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October 20, 2017 Sunil Saxena Journalism 1 The day was Saturday; the date was January 29; the year was 1780, and the city was Calcutta. On that day India's first newspaper was born. The newspaper had two titles. The first title, as given on top of the front page in big capital letters, was Hicky's Bengal Gazette.
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The first English newspaper in India was the "Hickey's Bengal Gazette," which was published by James Augustus Hickey. It was first issued on January 29, 1780, in Calcutta (now Kolkata). Hickey's Bengal Gazette played a significant role in the history of Indian journalism, providing a platform for news and discussions during the colonial period.
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As free thought and freedom of expression swept across the world, an Irishman called James Augustus Hicky gave Calcutta and India its first printed newspaper in 1780. Taking on power Hicky's.
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Hicky began India's first newspaper - Hicky's Bengal Gazette, which was also the first newspaper in all of Asia, almost by chance. He had invested huge sums in printing equipment for fulfilling a large government contract to print army regulations and forms, but once the work was almost done, the government refused to release his payment.
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The Bengal Gazette was the title of the first newspaper in India, 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.
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The newspaper in India was first published on 29th January 1780 by James Augustus Hicky under the British Raj. Its name was "the Bengal Gazette" or Calcutta General Advertiser, generally known as the "Hicky's Gazette". The period was portrayed by strict government control and restriction.
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James August Hickey started the first newspaper in India in the year 1780. The paper was called the Bengal Gazette(later called the Hicky's Gazette). It started out as a weekly political and.
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Hicky's Bengal Gazette or the Original Calcutta General Advertiser was an English-language weekly newspaper published in Kolkata (then Calcutta), the capital of British India.
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Hicky's Bengal Gazette, also known simply as the Bengal Gazette, was one of the earliest newspapers in India and is often considered the first newspaper in the Indian subcontinent.. It was founded by James Augustus Hicky, an Irishman, in 1780 during the period of British colonial rule in India. The newspaper was published in Calcutta (now Kolkata), which was the capital of British India at.
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The first newspaper to be printed in India was the Hicky's Bengal Gazette in 1780 from a printing press in Calcutta. Hicky's Bengal Gazette (Source : Wikipedia) The glory times. Newspapers have been integral to society in recent history and have had a significant effect in shaping our political views. The initial newspapers were expensive and.
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1. First newspaper: Bengal Gazette (James Hicky) The first newspaper in India was published on January 29, 1780, by James Augustus Hicky under the British Raj and its name was 'The Bengal Gazette.' It was also called as 'Calcutta General Advertiser' and people remember it as 'Hicky's Gazette.'