Which Was India's First Newspaper And Who Published It? Know An Interesting Fact About India's Press History

First Newspaper Of India:  India's first newspaper was Hicky's Bengal Gazette, which was established in 1780 in Calcutta, now Kolkata. As the name suggests, the first ever newspaper in India was published by James Augustus Hicky, an Irishman and a strong independent editor. Specifically, on January 29, 1780, the first issue of Hicky's Bengal Gazette, also known as the Calcutta General Advertiser, was printed in Calcutta. It was the first of its type printed in English, which was a two-page weekly. It started by serving the British and wealthy Indian audience, providing information, news, and advertisements that were true to colonial society life.

Publisher Of India’s First Newspaper: James Augustus Hicky

James Augustus Hicky was born in Ireland in 1730. He came to India to look for new opportunities, all due to his business failures and even an imprisonment in jail for debt. Hicky opted for a career in printing and set up his press in Calcutta. All thanks to the European influence of newspaper tradition and seeing a void in the Indian market, Hicky founded India's first newspaper, Hicky's Bengal Gazette.

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James Augustus Hickey is also known as the Father of Indian Journalism, because of his pioneering role in establishing India's first newspaper -Hicky's Bengal Gazette.