Indian Newspaper Day- January 28th

January 30, 2024

India’s Newspaper Day is celebrated every year on 28^th January to commemorate the launch of the country’s first newspaper in 1780.
Hicky’s Bengal Gazette, also known as the Calcutta General Advertiser, was the name of the first weekly publication.
James Augustus Hicky is known as the “father of the Indian press”.
The newspaper carried articles criticising General Hastings for all his transgressions.
- It made a lot of noise about freedom of speech in India and was relentless in its criticism.
- In 1782, however, the British decided to stop printing it.