The Hindu Patriot was founded in 1853 by Madhusudan Ray and later became prominent under the editorship of Harish Chandra Mukherjee and then Kristo Das Pal. While Gangadhar Bhattacharya's 'Bengal Gazette' (1816) is considered the first newspaper in English by an Indian, it is not among the options. The Hindu Patriot is the earliest and a historically significant newspaper among the choices provided, representing early Indian nationalist journalism.
The first newspaper published by the Indians in English language was:
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2006 · Topic: Development of Press in Modern India (Growth of Indian-owned and Vernacular Press (mid-19th Century))
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