The newspaper had played an essential role during India’s freedom struggle. It was one of the primary source of communication. Questions have been asked from the founders, publication date, and name of a newspaper published during the freedom struggle of India in exams like, UPSC prelims, State PCS exam, SSC exam etc.
In this article, I am going to give you the list of all important newspapers in Indian history, their founders and publication year.
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Complete List of Newspapers and Journals during British India
1- BENGAL GAZETTE
Bengal Gazette was published in 1780 in Calcutta, now Kolkata. It was founded by James Augustus Hickey. It was the first English newspaper in India. It was also the first newspaper published in Asia.
2- SAMACHAR DARPAN
John Clarke Marshman founded Samachar Darpan newspaper. It was published on 23 May 1818 in Calcutta. It was the first Bengali weekly newspaper..
3- MIRAT-UL-AKBAR
The founder of Mirat-ul-Akbar was Raja Ram Mohan Roy. It was published in 1822 in Calcutta. This was the first journal that was published in Persian.
4- Bombay Times
Bombay Times was published in 1838 in Bombay. The founders of this newspaper were Robert Knight and Thomas Bennett. In 1861, the name of Bombay Times was changed to The Times of India.
5- Hindoo Patriot
Hindoo Patriot was founded in 1853 at Calcutta by Girish Chandra Ghosh.
6- Som Prakash
Som Prakash was a bengali newspaper founded in 1859 in Calcutta. It was founded by Dwarkanath Vidyabhushan.
7- Indian Mirror Newspaper
Indian mirror newspaper was founded by Devendra Nath Tagore. It was published in 1861 in Calcutta.
8- Amrit Bazar Patrika
Amrit Bazar was published in 1868 at Jessore Calcutta, founded by Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh. It was published in Bengali at the beginning and later changed to English.
9- BANGADARSHAN
Bangadarshana was published in 1873 at Calcutta. The founder of this newspaper was Bankim Chandra. Chatterjee.
10- THE HINDU
The Hindu is one of the most famous newspaper which is still published. This newspaper was first published in 1878 at Madras. Founder of this newspaper was Veer Raghavchari and GS Aiyar.
11- KESARI
Kesari was founded by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. This newspaper was published in 1881 at Bombay.
12- INDIA
India newspaper was published in 1890 at Bombay. This was founded by Dadabhai Naoroji.
13- THE INDIAN REVIEW
GA Nutrition published the Indian Review newspaper in 1900 at Bombay.
14- INDIAN OPINION
Indian Opinion was founded by Mahatma Gandhi when he was in South Africa. This newspaper was published in 1903.
List of newspaper in India before Independence
15- YUGANTAR
Yugantar was published in 1906 at Calcutta. This newspaper was founded by Bhupendranath Dutt, Barindra Kumar Ghosh, Abhinash Bhattacharya.
16- THE LEADER
The Leader was published in 1918 at Allahabad. This was founded by Madan Mohan Malviya.
17- INDEPENDENT
Independent newspaper was founded by Motilal Nehru. This was published in 1919 at Allahabad.
18- NAVJIVAN
Navjivan was published in 1919 by Mahatma Gandhi. It was published in Ahmedabad.
19- YOUNG INDIA
Young India was published in 1919 in Ahmedabad. The Founder of the Young India journal was Mahatma Gandhi. It was a weekly journal.
20- HARIJAN
Harijan was published by Mahatma Gandhi in 1933 at Pune.
21- HINDUSTAN TIMES
Hindustan Times was published in 1924 at Bombay. It was founded by S. S. Panikkar.
22- FREE HINDUSTAN
Free Hindustan was published in 1908 in Vancouver. It was founded by Tarak Nath Das.
23- Swadesh Mitram
Swadesh Mitram was founded by G. S. Iyer. It was first published in 1882 at Madras.
24- UDBODHNA
Udbodhna was founded by Swami Vivekanand in 1899.
25- PRABHUDA BHARATA
Prabhuda Bharata was founded by Swami Vivekanand.
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List of Newspaper during Indian freedom’s Struggle
| S.No. | Newspaper | Published | Founder |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengal Gazette | 1780 | James Augustus Hickey |
| 2 | Samachar Darpan | 1818 | Jhon Clarke Marshman |
| 3 | Mirat-ul-akbar | 1822 | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| 4 | Bombay Times | 1838 | Robert Knight & Thomas Bennett |
| 5 | Hindoo Patriot | 1853 | Girish Chadra Ghosh |
| 6 | Som Prakash | 1859 | Dwarkanath Vidhyabhusan |
| 7 | Indian Mirror | 1861 | Devendra Nath Tagore |
| 8 | Amrit Bazar Patrika | 1868 | Sisir Kumar Ghosh & Motilal Ghosh |
| 9 | Bangadarshan | 1873 | Bamkim Chandra Chaterjee |
| 10 | The Hindu | 1878 | G.S. Aiyar & Veer Raghavchari |
| 11 | Kesari | 1881 | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| 12 | India | 1890 | Dadabhai Naroaji |
| 13 | The Indian Review | 1900 | GA Nutrition |
| 14 | Indian Opinion | 1903 | Mahatma Gandhi |
| 15 | Yugantar | 1906 | Bhupendranath Dutt, Barindra Kumar Ghosh, Abhinash Bhattacharya |
| 16 | The Leader | 1918 | Madan Mohan Malviya |
| 17 | Independant | 1919 | Motilal Nehru |
| 18 | Navjivan | 1919 | Mahatma Gandhi |
| 19 | Young India | 1919 | Mahatma Gandhi |
| 20 | Harijan | 1933 | Mahatma Gandhi |
| 21 | Hindustan Times | 1924 | S.S. Panikkar |
| 22 | Free Hindustan | 1908 | Tarak Nath Das |
| 23 | Swadesh Mitram | 1882 | G.S. Iyer |
| 24 | Udbodhna | 1899 | Swami Vivekanand |
| 25 | Prabudha Bharat | – | Swami Vivekanand |
FAQs – Newspaper during Indian Freedom Struggle
Bengal Gazette was the first newspaper in India. It was published by James Augustus Hickey in 1780.
Kal newspaper was founded by Shivram Mahajape Paranjape in 1898. It was a Marathi weekly.
Founder of Banga Duta newspaper was Raja Ram Mohan Roy. It was published in 1822 in Calcutta.
First newspaper of published by Gandhiji was Indian Opinion. It was published in 1903.
Yugantar newspaper was published by Bhupendranath Dutt, Barindra Kumar Ghosh, Abhinash Bhattacharya in 1906 in Calcutta.
Newspaper was started in India in 1790. First newspaper in India was Bengal Gazette published by James Augustus Hickey.
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