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Ashok Kumar Sarkar
Ashok Kumar Sarkar (7 October 1912 – 17 February 1983) was the editor-in-chief and owner of ''Anandabazar Patrika'' and ABP Group from 1958 to 1983 after death of Prafulla Kumar Sarkar the inaugural editor of Anandabazar Patrika. Early life Ashok Kumar Sarkar was born in a Bengali Hindu family, the only child of Prafulla Kumar Sarkar and Nirjharini Sarkar. He was a graduate of the Scottish Church College.''Some Alumni of Scottish Church College'' in ''175th Year Commemoration Volume''. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 588 In 1957 he became an editor of the Desh magazine and a director of ABP Group. In 1958 upon the death of Prafulla Kumar Sarkar he became the second editor-in-chief of Anandabazar Patrika. He was among the first Indian journalists to start offset printing in newspapers. He organised an exhibition on Bengali printing in 1978 on the occasion of 200 yrs anniversary of the publication of first Bengali grammar by Nathaniel Brassey Halhed in 1778. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcutta
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of East India, Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the List of cities in India by population, seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata metropolitan area, Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the List of metropolitan areas in India, third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
