Bengal Gazetti

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

History

The Bengal Gazetti was published in either May 1816 or 1818. The publisher of the magazine was Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya and was supported by Harachandra Roy. It continued publishing for around one year. No copies of the paper remain.^[4] It is believed to be the first Bengali language newspaper, but there are conflicting reports on when it started publication, and there is some controversy over whether the Gazetti or the Samachar Darpan, published by Serampore Mission Press, came first. The Bengal Gazetti was the first newspaper in India controlled entirely by natives.^[5]^[6]

References

^ Taher, Mohamed (2001). Libraries in India's National Developmental Perspective: A Saga of Fifty Years Since Independence. Concept Publishing Company. p. 65. ISBN 978-81-7022-842-4.
^ The 19th Century Renaissance in Bengal and Its Influence on Indian Education. University of Calcutta. 1983. p. 366.
^ Bhaṭanāgara, Rāmaratana; Bhatnagar, Ram Ratan (1947). 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. Kitab Mahal. p. 24.
^ Chaudhuri, Indrajit. "Bengal Gazetti". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ Sen, Siba Pada; India), Institute of Historical Studies (Kolkata (1967). The Indian Press: A Collection of Papers Presented at the Fourth Annual Conference of the Institute, Mysore, 1966. Institute of Historical Studies. pp. 1–2.
^ The Modern Review. Modern Review Office. 1979. p. 179.

[1] Taher, Mohamed (2001). Libraries in India's National Developmental Perspective: A Saga of Fifty Years Since Independence. Concept Publishing Company. p. 65. ISBN 978-81-7022-842-4.

[2] The 19th Century Renaissance in Bengal and Its Influence on Indian Education. University of Calcutta. 1983. p. 366.

[3] Bhaṭanāgara, Rāmaratana; Bhatnagar, Ram Ratan (1947). 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. Kitab Mahal. p. 24.

[4] Chaudhuri, Indrajit. "Bengal Gazetti". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[5] Sen, Siba Pada; India), Institute of Historical Studies (Kolkata (1967). The Indian Press: A Collection of Papers Presented at the Fourth Annual Conference of the Institute, Mysore, 1966. Institute of Historical Studies. pp. 1–2.

[6] The Modern Review. Modern Review Office. 1979. p. 179.

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