Bicentenary Year of Mirat-ul-Akhbar

On 12^th April, 2022, India’s pioneering Persian newspaper - Mirat-ul-Akhbar- that embodied resistance founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy completed its 200 years.

About Mirat-ul-Akhbar: The newspaper Mirat-ul-Akhbar – the title of which translates to ‘Mirror of News’ – was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in the year 1822 in Calcutta.

• It used to be published on Fridays every week.
• In 1803-04, Raja Ram Mohan Roy had presented his first Persian seminal writing in the form of a book named Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin to monotheists.
• And again, he wrote his second Persian book, Monozeautul Adiyan, focusing on discourses of religion in 1814.
• His improved grip ....