UPSC History Expansion Company and Bengal Nawabs Question Bank East India Company and Regional Powers

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    The first all-Hindi newspaper 'Udanta Martanda' was published from Calcutta in the year 1826. Who was its editor?

    A)  Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla

    B)  Pandit Sadal Mishra

    C)  Bhartendu Harishchandra

    D)  Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla was the editor of the firs all Hindu newspaper "Udanta-Martanda" published from Kanpur in the year 1826. The newspaper was started on May 20, 1826; with it for the first time a newspaper was published completely in Hindi, using Devanagari script. Udant Martand employed a mix of Khari Boh and Braj Bhasha dialects of Hindi. The first issue printed 500 copies, and the newspaper was pubhshed every Tuesday.


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