PROBASHI- A Cultural News Magazine Volume 2 Issue 2 | Page 51

Probashi-Reader’s Contribution
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Remembering the Fine Print: Old Newspapers of Calcutta

This article was published in Bartaman and has been revised and re-written in English by Smt. Tripti Kar

The media as we know today started with the publication of the first newspaper about 230 years ago in 1780 in Calcutta. It has been a
fascinating journey since then, with Calcutta contributing substantially to its development. The article tracks the initial years of
publication of newspapers in Calcutta which are the precursor to the later development of the Indian Press in India and which
contributed substantially to the Indian Freedom movement. While Calcutta has the credit of heralding newspaper publication in India,