Origin and development of Hindi journalism

Prabhat Kishore
Contd from previous issue
Ham Hain Esake Malik Hindustan Hamara
Baat Vatan Hai Kaum Ka Jannat Se Bhi Pyara.
Mirza Bedar Bakht, the editor of “Pyame Azadi”, was hanged by the British rulers. Simultaneously, an injunction was issued by Mr. Henry Cotton that whoever found the copies of  “Pyame Azadi” would be liable to the death penalty. This is probably the first incident in the history of newspapers when the entire family of the readers of a newspaper has been sentenced.
In 1859, “Dharmaprakash” from Ahmedabad and in 1863 “Mrit Lokhit”from Ara by missionaries was published. The publication of”Marwad Gazette” started in 1866. In 1867, a bilingual paper “Vidya Vilas”in  Hindi and Urdu came out from Jammu and Kashmir. The period of 1826-67 is the period of emergence and development of Hindi journalism in India.
(To be contd)