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Newspapers Journals Founders British India

The document lists various newspapers, journals, and weeklies founded during British India along with their founders and notable contributions. It highlights the first newspaper in India, the Bengal Gazette, established in 1780, and includes significant publications promoting social reform and nationalism. Key figures such as Mahatma Gandhi and Bal Gangadhar Tilak are noted for their influential roles in the Indian press.

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Newspapers Journals Founders British India

The document lists various newspapers, journals, and weeklies founded during British India along with their founders and notable contributions. It highlights the first newspaper in India, the Bengal Gazette, established in 1780, and includes significant publications promoting social reform and nationalism. Key figures such as Mahatma Gandhi and Bal Gangadhar Tilak are noted for their influential roles in the Indian press.

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Newspapers / Journals / Weeklies & Their Founders during British India

Bengal Gazette / Calcutta General Advertiser


Founder / Editor: James Augustus Hickey
Note: 1780 - First newspaper in India

Samachar Darpan
Founder / Editor: Baptist Missionary Society
Note: 1818 - First vernacular (Bengali) paper

Bombay Samachar
Founder / Editor: Fardunji Murzban
Note: 1822 - Gujarati newspaper

Sambad Kaumudi
Founder / Editor: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Note: 1821 - Promoted social reform

Mirat-ul-Akhbar
Founder / Editor: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Note: 1822 - Persian journal

The Hindu
Founder / Editor: G. Subramania Iyer, M. Veeraraghavachariar
Note: 1878 - Madras-based nationalist paper

Kesari
Founder / Editor: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Note: 1881 - Marathi, nationalist weekly

The Mahratta
Founder / Editor: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Note: 1881 - English weekly

Amrita Bazar Patrika


Founder / Editor: Sisir Kumar Ghosh, Motilal Ghosh
Note: 1868 - Started in Bengali, later English

Indian Mirror
Founder / Editor: Devendranath Tagore
Note: 1861 - Brahmo Samaj organ

Sudharak
Founder / Editor: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Note: 1889 - Marathi journal

Al-Hilal
Founder / Editor: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Note: 1912 - Urdu weekly, nationalist tone

Al-Balagh
Founder / Editor: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Note: 1915 - Urdu journal

Indian Opinion
Founder / Editor: Mahatma Gandhi
Note: 1903 (South Africa)

Young India
Founder / Editor: Mahatma Gandhi
Note: 1919 - English weekly

Harijan
Founder / Editor: Mahatma Gandhi
Note: 1932 - English weekly (untouchability)

Voice of India
Founder / Editor: Dadabhai Naoroji
Note: 1883 - London-based nationalist paper

Hindustan
Founder / Editor: Madan Mohan Malaviya
Note: 1900 - Hindi newspaper

Servant of India
Founder / Editor: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Note: 1906 - Journal of Servants of India Society

The Leader
Founder / Editor: Madan Mohan Malaviya
Note: 1909 - English paper, Allahabad

The Tribune
Founder / Editor: Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia
Note: 1881 - English daily, Lahore

Navjeevan
Founder / Editor: Mahatma Gandhi
Note: 1919 - Gujarati journal

Bahishkrit Bharat
Founder / Editor: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Note: 1927 - Voice of the Depressed Classes

Prabhudha Bharat (Awakened India)


Founder / Editor: Swami Vivekananda
Note: 1896 - English monthly (later Bengali)

Tattvabodhini Patrika
Founder / Editor: Akshay Kumar Datta
Note: 1843 - Brahmo Samaj journal

Dinabandhu
Founder / Editor: Shishir Kumar Ghosh
Note: 1862 - Bengal peasant interests

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