Sisir Kumar Ghosh (1840–1911), also spelt Shishir Kumar Ghose, was an Indian journalist, founder of the Amrita Bazar Patrika, a Bengali language newspaper, in 1868,[1][2] and an independence activist from Bengal.
Sisir Kumar Ghosh
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| শিশির কুমার ঘোষ | |
Sisir Kumar Ghosh
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| Born | 1840
Palua Village, Jessore district, British India
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| Died | 10 January 1911 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Hare School, Presidency College, Calcutta University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Freedom fighter, playwright, biographers |
| Known for | Founders of Amrita Bazar Patrika |
| Movement | Indian Independence Movement |
He started the India League in 1875 with the object of stimulating the sense of nationalism amongst the people.[3] He was also a Vaishnavite, remembered for writings on mystic-saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (Gauranga), and penning a book on him titled Lord Gauranga or Salvation for All in 1897.[4][5] He also writes several biographies for example: Narottam Charit.[6] He was one of the first batch of students who passed in the first entrance examination of the Calcutta University in 1857.[7]
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