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Fardunjee Marzban
Journalist, Deceased Person
1787 – 1847
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Who was Fardunjee Marzban?
Fardunjee Marzaban or Fardoonjee Marazban was, among other things, a printer and a newspaper editor. He established the first vernacular printing press in Mumbai. He also started India’s oldest running periodical called the Bombay Samachar, which was printed primarily in Gujarati. He pioneered vernacular journalism in India, as also the production of Gujarati types.
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