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Hicky's Bengal Gazette : the untold story of India's first newspaper
Otis, Andrew2024
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An enthralling tale that ties together themes that are urgently relevant today: freedom of the press, the role of journalism, and the price of speaking truth to power' Sunny Singh Hicky's Bengal Gazette is the story of India's first newspaper and its pivotal role in exposing the corruption of the British imperialist project. The story opens in late-eighteenth century Calcutta. The British are well-ensconced in Bengal but the Raj has yet to emerge. Irishman, James August Hicky, arrives in Calcutta as a surgeon's mate, seeking his fame and fortune. He soon finds himself in debtors' prison, however, and it's while in jail that he first acquires the printing press that sets him on a collision course with the British East India Company. Sensing a business opportunity, Hicky established the first newspaper in South Asia but quickly became committed to the freedom of the press at great personal cost.
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Author:
Otis, Andrew, author
Imprint:
London : Footnote Press Limited, 2024.©2024.
Collation:
xiv, 317 pages : map ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-317)
ISBN:
9781804441657 (hardback)9781804441664 (ebook)
Dewey class:
079.5414
Language:
English
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BRN:
2291674