Bengal Gazetti was a historic Bengali weekly newspaper published in India in 1816 or 1818 and is one of the oldest publications in India. It is believed to the first Bengali Language newspaper. The journal was edited by

Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya Gangadhar Bhattacharya (died 1831) was an Indian editor and printer, and pioneer of Bengali print and journalism. He was born in Bahar village, near Serampore, Bengal. He started his career as a compositor at the Serampore Mission Press, later mo ...

, a former employee of Serampore Mission Press. The newspaper was short lived due to paper being an expensive commodity.

History

Bengal Gazetti was published in May 1818. The publisher of the magazine was

and supported by Harachandra Roy. It continued to publish for about a year more. No copies remain of the journal. It is believed to be the first Bengali language newspapers but there is conflicting reports on when it started publication; 1816 or 1818. There is some controversy over weather the Gazetti or the

Samachar Darpan ''Samachar Darpan'' ( bn, সমাচার দর্পণ) was a Bengali weekly newspaper published by the Baptist Missionary Society and published on 23 May 1818 from the Baptist Mission Press at Serampore in the first half of the 19th centur ...

, published by Serampore Mission Press. which started publication in 1818. The Bengal Gazetti was the first newspaper in India controlled entirely by natives.

References

{{reflist Bengali-language newspapers published in India Defunct newspapers published in India Publications established in 1816