Author:

Sumana Das, Dr.Madhab Chandra Adhikary
Research Scholar
Department of History
Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University
Cooch Behar,West Bengal,India
Email: dasbarmansumana94@gmail.com

Professor
Department of History
Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University
Cooch Behar,West Bengal,India
Email: madhab.cbpbu.gmail.com

Abstract::Abstract: With the passage of time the land named Cooch Behar became a Princely State of the
British from Kamata-Koch kingdom. Cooch Behar State was a Princely State since 1773 to 1949.
Cooch Behar became a district of West Bengal from 1 January 1950. The main objective of this
research paper is to present the history of newspapers and journals published from Cooch Behar
District. The time period for the study is from 1950 to 1980. During these thirty years, many Bengali
weeklies, fortnightlies and monthlies were published from Cooch Behar District. These played a
special role in shaping public opinion by highlighting local news and in the practice of literature and
culture. The first Bengali monthly from Cooch Behar was published in 1877 during the Raj period. Its
name was ‘Koch Behar Masik Patrika’. Many journals and periodicals have been published since
1950. It is important to remember that even during the national emergency, some periodicals were
published from this district. It is also true that the details of local news are not available in the
national level news dailies. In such cases, newspapers, periodicals and journals increase awareness
in the public mind by publishing local news and play a leading role in literary and cultural study.

Key Words::British,Cooch Behar, Kamta-Koch, Merger Agreement, Political Organizations etc.