The Amrita Bazar Patrika (ABP) was one of India's oldest and most influential Indian-owned English daily newspapers, established on February 20, 1868, in Jessore (now in Bangladesh) by the Ghosh brothers—Sisir Kumar and Motilal Ghosh. It began as a Bengali weekly, later becoming a bilingual, and then a prominent English daily that was a major voice in the Indian freedom struggle against British rule.
It debuted on 20 February 1868. It was started by Sisir Ghosh and Moti Lal Ghosh, sons of Hari Naryan Ghosh, a rich merchant from Magura, in District Jessore, in Bengal Province of British Empire in India. The family had constructed a Bazaar and named it after Amritamoyee, wife of Hari Naryan Ghosh.
On the other hand Amrita Bazar Patrika was known for its nationalist position. During post-colonial India Amrita Bazar Patrika newspapers played a crucial role in critical appraisal of development projects and government policies. Other Data: Digitized by the Centre for Social Studies, Calcutta.
Motilal Ghose, editor of the newspaper Amrit Bazar Patrika, was the grandfather of Parmananda Dutt who authored a book on the former. The book recounts the story of Motilal Ghosh, his resistance towards British authorities and his activities.
He was the Chief Editor of ABP Group and Editor-in-Chief of AnandaBazar Patrika and The Telegraph at that time. ABP Ananda, one of the prominent Bengali news channels in India, is currently owned by ABP News Network which is a subsidiary of ABP Private Limited. Avinash Pandey is the CEO of the company.
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Anandabazar Patrika is owned by ABP private Limited. The shares of ABP Private Limited are divided among 4 members of the Sarkar family: Aveek Kumar Sarkar (19.5%), Arup Sarkar (19.5%), Atideb Sarkar (19.5%) and Shithi Sarkar (19.5%). The remaining 21.9% shares are held by ABP Holdings Private limited.
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