The Kohinoor (Bengali : কোহিনূর , romanized : Kohinūr , lit. 'Mountain of light ') was a Bengali language newspaper, first published in July 1898.[1] Initially focusing on miscellaneous topics such as Islamic culture , its third relaunch was a pivot of Hindu-Muslim harmony .[2] The paper targeted both Hindu and Muslim clientele.[3]
History
The Kohinoor started publication in July 1898 in Kushtia District after Rowshan Ali Chowdhury met Mir Mosharraf Hossain . During its initial years, publication was irregular and lasted for about a year. It resumed publication in April 1904 and promoted harmony between Muslims and Hindus ; the two largest religious groups in Bengal . On that same year,[4] it also criticised the Urdu -speaking elite who looked down upon the Bengali language due to a superiority complex.[5] This second phase lasted up until around 1907. It made another comeback in April 1911 continuing on for another year.[2]
Location
The newspaper moved its headquarters from Kushtia to Pangsha (then part of Faridpur District ). It was edited by Mohammad Rowshan Ali Chowdhury , a resident of Pangsha. It later relocated to Calcutta .[2]
Members
Rowshan Ali Chowdhury was the founder and chief editor of The Kohinoor . It was managed by a 35-member committee containing both Muslims and Hindus.[6] Ismail Hossain Siraji , Maniruzzaman Islamabadi and Abdullah Al-Mamun Suhrawardy regularly contributed to the magazine.[7] [8] [9] In early 1914, Yakub Ali Chowdhury wrote an article relating to the language and literature of Bengali Muslims .[10]
References
^ Sarkar, Mahua (2008). Visible Histories, Disappearing Women: Producing Muslim Womanhood in Late Colonial Bengal . Duke University Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-8223-8903-3 .
^ a b c Wakil Ahmed (2012). "Kohinoor, The" . In Islam, Sirajul ; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza ; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh . ISBN 984-32-0576-6 . OCLC 52727562 . OL 30677644M . Retrieved 1 July 2024 .
^ Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 2003. p. 12. ISBN 978-984-32-0578-0 .
^ De, Amalendu (April–June 1995). "The Social Thoughts and Consciousness of the Bengali Muslims in the Colonial Period". Social Scientist . 23 (4/6): 16–37. doi :10.2307/3520213 . JSTOR 3520213 .
^ Bengali Muslim Press, p.157
^ Ahmed, Sufia (1974). Muslim Community in Bengal, 1884-1912 . S. Ahmed. p. 323. ISBN 9780195760224 .
^ Bhuiyan, Golam Kibria (2012). "Suhrawardi, Abdullah Al-Mamun" . In Islam, Sirajul ; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza ; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh . ISBN 984-32-0576-6 . OCLC 52727562 . OL 30677644M . Retrieved 1 July 2024 .
^ Razzaq, Rana (2012). "Shiraji, Ismail Hossain" . In Islam, Sirajul ; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza ; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh . ISBN 984-32-0576-6 . OCLC 52727562 . OL 30677644M . Retrieved 1 July 2024 .
^ Muhammad Inamul Hoque (2012). "Islamabadi, Maulana Maniruzzaman" . In Islam, Sirajul ; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza ; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh . ISBN 984-32-0576-6 . OCLC 52727562 . OL 30677644M . Retrieved 1 July 2024 .
^ Hossain, Anowar (2003). Muslim Women's Struggle for Freedom in Colonial Bengal (1873-1940) . Progressive Publishers. p. 65.