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The first newspaper printed in Asia was Hicky’s Bengal Gazette or the Original Calcutta General Advertiser. It was founded in 1780 by James Augustus Hicky, an eccentric and intrepid Irishman.
Published as a weekly from Calcutta, then capital of British India, it retailed for one rupee, quite a large sum in those days. Its motto, “Open to all parties, but influenced by none,” might still be the watchword of good journalism.
Unfortunately, its founder-editor-publisher fell foul with the authorities. He was a strong critic of Warren Hastings, then Governor-General. Hicky faced multiple lawsuits, was imprisoned, and went bankrupt. His paper had to be closed down within two years of its founding. After Hicky’s, many other papers and journals were founded in India, but most proved shirt-lived.
PM Modi to address 125th-anniversary celebrations of Prabuddha Bharata today ANI | Updated: Jan 31, 2021 09:23 IST
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Prime MinisterNarendra Modi will on Sunday address the 125th-anniversary celebrations of Prabuddha Bharata , a monthly journal of the Ramakrishna Order, started by Swami Vivekananda.
The event is being organised by Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati in Uttarakhand and is expected to commence at 3:15 PM IST, according to a press release from Prime Minister s Office on Friday.
The publication of the journal Prabuddha Bharata was started from Chennai (erstwhile Madras) in the year 1896 where it continued to be published for two years, after which it was published from Almora.