Bengal Gazette/ India's first newspaper

 India's first newspaper was published on 29January1780. Known as 'Bengal Gazette' or 'The Calcutta General Advertiser' it was a weekly edition.

James Augustus Hicky was it's editor, publisher and owner.

He declared his policy in the first edition.

"I have no particular passion for the printing of newspapers.  I have no propensity, I was not bred to a slavish line of hard work, yet I take pleasure in enslaving my body in order to purchase freedom for my mind and soul."

Bengal Gazette had made it explicit that it was a weekly political and commercial  publication that could not be influenced by anyone and that it would hold supreme the interests of each and everyone.

The newspaper was well received.