When Was The First Newspaper Published?
By Anshika Verma
29, Jan 2025 10:15 AM
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Indian newspaper day 2025
Indian newspaper day is celebrated on 29 January every year to celebrate the power of press and introduction of the first newspaper in 1780.
First newspaper published
The first newspaper was published in Calcutta in the year 1780 on 29 January and the name of the newspaper is Hicky’s Bengal Gazette.
Who published it?
James Augustus Hickey who was an Irish writer, editor as well as published the first newspaper in India.
Original Calcutta general advertiser
Do you know that the other name of Hicky’s Bengal Gazette was Original Calcutta General Advertiser.
When were newspapers invented?
There are many stories around the invention of the newspaper but in 59 BCE newspapers were invented by Romans.
Indian newspaper day 2025 theme
The theme of Indian Newspaper Day 2025 is ‘Role of Print Media in the Digital Age.’
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