Bengal Gazetti Explained

Bengal Gazetti was a historic Bengali weekly newspaper published in India in 1816 or 1818 and is one of the oldest publications in India. It is believed to the first Bengali Language newspaper.^[1] The journal was edited by Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya, a former employee of Serampore Mission Press.^[2] The newspaper was short lived due to paper being an expensive commodity.^[3]

History

Bengal Gazetti was published in May 1818. The publisher of the magazine was Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya and supported by Harachandra Roy. It continued to publish for about a year more. No copies remain of the journal.^[4] It is believed to be the first Bengali language newspapers but there is conflicting reports on when it started publication; 1816 or 1818. There is some controversy over weather the Gazetti or the Samachar Darpan, published by Serampore Mission Press. which started publication in 1818. The Bengal Gazetti was the first newspaper in India controlled entirely by natives.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

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2. Book: The 19th Century Renaissance in Bengal and Its Influence on Indian Education . 1983 . University of Calcutta . 366 . en.
3. Book: Bhaṭanāgara . Rāmaratana . Bhatnagar . Ram Ratan . The Rise and Growth of Hindi Journalism, 1826-1945: Being an Attempt at a History of Hindi Journalism in Historical, Chronological and Evolutionary Perspective, on the Basis of Research Work Done During the Years 1941-46 Under the Supervision of D.P. Shukla, of Hindi Department of the Allahabad University . 1947 . Kitab Mahal . 24 . en.
4. Web site: Chaudhuri . Indrajit . Bengal Gazetti . en.banglapedia.org . Banglapedia . 3 August 2020.
5. Book: Sen . Siba Pada . India) . Institute of Historical Studies (Kolkata . The Indian Press: A Collection of Papers Presented at the Fourth Annual Conference of the Institute, Mysore, 1966 . 1967 . Institute of Historical Studies . 1–2 . en.
6. Book: The Modern Review . 1979 . Modern Review Office . 179 . en.