Eastern Chronicle

Dainik Jugasankha has stepped into its 63rd year and is still marching ahead But the long vo age has not been a cakewalk It had to encounter man odds But despite all these odds this premier Bengali dail is carr ing forward the rich legac left behind the founder editor of Jugasankha Bartabhagirath Baid anath Nath bA brief histor bbr Dainik Jugasankha was born on December 13 1950 Initiall it hit the stands as a weekl paper under the tutelage of Bartabhagirath Baid anath Nath Bartabhagirath was not onl a visionar journalist but he was also a freedom fighter as well In fact he was a multifaceted character Basicall Bartabhagirath was a teacher and he entered into journalism with an aim to provide the local deni ens an alternative to Basumati and ugantar which used to come all the wa from Kolkata Being a freedom fighter he came out with his weekl with an aim to be a part of the nation building process as the countr just attained independence from the oke of the colonial empire However des...