The India Gazette Explained

The India Gazette
Type:Weekly newspaper
Foundation:18 November 1780
Headquarters:Kolkata, British India
Publishing Country:British India
Publisher:Bernard Messink and Peter Reed

The India Gazette; or, Calcutta Public Advertiser was an English language weekly newspaper published in Calcutta (now Kolkata), then capital of British India. It was the second newspaper printed in India.

Overview

Founded by Bernard Messink and Peter Reed, two East India Company employees, the paper was a strong supporter of the administration of the Governor General Warren Hastings, and a rival to India's first newspaper Hicky's Bengal Gazette.[1] It was founded on 18 November 1780.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Andrew, Otis. Hicky's Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India's First Newspaper. Tranquebar. 2018. 9789386850911. Chennai. 92–97.