Q. The founder of Digdarshan was–
Answer: John Clarke Marshman
Notes: In April 1818, John Clarke Marshman, together with his father Joshua, launched the first monthly magazine in Bengali, Digdarshan, which focused on educative information for the youth. Marshman also started a new paper mill at the Mission to manufacture a special new type of paper that had been devised by the missionaries.
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