SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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The first newspaper in Persian language was started by ____
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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BR Ambedkar
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Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mirat-ul-Akhbar (Persian: ; lit. ‘Mirror of News’) was a Persian-language journal founded and edited by Raja Rammohan Roy. The newspaper was first published on 12 April 1822.
Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: The two newspapers started by Raja Rammohan Roy were in two different languages i.e Sambad Kaumudi in Bengali meaning The moon of intelligence in the 19th century, and Mirat-Ul-Akbar in Persian meaning the mirror of news in1882. They focused on the abolition of sati pratha.
Detailed explanation-3: -Raja Rammohun Roy started a Bengali weekly named Sambad Kaumudi to campaign for the abolition of Sati. He also ran another newspaper, published in Persian known as Mirat-ul-Akbar.
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