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'''Chintamani Ghosh''' (1844 – 11 August 1928)<ref name="Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan p154">{{cite book |author1=Subodhchandra Sengupta |author2=Anjali Basu |title=Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan|URL=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.454299/page/n154/mode/1up|publisher=Sahitya Samsad |page=154 |language=bn|accessdate=25 August 2021}}</ref> was an Indian publisher and printer. He founded [[The Indian Press]], in [[Allahabad]] and started ''[[Saraswati (magazine)|Saraswati]]'', the first Hindi magazine in 1900. He was considered as Caxton of the Hindi world.<ref name="Chintamoni Ghosh: The unsung hero of print">{{cite news |title=Chintamoni Ghosh: The unsung hero of print |url=https://www.printweek.in/news/chintamoni-ghosh-the-unsung-hero-of-print-40654 |access-date=19 August 2021 |work=Print Week}}</ref><br />
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== Life ==<br />
Chintamani Ghosh was born in [[Howrah]], [[West Bengal]] in 1844. He received his education in [[Varanasi]], where his father was transferred due to his job. Chintamani Ghosh started his career by joining as a government employee. In 1884, he established [[The Indian Press]], in Allahabad. Notable magazines such as ''[[Prabasi]]'' and ''[[Modern Review (Kolkata)|The Modern Review]]'' used to be printed here. He was one of the earliest promoters and publishers of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s literary works.<ref name="The man who unveiled Tagore's genius before the world">{{cite news |title=The man who unveiled Tagore's genius before the world {{!}} Allahabad News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/the-man-who-unveiled-tagores-genius-before-the-world/articleshow/27990774.cms |access-date=19 August 2021 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Ghosh died on 11 August 1928.<ref name="Tagore and the Indian Press: Chintamani Babu Acted like a Friend, not a Businessman – II - Different Truths">{{cite news |title=Tagore and the Indian Press: Chintamani Babu Acted like a Friend, not a Businessman – II - Different Truths |url=https://www.differenttruths.com/travel-getaways/history-culture/people/tagore-and-the-indian-press-chintamani-babu-acted-like-a-friend-not-a-businessman-ii/ |access-date=19 August 2021 |date=17 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
Chintamani Ghosh was noted as Caxton of the Hindi world.<ref name="Chintamoni Ghosh: The unsung hero of print" /> In 2013, the then Indian president [[Pranab Mukherjee]] unveiled a statue of Ghosh in Allahabad.<ref name="India Today">{{cite news |title=President unveils statue of Chintamani Ghosh in Allahabad |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/president-unveils-statue-of-chintamani-ghosh-in-allahabad-222053-2013-12-26 |access-date=19 August 2021 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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