Q. Who was the first Bengali publisher in Bengal
Answer: Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya
Notes: Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya was the first Bengali Publisher in Bengal. Bengal, especially Kolkata was the cradle of journalism in India. The year 1818 marks the beginning of Bengali journalism. Samachar Darpan, is regarded as the first newspaper in Bengali language. But prior to that, Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya started publishing the Bengali weekly, Bengal Gazetti or Vangal Gazette.
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