Abstract
Journalism, in South Asia was introduced by the Employees
of East India Company. Earlier, a Dutch employee William
Bolts tried to publish a newspaper stating injustice of the
Company but he was directed to quit and proceed to England.
Later, James Augustus Hicky tried the same and succeeded in
shape of 'Hicky's Bengal Gazette'. Two years later his press
and Gazette was seized by the authorities. In coming decades,
some more newspapers appeared not only in Company's hub
Calcutta but also in other trade hubs like Madras and Bombay.
The story of Urdu Journalism started decades later in 1822
when Munshi Sada Sukh from Calcutta initiated Jam e Jahan
Numa. In coming years Urdu Journalism got well attention as
a profitable Business but restrictions on freedom of expression
were still there. After 1857, this issue became more Complex
especially for the Muslims. So that investors focused their
attentions on social and literary issues in spite of political
matters and kept forwarding. In this article it is tried to
analyze the development of prestigious Urdu newspapers and
journals of nineteenth's century keeping in view their business
perspectives. Mainly four periodicals named 'Awadh Akhbar',
'Awadh Punch', 'Tehzeebul Akhlaq' and 'Paisa Akhbar' are
focused to conclude the session
Dr. Shafiq Anjum. (2017) Prominent Urdu Newspapers & Journals of Nineteenth Century: A Review, DARYAFT, Volume 18, Issue 18.
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