<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
who started the first news paper in india
who started the first news paper in india
James Augustus Hicky
James Augustus Hicky