–71) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Hare School, Presidency College, Calcutta University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Freedom fighter, playwright, biographers |
| Known for | Founders of Amrita Bazar Patrika |
| Movement | Indian Independence Movement |
He started the India League in 1875 intending to stimulate the sense of nationalism amongst the people.[3] He was also a Vaishnavite, remembered for writings on mystic saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (Gauranga), and for penning a book on him titled Lord Gauranga or Salvation for All in 1897.[4][5] He also writes several biographies for example: Narottam Charit.[6] He was one of the first batch of students who passed the first entrance examination of Calcutta University in 1857.[7]
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