Question

Brief about indian newspaprs and journals of the early period

Answer 1

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Newspaper is a proud institution of our society. While working as a vehicle of persuasion its basic function is to provide info-edu-tainment (information, education and entertainment). It also plays the role of ‘watch dog’ of the society.

History of Newspaper in India

- The first newspaper in India was published on 29 January, 1780 by James Augustus Hicky under the British Raj and its name was ‘The Bengal Gazette’. It was also called as ‘Calcutta General Advertiser’ and people simply remember it as ‘Hicky’s Gazette’

This period was marked by strict government control and censorship. If some newspapers print any news against the government then the strict punishment was given.

Golden Era of newspaper in India

- Therefore, in the late 18th and early 19th century, no reputed journalist or newspaper emerged. Then some merchants of Calcutta in 1811 started ‘Calcutta Chronicle’ and the editor was James Silk Buckingham. He had introduced a new approach to Journalism in India. He initiated clear journalistic practices and covered the problems of local people and their lives. Even he had started a movement against the evil practice of ‘Sati’.