Ashok Kumar Sarkar অশোক কুমার সরকার | |
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| Born | 7 October 1912 |
| Died | 17 February 1983 (aged 70) |
| Alma mater | Scottish Church College, Calcutta |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1958–1983 |
| Organization | Ananda Bazar Patrika |
| Spouse | Aloka Sarkar |
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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.[1]
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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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
References
- ^ red ink printing, Ananda Bazar Patrika Uniqueness. "Ananda Bazar Patrika Uniqueness" (PDF). Pabitra Kumar Mukherji. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 588
- ^ Chakrabarti, Kunal; Chakrabarti, Shubhra (22 August 2013). Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-8024-5.
- ^ "A CENTENARY TRIBUTE - Asoke Kumar Sarkar (1912-1983)". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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