Sisir Kumar Ghosh

Sisir Kumar Ghosh (1840–1911), also spelt Shishir Kumar Ghose, was a noted Indian journalist, founder of the Amrita Bazar Patrika, a noted Bengali language newspaper in 1868[1][2] and a freedom fighter from Bengal.

Sisir Kumar Ghosh
শিশির কুমার ঘোষ
Sisir Kumar Ghosh
Born1840
Palua Village, Jessore district, British India (now in Bangladesh)
Died10 January 1911
Calcutta, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materHare School, Presidency College, Calcutta University
Occupation(s)Journalist, Freedom fighter, playwright, biographers
Known forFounders of Amrita Bazar Patrika
MovementIndian Independence Movement

He started the India League in 1875 with the object of stimulating the sense of nationalism amongst the people.[3] He was also a Vaishnavite, remembered for writings on mystic-saint Lord Chaitanya, and 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 in the first entrance examination of the Calcutta University in 1857.[7]

References
  1. Jeffrey, Robin (1997). "Bengali: 'Professional, Somewhat Conservative' and Calcuttan". Economic and Political Weekly. 32 (4): 141–144. JSTOR 4405008.
  2. Raj Kumar (2003). Essays on Indian Renaissance. Discovery Publishing House. pp. 78–. ISBN 978-81-7141-689-9.
  3. Sen, Sailendra Nath (2010). An Advanced History of Modern India. Delhi: Macmillan India. p. 236.
  4. Haripada Adhikary (2012). Unifying Force of Hinduism: The Harekrsna Movement. AuthorHouse. pp. 131–. ISBN 978-1-4685-0393-7.
  5. "Lotusimprints Blog » Mahatma Sisir Kumar Ghosh". Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  6. Wayfarer (1946). Life of Shishir Kumar Gosh. Calcutta & Allahabad: Tarun Kanti Gosh.
  7. Jitendra Nath Basu (1979). Romance of Indian Journalism. Calcutta University. p. 195.


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