Which was the first ever Indian newspaper to be printed in English?

The Times of India
The Bengal Gazette
Deccan Herald
Pioneer

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2025-01-04 04:42

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Option 2 : The Bengal Gazette

The correct answer is The Bengal Gazette.

Bengal Gazette was the first English-language newspaper published on the Indian subcontinent.
It was founded in Calcutta, by Irishman James Augustus Hicky in 1779.
The newspaper was a strong critic of the administration of Governor-General Warren Hastings.
The newspaper was important for its provocative journalism and its fight for free expression in India.

The Times of India
- The Times of India issued its first edition on 3 November 1838 as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.
- The paper was published on Wednesdays and Saturdays under the direction of Raobahadur Narayan Dinanath Velkar, a Maharashtrian social reformer.
- J. E. Brennan was its first editor.
- It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and the largest selling English-language daily in the world.
Deccan Herald
- Deccan Herald was launched on 17 June 1948 by K. N. Guruswamy.
Pioneer
- The Pioneer was founded in Allahabad in 1865, by George Allen, an Englishman.
- It is the second oldest English language newspaper in India still in circulation after The Times of India.
- In 2010, The Pioneer launched its Hindi version in Lucknow.

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