Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following was the first English language newspaper of India?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Hicky’s Bengal Gazette.
Key Points
- The Bengal Gazette was a weekly magazine.
- It was started in the year 1780 by James Augustus Hickey.
- It described itself as 'a commercial paper open to all, but influenced by none'.
- Various other weekly magazines were published after Bengal Gazette.
- It was the first English newspaper published in the Indian Subcontinent.
Additional Information
Some important newspapers and journals are-
| Newspaper | Editor/Founder |
|---|---|
| Hindoo Patriot | Madhusudan |
| Rast Goftar | Dadabhai Naroji |
| Indian Mirror | Devendranath Tagore |
| Amrita Bazar Patrika | Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh |
| Sudharak | GG Agarkar |
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