Indian press – newspaper and journals before Independence
In Indian history, many leaders, known and unknown persons contributed a very important role in independence. At that time newspapers and journals were the most important equipment used for the revolutionary actions in Indian history. Some important newspapers and journals are listed here with founders:
Bengal Gazette
- Founded by – James Augustus Hickey, he was an Irishman.
- Hickey was also called the father of the Indian press.
- Published in- 1780
- place- Calcutta
Madras courier
- It was the first paper of madras
- Year-1784
Bombay Herald
- The first paper from Bombay
- Year -1789
- founded by William Ashburner
Bengal Gazette (the first Bengali Newspaper)
- year- 1818
- Place- Calcutta
- Harishchandra ray
Sambad Kamudi
- published weekly in Bengal
- Year- 1821
- Founder -Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- Mirat-ul- Akbar (Persian)
Ras Goftar
- Year- 1851
- Founded/Edited by – Dada Bhai Naoroji
Hindu Patriot
- Year- 1853
- Place- Calcutta
- Initiated by Girishchandra Ghose, Harishchandra Mukherji later became editor and owner.
Somaprakasha
- The First Bengali political paper.
- year- 1858
- Place- Calcutta
- Founded/Edited by – Dwarkanath Vidyabhusan
Indian Mirror (in English)
- Year- 1862
- Place- Calcutta
- Founded/Edited by Devendra Nath Tagore.
Bengalee, and Amrita Bazar Patrika
- Year- 1862
- Place – Calcutta
- Grishchandra Ghosh, S.N Banerjee also associated with it.
Bangadarshana (Bengali)
- Year- 1873
- Place- Calcutta
- Bankimchandra Chatterji
The Hindu (English)
- Year- 1878
- Place- Madras
- Founders- G.S.Aiyar, Subbharao pandit
Deenbandhu
- Year- 1880
- Place- Bombay
- associated with Narayan meghajee
Kesari(Marathi daily) and Maratha (weekly -English )
- Year- 1881
- Place- Bombay
- Founders and editors- Tilak, Chipulunkar
Yugantar
- Year- 1906
- Place- Bengal
- Founders- Barindra Kumar Ghose and Bhupendranath Dutta
Bande Mataram
- Published in Paris
- Founded by Madam Bhikaji Cama
Talvar
- Place – Berlin
- the person associated- Virendra Nath Chattopadhyay
Ghadr
- Place- San Francisco
- By Ghadr party
New India
- Year- 1914
- Annie Besant
Navjivan
- Year- 1919
- By M.K.Gandhi
- Weekly Newspaper
young India
- Year- 1919
- By M.K. Gandhi
- weekly journal

Young India
Bahiskrit Bharat
- Year- 1927
- By B.R. Ambedkar
Bandi Jivan
- Place- Bengal
- By Sachindranath Sanyal
Harijan
- Year- 1933
- By M.K. Gandhi
- Weekly Journal
Harijan Sevak (Hindi)
- Year-1933
- By M.K Gandhi
- Harijan Bandhu in gujrati
Hindustan Dainik
- Hindi newspaper
- year- 1936
- M.M Malviya
National Herald
- Year- 1938
- Started by Jawaharlal Nehru

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