Ramananda Chatterjee

Ramananda Chatterjee
রামানন্দ চট্টোপাধ্যায়
Born(1865-05-29)29 May 1865
Died30 September 1943(1943-09-30) (aged 78)
NationalityBritish India
Occupation(s)Journalist, Editor
ChildrenKedarnath Chattopadhyay
Parent(s)Srinath Chattopadhyay
Harasundari Devi

Ramananda Chatterjee (Bengali: রামানন্দ চট্টোপাধ্যায়) (29 May 1865 – 30 September 1943) was the founder, editor, and owner of the Calcutta based magazine, the Modern Review.[1] He has been described as the Father of Indian Journalism.

  1. ^ Chaudhuri, Indrajit (2012). "Prabasi". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ('Chattopadhyay' is the original Bengali surname anglicized by the British to 'Chatterjee')