Dr Andrew Otis, a Fulbright fellow from the University of Maryland, USA, spent two years in Calcutta trying to unearth the details of Hicky’s tremendous legacy.His work culminated in a book: Hicky’s ...

Andrew Otis’ book on Hicky’s Bengal Gazette, India’s first newspaper, fuses the biography of its remarkable editor with the biography of his time. Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025. New Delhi o C.

Hicky’s Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India’s First Newspaper review: Winds of freedom In 1780, an Irishman took on the British in Calcutta with a tell-all weekly that covered everything ...

The cover of the book on Hicky’s Bengal Gazette by Andrew Otis Freedom of press was always elusive. On this day, 245 years ago, the first Indian newspaper was born when James Augustus Hicky printed ...

In an interview, 33-year-old Otis, author of the recently-republished book 'Hicky's Bengal Gazette', tells Sharmila Ganesan Ram about this "unique" first draft of history.

Hicky’s Bengal Gazette: How India’s possibly Irish first newspaper editor fell foul of its British rulers James Augustus Hicky, who launched Asia’s first newspaper, was prosecuted for libel ...

In his book Hicky's Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India's First Newspaper, author Andrew Otis mentions briefly how Hicky was involved in several activities.. He writes: "He bought types and ...

American writer Andrew Otis goes on a quest to learn about Hicky’s Bengal Gazette, and comes away with a trove of tales for his new book. From the moment I saw the folder on the shelf, I knew I ...