Bharatendu Harishchandra made major contributions in the fields of journalism, drama, and poetry. He edited the magazines "Kavi Vachan Sudha" in 1868 into this magazine he requested Indian people first to use Indian made products or Swadeshi Apnao in March 1874, in 1873 "Harishchandra Magazine ", "Harishchandra Patrika" and "Bal Vodhini." He was a member of the Chowdhury family of Varanasi belonging to the Agrawal community and his home there is still in use. His ancestors were landlords in Bengal. He had one daughter. He wrote the widely mentioned history of the Agrawal community.