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NEWSPAPERS IN BRITISH INDIA Before 1850
Bengal Gazette also known as Calcutta General advertiser is the first newspaper published in India. It was started by James Augustus Hickey in 1780 but was banned in 1872 following the antigovernment editorials.
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The Bombay Gazette was established in 1789 and was among the first English newspapers published from Bombay. Initially found in 1789 as the “Bombay Herald”, the newspaper’s name was changed to “Bombay Gazette” in 1791. The newspaper continued to be published up to the early 1900s.
The Madras Courier was the first newspaper to be published in Madras, Madras Presidency, British India and one of the first in India. It first appeared in the English language on 12 October 1785. It was started by Richard Johnston. Hugh Boyd was its first editor.
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