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The India Gazette; or, Calcutta Public Advertiser was an English language weekly newspaper published in Calcutta (now Kolkata), then capital of British India. It was the second newspaper printed in India.
Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Publisher | Bernard Messink and Peter Reed |
Founded | 18 November 1780 |
Headquarters | Kolkata, British India |
Country | British India |
Overview
editFounded by Bernard Messink and Peter Reed, two East India Company employees, the paper was a strong supporter of the administration of the Governor General Warren Hastings, and a rival to India's first newspaper Hicky's Bengal Gazette.[1] It was founded on 18 November 1780.
References
edit- ^ Andrew, Otis (2018). Hicky's Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India's First Newspaper. Chennai: Tranquebar. pp. 92–97. ISBN 9789386850911.