Question

Mirat-ul- Akbar, the first Persian journal in India was started by:

• A. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
• B. Jyotirao Phule
• C. Dadabhai Naoroji
• D. Raja Rammohan Roy

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Raja Rammohan Roy

Newspaper

• Raja Rammohan Roy was the first to start newspaper with a national perspective. His Sambad Kaumudi in Bengali and Mirat-ul- Akbar in Persian focused on social reformation, democracy and nationalism.

• The Vernacular Press Act enacted by Lord Lytton in 1878