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- Notes: Surendranath Banerjee was one of the earliest political leaders during the British Rule. He founded the newspaper “The Bengalee” in 1879 and founded the Indian National Association with Anandmohan Bose, the first Indian political organization of its kind on July 26, 1876.
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The Bengalee, an English-language newspaper, was published in Kolkata from 1862 to 1931. It started as a daily newspaper and later transitioned into a weekly publication. The Bengalee was edited by several notable figures, including Girish Chandra Ghose and Surendranath Banerjee.
In 1879, he bought the newspaper The Bengalee (founded in 1862 by Girish Chandra Ghosh) and edited it for 40 years. In 1883, when Banerjee was arrested for publishing remarks in his paper, in contempt of court, protests and hartals erupted across Bengal, and in Indian cities such as Agra, Faizabad, Amritsar, Lahore and Pune.
Sir Surendranath Banerjea (born Nov. 10, 1848, Calcutta [now Kolkata], India—died Aug. 6, 1925, Barrackpore, near Calcutta) was one of the founders of modern India and a proponent of autonomy within the British Commonwealth. Banerjea was born into a distinguished family of Brahmans.
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Sir Surendranath Banerjee was one of the earliest Indian political leaders during the British Raj. He founded the Indian National Association, one of the earliest Indian political organisations, and later became a senior leader of the Indian National Congress.
Jul 31, 2023 · In 1879, he took over "The Bengalee" newspaper and served as its editor for 40 years. Banerjee holds the distinction of being the first Indian journalist arrested for publishing nationalist views in his newspaper.
- Surendranath Banerjee was an eminent political leader in British India, founder of the Indian National Association, and a moderate member of the INC.
- “A Nation in Making” is the name of Banerjee’s autobiography, which he wrote after quitting politics. He eventually completed this book by 1925.
- Surendranath Banerjee is known as Indian Burke as he was greatly influenced by the liberal philosophy and ideology of Edmund Burke.
The Bengalee was founded in 1862 by Girish Chandra Ghosh as an English language newspaper based in Kolkata. The newspaper had a nationalist editorial stand. Surendranath Banerjee served as its editor. It was the highest circulated weekly newspaper in the late 19th and early 20th century.
He acquired “The Bengalee” newspaper (founded in 1862 by Girish Chandra Ghosh) in 1879 and edited it for 40 years. He was the first Indian journalist to be arrested for publishing nationalist remarks in his paper.
