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Mukti was one of the important weekly [1] newspaper of Purulia of West Bengal. It started publishing in 1925 from the Purulia town and later from the eastern manbhum district of then Bihar. It was published as a part of "Silpashram", a Gandhian Ashram. This newspaper has great importance in representing the local history from in its inception. [2]
These peoples have been editors of 'Mukti'. [2]
| Editors |
|---|
| Nibarancandra Dasgupta (founder-editor) |
| S. Vir Raghav Acarya |
| Phanindranath Dasgupta |
| Atul Chandra Ghosh |
| Aruncandra Ghosh |
| Bibhuti Bhusan Das Gupta |
| Cittabhusan Dasgupta |
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