SOURCES FOR THE HISTORY OF MODERN INDIA Flashcards
1st surveyor general of Bengal?
James Rennell in 1767.
1st newspaper in India?
In 1780, James Augustus Hickey- The Bengal Gazette or Calcutta General Advertiser (weekly).
Newspaper Calcutta Gazette was founded by?
Calcutta Gazette was an English newspaper in Bengal founded by Francis Gladwin, a colonial officer, in 1784.
The Madras Courier (first paper from Madras) was founded by?
Madras Courier was found on 12 October 1785 by Richard Johnston, a British Army officer turned printer.
The Bombay Herald (first paper from Bombay) was first printed in _______, by ______.
1790 Bombay, William Ashburner.
The Hindu and Swadeshmitran was founded by?
G. Subramaniya Iyer.
Kesari and Maharatta under?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Kesari (in Marathi) and Maharatta (in English).
Bengalee founder and editor?
Founded by Girish Chandra Ghosh in 1862. Taken over by Surendranath Banerjee in 1879 served as its editor.
Amrita Bazaar Patrika (Bengali in the beginning, later English, a daily) was started by?
Started by Sisir Ghosh and Moti Lal Ghosh in 1868, Jessore district.
Who started the weekly newspaper Sudharak and it was under the editorship of?
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started it.
It was edited by Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
Editor of Indian Mirror?
N.N. Sen.
Voice of India was founded by?
Dadabhai Naoroji.
Hindustan and Advocate under the editorship of?
G.P. Varma.
Indian Sociologist newspaper founder?
Shyamji Krishnavarma, London.
Bande Matram (abroad) newspaper was published by?
Madam Bhikaji Cama, Paris.
Newspaper Talwar was started by?
Virendranath Chattopadhyay, Berlin.
Newspaper Ghadar was started by?
Lala Hardayal, San Francisco.
Anandamath is written by?
Bankim Chandra Chatterji in 1882.
Anandamath is noted for its?
It is noted for its powerful lyrics Vandemataram and depiction of the Sanyasi Revolt (1760s).
Novel Rajasimha is written by?
Bankim Chandra Chatterji.
Hind ane Britannica is written by?
Icharam Suryaram Desai.
Mohana Rajani (1931) is written by?
Girija Devi.
Dasikalin Mosavalai (1936) is written by?
Ramatirthammal.
Keelubommalu (The Puppets, 1956) is written by?
G.V. Krishna Rao.
Balyakalasakhi (The Childhood Friends, 1944) is written by?
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer.
Tottiyude Makan (Son of a Scavenger) and Chemmeen (Shrimps, 1956) is written by?
Thakazhi Siva Sankara Pillai became prominent for his two extremely well written works in Malayalam, Tottiyude Makan, (Son of a Scavenger 1948) and Chemmeen (Shrimps, 1956).
Introduction of photography in India in which year?
1840s.
The East India Company paintings were referred to as?
Patna Kalam.
