Here we have a complete list of Indian newspaper and their founders. This is an area to focus on for competitive exams. As we know, newspapers are used to spread awareness among the people of the country. Also, modern ideas of democracy, freedom, equality and patriotism are propagate through the medium of media. This content will be useful for the competitive exams as well as to improve your general knowledge.
Given below is the List of Indian Newspaper and their Founders :
| Newspaper Name | Founder | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Balagh | Abul Kalam Azad | 1912 |
| Al-Hilal | Abul Kalam Azad | 1912 |
| Amrita Bazar Patrika | Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh | 1868 |
| Bande Mataram | Aurobindo Ghosh | 1905 |
| Bengal Gazette (India’s first newspaper) |
James Augustus Hicky | 1780 |
| Bengalee | Girish Chandra Ghosh | 1862 |
| Bombay Chronicle | Firoze Shah Mehta | 1910 |
| Comrade | Maulana Mohammad Ali | 1911 |
| Deenbandhu | Krishnarao Pandurang Bhalekar | 1850 |
| Free Hindusthan | Tarak Nath Das | 1936 |
| Harijan | M. K Gandhi | 1932 |
| Hindoo Patriot | Madhusudan Ray | 1853 |
| Hindustan Times | Sunder Singh Lyallpuri | 1924 |
| Hindustan Dainik | M.M. Malviya | 1936 |
| Hitavada | Gopal Krishna Gokhale | 1911 |
| Indian Opinion (in South Africa) |
M. K Gandhi | 1903 |
| Independent | Motilal Nehru | 1919 |
| Kesari | Bal Gangadhar Tilak | 1881 |
| Mirat-ul-Akbar | Raja Ram Mohan Roy | 1822 |
| Mook Nayak | B.R. Ambedkar | 1920 |
| Nav Jeevan | M. K Gandhi | 1929 |
| New India | Annie Besant | 1914 |
| Prabuddha Bharata | P. Aiyasami, B. R. Rajam Iyer, G. G. Narasimhacharya, and B. V. Kamesvara Iyer at the behest of Swami Vivekananda | 1896 |
| Pratap | Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi | 1913 |
| Rast Goftar | Dadabhai Naoroji | 1850 |
| Samvad Kaumudi | Ram Mohan Roy | 1819 |
| Som Prakesh | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar | 1858 |
| Sudharak | Gopal Ganesh Agarkar | 1888 |
| Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq | Sir Syed Ahmed Khan | 1871 |
| The Hindu | G. Subramania Iyer | 1878 |
| The Socialist | Shripad Amrit Dange | 1922 |
| The Tribune | Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia | 1881 |
| Udbodhana | Swami Vivekananda | 1899 |
| Young India | M. K Gandhi | 1919 |
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