Growth of Indian Newspapers

Prepared by: Md. Mahbubul Haque Osmani Lecturer, MSJ, ULAB

Growth of Newspapers In Calcutta

India Gazette: The India Gazette started publication in rivalry to Hickys Gazette in November 1780 with the approbation of Warren Hastings. His Council was under control; Francis was on his way out; the punishment of the law was being imposed on Hicky. Calcutta Gazette: February 1784, the Calcutta Gazette was launched under Government patronage.

Growth of Newspapers In Calcutta

Bengal Journal: February 1785, The Bengal Journal was established and its proprietor, Thomas Jones, offered to print Government advertisements free. Oriental Magazine or Calcutta Amusement: In April 1785, the Oriental Magazine or Calcutta Amusement made its appearance as a monthly.

Growth of Newspapers In Calcutta

Calcutta Chronicle: In February 1786, the Calcutta Chronicle was published as a weekly journal. - Within six years of Hickys pioneer attempt, four weeklies and a monthly were being published from Calcutta.

Growth of Newspapers in Madras

Madras Courier: Madras Courier, in 1785, Madras had its first weekly, officially recognized and own by the Government printer. Its editor was Boyd. After eight years Boyd was forced out of the editorship. Hurkaru: In 1793, Hurkaru started by Boyd. The Hurkaru went out of existence with the death of Boyd a year later.

Growth of Newspapers in Madras

Madras Gazette: In 1795, the Madras Gazette appeared. India Herald: In 1795, the India Herald, an unauthorized newspaper, had a brief existence. Its editor was Humphreys. Before its editor, the India Herald was summarily dealt with for printing without permission and for gross libels against the Government and the Prince of Wales.

Growth of Newspapers in Bombay

Bombay Herald: In 1789, the Bombay Herald appeared. Courier: In 1790, the Courier was published. The Courier was noteworthy as the first newspaper to cater in part to an Indian public- it published advertisements in Gujerati.

Growth of Newspapers in Madras

Bombay Gazette: In 1791, the Bombay Herald and the Courier were merged as the Bombay Gazette to serve as an official publication. All the newspapers solicited the privilege of printing official announcements and notices.

Growth of Indian Newspapers

Bengal newspapers owed a great deal to Dwarkanath Tagor who was responsible for launching the English weekly, Bengal Herald and the Bengali Bango Doot and even helped with financial assistance to maintain the Bengal Hurkaru, the India Gazette and the Englishman. A cousin of Dwarkanath Tagore, Prosanna Kumar Tagore, established the Reformer.

Growth of Indian Newspapers

Between 1828 and 1835, Bengal saw a number of journals coming up- many of which carried on for a short while. Between 1830 and 1855, newspapers grew both in numbers and in circulation in Bengal, Bombay and the North-West Province: in Madras, the Karnatak and Malabar the effort was mostly missionary and very rigorously controlled by the Government; in Delhi and the Punjab

Growth of Indian Newspapers

The growth of the Press is shown by the following particulars collected in Lord Bentincks governorgeneralship,
In 1828 There were two dailies, the Bengal Hurkaru and John Bull, both together selling some 360 copies daily

Growth of Indian Newspapers

In 1828 Three bi-weeklies, the Indian Gazette, the Government Gazette and the Calcutta Chronicle,in English One Persian weekly, the Jam-i Jahan Numa, which owed its existence to the support of a few English gentlemen Three Bengali journals, the Serampore missionaries Samachar Durpan, the Sungbad Kaumudi and the Samachar Chundrika

Growth of Indian Newspapers

1835, was a significant year in the Press of Indian history
From 1823, with Ram Mohun Roy, Dwarkanath, Prosanna Kiumar, six renowned person started their voice raising In 1835, it was getting success A new law formed and that was newspapers dont need any permission or license Adam regulation (1823), Bombay regulations (1825 & 1827) and Madras censorship banned

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