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 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 295 Nala Babu Bilisa) were published which served as models for A/a/ and Hutam and which had indeed reached a high degree of success and popularity. Another important field into which these Europeans directed the energy of 7. Bengali writers is that of journalism. Thanks to the courage and zeal of its promoters, the difficult social and political conditions under which it was started never retarded its growth, and its long and interesting history bears witness to the enormous popularity and usefulness of this organ of popular opinion.