Bengal Gazette also known as Calcutta General advertiser is the first newspaper published in India.
It was started by James Augustus Hickey in 1780 but was banned in 1872 following the anti-government editorials.
Bengal Journal
Bengal Journal was a newspaper founded in 1785 by William Duane and Thomas Jones.
The Governor-General of Bengal John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth shut down the paper for libel against the French royalist government in exile in Calcutta.
Bombay Gazette
The Bombay Gazette was established in 1789 and was among the first English newspapers published from Bombay.
Initially found in 1789 as the “Bombay Herald”, the newspaper’s name was changed to “Bombay Gazette” in 1791.
The newspaper continued to be published up to the early 1900s.
The Calcutta Chronicle and General Advertiser
The Calcutta Chronicle and General Advertiser was a weekly English-language newspaper published in Kolkata.
Two Englishmen, Daniel Stuart and Joseph Cooper, founded the newspaper and also set up the Chronicle Printing Press.
A large portion of the newspaper was dedicated to advertisements, and therefore was also called the ‘General Advertiser’.
Madras Courier
The Madras Courier was the first newspaper to be published in Madras, Madras Presidency, British India and one of the first in India.
It first appeared in the English language on 12 October 1785.
It was started by Richard Johnston. Hugh Boyd was its first editor.
On 12 October 2016, the Madras Courier was revived as a digital publication.
Samvad Kaumudi
Samvad Kaumudi published in English and Bengali was founded in November 1821 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
It was a noted pro-Reformist publication that actively campaigned for the abolition of the Sati.
Although Ram Mohan Roy was the owner, Kaumudi was actually published in the name of Bhabani Charan Bandyopadhyay.
Mirat-ul-Akhbar
Mirat-ul-Akhbar was a Persian language journal founded and edited by Raja Rammohan Roy.
The newspaper was first published on 12 April 1822.
Bangaduta
Banga-Duta newspaper was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Dwarkanath Tagore and others.
It was published in 1822 in Calcutta in four languages- English, Bengali, Persian and Hindi.
Tattwabodhini Patrika
Tattwabodhini Patrika was established by Debendranath Tagore on 16 August 1843.
It was created as a journal of the Tattwabodhini Sabha, and continued publication until 1883.