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4. Spanish


Spanish is spoken in just about every South American and Central American country, Spain, Cuba, and the U.S. There is a particular interest in Spanish in the U.S., as many English words are borrowed from the language, including: tornado, bonanza, patio, quesadilla, enchilada, and taco grande supreme.

To say “hello” in Spanish, say “Hola”.


5. Russian


One of the six languages in the UN, Russian is spoken not only in the Mother Country, but also in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the U.S.

To say “hello” in Russian, say “Zdravstvuite” (ZDRAST-vet- yah).


6. Arabic


Arabic, one of the world’s oldest languages, is spoken in the Middle East, with speakers found in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt. Because Arabic is the language of the Koran, millions of Moslems in other countries speak Arabic as well. So many people have a working knowledge of Arabic, in 1974 it was made the sixth official language of the United Nations.

To say “hello” in Arabic, say “Al salaam a’alaykum” .


7. Bengali – Number of speakers: 211 million


In Bangladesh, a country of 120+ million people, just about everybody speaks Bengali. And because Bangladesh is virtually surrounded by India, the number of Bengali speakers in the world is much higher than people would expect.

To say “hello” in Bengali, say “Ei Je” (eye-jay).


8. Portuguese


In the 12th Century, Portugal won its independence from Spain and expanded all over the world with the help of its famous explorers like Vasco da Gama and Prince Henry the Navigator. Because Portugal got in so early on the exploring game, the language established itself all over the world, especially in Brazil where it’s the national language, Macau, Angola, Venezuela, and Mozambique.

To say “hello” in Portuguese, say “Bom dia” (bohn dee-ah).


9. Malay – Indonesia


Malay Language is spoken in Malaysia and Indonesia. There are many dialects of Malay, the most popular of which is Indonesian. But they’re all pretty much based on the same root language, which is the ninth most-spoken in the world.

To say “hello” in Indonesian, say “Selamat pagi” (se-la-maht pa-gee).


10. French


French often called the most romantic language in the world, French is spoken in countries like Belgium, Canada, Rwanda, Cameroon, Haiti and France.

To say “hello” in French, say “Bonjour” (bone-joor).



News Papers/ Journals

News Papers/ Journals


News Papers/ Journals

Founder/Editors

Bengal Gazette (India's first news paper, 1780) 

J. K. Hikki

Amrit Bazar Patrika

Shishir Kr. Ghosh & Motilal Ghosh

Keshri

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Maharatta

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Sudharak

G. K. Gokhle

Vande Mataram

Aurobindo Ghosh

Native Opinion

V. N. Mandalik

Kavivachan Sudha

Bhartendu Harishchandra

Rast Goftar (First News Paper in Gujrati)

Dadabhai Naoroji

New India

Bipin Chandra Pal

Statesman

Robert Knight

Hindu

Vir Raghavacharya & G. S. Aiyar

Sandhya

B. B. Upadhyaya

Vichar Lahiri

Krishna Shastri Chiplunkar

Hindu Patriot

Girish Chandra Ghosh

Som Prakash

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Yugantar

Bhupendra Nath Datta & Barindra Kumar Ghosh

Bombay Chronicle

Firoze Shah Mehta

Hindustan

Madan Mohan Malviya

Mooknayak

B. R. Ambedkar

Comrade

Mohammed Ali

Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq

Sir Syyed Ahmed Khan

Al-Hilal

Abul Kalam Azad

Al-Balagh

Abul Kalam Azad

Independent

Motilal Nehru

Punjabi

Lala Lajpat Rai

New India

Annie Besant

Commonweal

Annie Besant

Pratap

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi

Essays in Indian Economics

Mahadev Govind Ranade

Samvad Kaumudi (Bengali)

Ram Mohan Roy

Mirat-ul-Akhbar (First Persian News Paper)

Ram Mohan Roy

Indian Mirror

Devendra Nath Tagore

Nav Jeevan

M. K. Gandhi

Young India

M. K. Gandhi

Harijan

M. K. Gandhi

Prabudha Bharat

Swami Vivekananda

Udbodhana

Swami Vivekananda

Indian Socialist

Shyamji Krishna Verma

Talwar (in Berlin)

Birendra Nath Chattopadhyaye

Free Hinduatan

Tarak Nath Das

Hindustan Times

K. M. Pannikar

Kranti

Mirajkar, Joglekar, Ghate

Nobel Prize Winner


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