I published a guest blog with the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS).
The Saga of India’s First Newspaper
Akshay Chavan of Live History India reviewed my book and interviewed me (apologies for the low quality copy-original in the link).
Viewpoint: What India’s first newspaper says about democracy
An op-ed I wrote for the BBC (apologies for the low quality copy-original in the link).
Review of Hicky’s Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India’s First Newspaper in Ei Somoy
Ei Somoy reviewed my book in their August 25 paper (page 8).
Review of Hicky’s Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India’s First Newspaper by Andrew Otis
The Asian Review of Books reviewed my book.
Review: Pioneer who printed from prison
R. Prasannan of The Week reviewed my book.
Review: South China Morning Post Gives Hicky’s Bengal Gazette 4/5 Stars
The South China Morning Post, Hong Kong’s leading English newspaper and paper of record, reviewed my book.
- ‘[Otis] makes this key piece of colonial history and Indian journalism both vibrant and droll, which is no small task.’
- ‘Reads like fiction … Hicky’s Bengal Gazette remains a compelling read all the way through to its elegiac conclusion.’
The fine print: The inspiring story of the first newspaper of India
The Financial Express reviewed my book: ‘Otis’ book comes at a time when the integrity of media is under the scanner the world over. The opposition that Hicky faced from the establishment in the 1700s still finds relevance today, and that’s one of the main reasons this book makes for enlightening reading.’
Review: Hicky’s Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India’s First Newspaper: Winds of freedom
The The Hindu has reviewed my book. ‘Did freedom of the press triumph? For that you must turn to Otis’s book, as he sketches a riveting tale of the struggle of India’s first newspaper editor.’ – The Hindu
Review: India’s First Free Press Battles
A wonderful review of my book in the Business Standard, by Devangshu Datta.
Review: An old twisted tale of press freedom
Business Standard newspaper published a glowing review of my book Hicky’s Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India’s First Newspaper.
Review of Hicky’s Bengal Gazette
G. Krishnan of India Today published a review of my book Hicky’s Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India’s First Newspaper.
Asia’s first journalist Hicky’s tradition still alive: Author
The Times of India interviewed me about my book Hicky’s Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India’s First Newspaper.
Featured in Mathrubhumi
Mathrubhumi, the second most widely read newspaper daily in Kerala, published an article on my book Hicky’s Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India’s First Newspaper.
India’s first newspaper covered corruption and scandal (and sexual practices) fearlessly
I published an op-ed in Scroll.in about James Augustus Hicky and the importance of Hicky’s Bengal Gazette.
A fine retelling of the story of James Augustus Hicky attempts, yet again, to rehabilitate the “scurrilous, wild Irishman”
My book was reviewed in the Indian Express.
Here’s how India’s first newspaper was launched
My book was featured in Indian Today.
Featured in Jet Airways In-Flight Magazine
The Statesman Recommends Hicky’s Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India’s First Newspaper
When the Founder of India’s First Newspaper Refused to Surrender His Right to Print
The Wire published an excerpt of my book Hicky’s Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India’s First Newspaper.
The Story of the first Indian Newspaper
I published an article (link) in the Mumbai Mirror, a leading Indian daily newspaper about my book, Hicky’s Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India’s First Newspaper.
Syndicated in the Bangalore Mirror, the Pune Mirror and the Ahmedabad Mirror.
