The India Gazette
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Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Publisher | Bernard Messink and Peter Reed |
Founded | 18 November 1780 |
Headquarters | Kolkata, British India |
Country | British India |
The India Gazette; or, Calcutta Public Advertiser was an English language weekly newspaper published in Kolkata (then Calcutta), the capital of British India. It was the second newspaper printed in India. Founded 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[]
- ^ Andrew, Otis (2018). Hicky's Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India's First Newspaper. Chennai: Tranquebar. pp. 92–97. ISBN 9789386850911.
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- Newspapers established in 1780
- Newspapers published in Kolkata
- Weekly newspapers published in India