Bangadarshan a monthly literary journal was founded in 1872 by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (1838-1894), who also served as its editor up to April 1876 and was its main contributor. Though his editorship lasted for only four years, its contribution to Bangla language and literature, especially, in the formation of Bangla prose, is immense. The language employed by Bangadarshan was Sadhu Bhasa, chaste Bangla, of a high standard. It published essays on literature, society, science, politics, religion and philosophy as well as novels.
Although Bankim Chandra was its main contributor, other writers too contributed to Bangadarshan, among them, Gangacharan, Ramdas Sen, Akshoy Sarker and Chandranath Basu. Bankim Chandra's, 'Bandemataram' was first published in this journal. After Bankim, his brothers Sanjib Chander Chattopadhyay and Srish Chandra edited the journal for some time. Bangadarshan reflected the ideas of contemorarily Bengali intelligentia. 
