James Augustus Hicky launched "Hicky's Bengal Gazette" or "Calcutta General Advertiser" in 1780 in Calcutta. This was the first newspaper printed in Asia and specifically the first English newspaper in India.
Who started the first English Newspaper in India?
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2020 · Topic: Development of Press in Modern India (Contributions of Key Personalities to Indian Journalism (e.g., Tilak, Gandhi, Raja Rammohan Roy))
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