Author: Bengal (India). Record RoomPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Press List of Ancient Documents, Preserved in the Secretariat Record-Room of the Government of Bengal
Author: Bengal (India). Record RoomPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Press List of Ancient Documents Relating to Governor-General of Bengal in Council Preserved in the Secretariat Record-Room of the Government of Bengal
Author: Bengal (India). SecretariatPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
A Hand-book to the Records of the Government of India in the Imperial Record Department
Author: India. Imperial Record DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Hicky's Bengal Gazette
Author: Andrew OtisPublisher: Footnote Press
ISBN: 180444166X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
'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. His Gazette exposed corruption in the East India Company and embezzlement in the Christian Church, making himself two powerful enemies in the process: Johann Zacharias Kiernander, an influential missionary and Warren Hastings, the Governor General. Staunchly anti-war and anti-colonialist, Hicky's Bengal Gazette was known for its provocative content that included accusing aristocrats and politicians not only of tyranny but also erectile dysfunction. Trials, prison time and assassination attempts follow before Hicky dies mysteriously on a boat to China. His legacy in India endures to this day through the vibrant, modern media landscape.
Catalogue of Printed Books Published Before 1932
Author: Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
A Short Catalogue
Author: India. High Commissioner in the United Kingdom. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Classified (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
A World Bibliography of Oriental Bibliographies
Author: Theodore BestermanPublisher: Totowa, N.J. : Rowman and Littlefield
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A Guide to Reference Materials on India
Author: N. N. GidwaniPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliographical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Annotated bibliography on India; includes periodicals.
Overseas Official Publications
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description