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  1. The first all-Hindi newspaper 'Udanta Martanda' was published from Calcutta in the year 11826. Who was its editor?
    1. Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla
    2. Pandit Sadal Mishra
    3. Bhartendu Harishchandra
    4. Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi
Correct Option: A

Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla was the editor of the first all-Hindu newspaper "Udanta Martanda" published from Kanpur in the year 1826. The newspaper was started on May 20, 1826; with it for the first time a newspaper was published completely in Hindi, using Devanagari script. Udant Martand employed a mix of Khari Boli and Braj Bhasha dialects of Hindi. The first issue printed 500 copies, and the newspaper was published every Tuesday.


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