Which of the following nationalist newspapers was founded by Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh in 1868, and later converted overnight into an English publication to bypass the punitive restrictions of the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Amrita Bazar Patrika started as a Bengali weekly before converting into an English daily newspaper to evade the strict censorship imposed by the Vernacular Press Act enacted under Lord Lytton. Somaprakasha was founded by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and faced direct suppression under the same Act. Kesari was Marathi language newspaper run by Tilak. Hindu Patriot was edited by Harish Chandra Mukherjee, covering the indigo revolt.