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Mass Communication and Journalism · Q13

Introduction to Mass Communication and Journalism

Graduate and Post Graduate · Mass Communication and Journalism · question 13

Q13

The first Indian language newspaper was

A.
Bangadoota
B.
Samachar
C.
Digdarshan
Answer
D.
Mirat-ul-Akhbar

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Samachar Darpan was the first newspaper published entirely in an Indian language, Bengali.

It was started in 1818 by the Serampore Missionaries and is widely recognized as the first Indian language newspaper.

Bangadoota was a journal that appeared slightly earlier but was multilingual and not a pure Indian language newspaper.

Digdarshan was a magazine, not a newspaper.

Mirat-ul-Akhbar was published in Persian, which is not considered an Indian language in this context.

Therefore, Samachar Darpan (Option B: Samachar) holds the title as the first true Indian language newspaper.