Who Published the First Newspaper In India?

The Bengal Gazette was the title of the first Indian newspaper, which was published on January 29, 1780, by James Augustus Hicky during the British Raj. People just refer to it as "Hicky's Gazette" even though it was also known as "Calcutta General Advertiser." It was a little, weekly, two-sheet newspaper. And there were several adverts for The Calcutta General Advertiser throughout the newspaper. In actuality, its whole front page was made up of adverts.

The "Indian Gazette" was published in November 1780, a few months after Messer B. Messick and Peter Read began publishing Hicky's periodical. Numerous additional journals were also launched, including The Bengal Journal (1784) and the Calcutta Gazette (1784). Richard Johnson published the English-language "Madras Courier" in Madras in 1785. In 1795, R. William's "Madras Gazette" and in 1796, Humphrey's "India Herald". Bombay's first newspapers were the Bombay Herald, Bombay Courier, and Bombay Gazette, all of which debuted in 1789.

History of the First Indian Newspaper

• The Bengal Gazette was the title of the first newspaper in India, which was published on January 29, 1780, by James Augustus Hicky during the British Raj.
• People just refer to it as "Hicky's Gazette" even though it was also known as "Calcutta General Advertiser."
• Hicky was the first to do this, but a Dutch explorer named William Bolts had originally purchased the concept for the newspaper in India.
• Because the journal is also known as the Calcutta General Advertiser, it contains several advertisements and actual information regarding East India Company corruption.