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James Augustus Hicky was an Irishman who launched the first printed newspaper in India, Hicky's Bengal Gazette.
Sep 27, 2021 · James Augustus Hicky launched the first printed newspaper of India, in January 1780, with the name Bengal Gazette. It came to be known as Hicky’s Bengal Gazette.
Founded by James Augustus Hicky, a highly eccentric Irishman who had previously spent two years in jail for debt, the newspaper was a strong critic of the administration of Governor General Warren Hastings.
Jul 13, 2016 · In the year 1780, India got its first ever newspaper and the man single-handedly made it possible was James Augustus Hickey. The champion figure of journalism has inspired a crop of dauntless journalists in India.
James Augustus Hicky’s ‘Bengal Gazette’ was India’s first newspaper. This excerpt, which features the chapter entitled ‘Open to All Parties, but Influenced by None’, presents Hicky’s ...
Jan 28, 2011 · James Augustus Hicky, the pioneer, started the weekly newspaper basically to counter the nuisance of public announcements through peons and the distribution of hand bills in a growing commercial...
Dec 13, 2023 · This article delves into the historical significance of James Augustus Hickey, widely regarded as the first journalist of the Indian subcontinent. As the founder of the "Bengal Gazette" in...
Jun 15, 2018 · A one-time surgeon whose attempt to launch a shipping business in the city had gone wrong, James Augustus Hicky had been labelled a debtor and forced to go to jail as bankers seized all his...
Journalists and social activists in the Taj city, Agra celebrated Hicky's Day paying tributes to the fighter-journalist James Augustus Hicky who launched India's first newspaper, Hicky's...
Jul 8, 2018 · The story of James Augustus Hicky, as narrated by Andrew Otis, is a thoughtful excavation of South Asian media’s history. It combines excellent research and exquisite detail with a flair for fast-paced storytelling and leaves the reader, lay or academic, provoked into contemplation.
