Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash?
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- ADayanand Saraswati
- BIshwar Chandra VidyasagarCorrect
- CRaja Rammohan Roy
- DSurendranath Banerjee
Explanation
The correct answer is B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar started the Bengali weekly newspaper Shome Prakash in 1858. It was the first Bengali political newspaper and played a significant role in highlighting the problems of indigo farmers and supporting social reforms like widow remarriage. While Vidyasagar provided the idea and resources, the paper was edited by Dwarkanath Vidyabhushan under his guidance.
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