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Hicky gifted India its first Newspaper

Er. Prabhat Kishore The credit for bringing out the first full-fledged printed newspaper in Bharat goes to Irishman James Augustus Hicky. The first issue appeared on January 29, 1780 in Kolkata (then capital of British India), bearing the title, HICKYs BENGAL GAZETTE or The Original Calcutta General Advertiser. But before Hicky started his paper [] The post Hicky gifted India its first Newspaper appeared first on Northlines .

28 Jan 2026 7:56 pm