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Name the first newspaper of the India.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Parthenon
  2. Digdarshan
  3. Bengal Gazette / Hicky’s Gazette / Hicky’s Bengal Gazzette
  4. Samachar Darpan

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Bengal Gazette / Hicky’s Gazette / Hicky’s Bengal Gazzette

Explanation: Bengal Gazette (1780) by James Augustus Hicky was the first newspaper in India. Other Information: ▪️ Also called “Hicky’s Gazette” or “Hicky’s Bengal Gazette.” ▪️ Published weekly from Calcutta. ▪️ Criticised British officials, especially Governor-General Warren Hastings. ▪️ Later seized by the government. ▪️ Samachar Darpan was first Bengali-language newspaper (1818). ▪️ Digdarshan was a Bengali–English magazine (1818). ▪️ Early press shaped Indian journalism.