who started the first news paper in india
James Augustus Hicky
title: History of journalism text: the developing world. By the late 1920s, however, there was a much greater emphasis on advertising and expanding circulation, and much less interest in the sort of advocacy journalism that had inspired the revolutionaries. The first newspaper in India was circulated in 1780 under the editorship of James Augustus Hicky, named "Hicky's Bengal Gazette". On May 30, 1826 "Udant Martand" (The Rising Sun), the first Hindi-language newspaper published in India, started from Calcutta (now Kolkata), published every Tuesday by Pt. Jugal Kishore Shukla. Maulawi Muhammad Baqir in 1836 founded the first Urdu-language newspaper the Delhi "Urdu Akhbar". India's press in title: History of newspaper publishing text: a Dutch adventurer, William Bolts, proposed starting a newspaper for the English audience in Calcutta. He was deported by the East India Company, before his plans could come to fruition. In January 1780, James Augustus Hicky published "Hicky's Bengal Gazette", the first newspaper in India. The size of that four-page newspaper was 12"x8". Hicky accused the members of the East India Company, including Governor General Warren Hastings of corruption. In retailiation Hastings prohibited the post office from carrying "Hicky's Bengal Gazette", and later sued Hicky for libel. In November 1780, the "India Gazette" appeared; it supported the Company government. In title: Indian literature text: religious literature like tracts, hymn books etc. The first printed newspaper of India was in English, and was called Hicky’s Bengal Gazette. It was edited and published by James Augustus Hicky, an ex-employee of the East India Company. The first issue of this newspaper came out in 1780 and carried only classified advertisements on its front page. It was a weekly newspaper and generally dealt with the arrival and departure of Europeans, timings of steamers, fashionable news from London, Paris and Vienna, and personal news. It attended to the needs of the small European community of Calcutta. Many other Anglo-Indian title: The Times of India text: contained news from Britain and the world, as well as the Indian Subcontinent. J.E. Brennan was its first editor. In 1850, it began to publish daily editions. In 1860, editor Robert Knight (1825–1892) bought the Indian shareholders' interests, merged with rival "Bombay Standard", and started India's first news agency. It wired "Times" dispatches to papers across the country and became the Indian agent for Reuters news service. In 1861, he changed the name from the Bombay "Times and Standard" to "The Times of India." Knight fought for a press free of prior restraint or intimidation, frequently resisting the attempts by title: Hindi media text: Hindi media Hindi media refers to media in Hindi language and its dialects, across the Hindi belt in India, and elsewhere with the Hindi-speaking Indian diaspora. The first Hindi-language newspaper published in India, "Udant Martand" (The Rising Sun), started on 30 May 1826. This day is celebrated as "Hindi Journalism Day", or "Hindi Patrakarita Diwas", as it marked the beginning of journalism in Hindi language. India has a long history of printing. The first printing press was set up as early as in 1674 in Mumbai (Bombay). "Calcutta General Advertiser", the first newspaper of India (also known as the "Hicky's