Author:

Bipasha Raha and Pintu Das

Professor
Department of History
Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
Birbhum ,West Bengal ,India
Email: bipasha.raha@visva-bharati.ac.in

Research Scholar
Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
Birbhum ,West Bengal ,India
Email: pintudas5233@gmail.com

Abstract::Abstract:Harish Chandra Mukherjee (1824–1861) was a pivotal figure in the sphere of nineteenthcentury Indian journalism and social reform. This article discusses Mukherjee’s transformative role as
editor of the Hindoo Patriot, where he championed the rights of Indian people under British rule, most
notably during the Indigo Revolt, giving voice to oppressed cultivators and prompting a significant
government inquiry. Mukherjee’s fearless editorials criticized colonial policies and advocated
progressive social change, including widow remarriage and female education. Despite facing financial
hardship and official persecution, his pioneering investigative journalism and for justice left a lasting
legacy, shaping the emergent nascent Indian nationalism and establishing the rightful place of
periodicals as a vital agent of social transformation.
Key Words::Discourse, Hindoo Patriot, Indigo, Journalism, Periodicals, Peasants etc