Multiple choice Which one of the following was the India's first newspaper? Kesari Maharatta Sudharak Bengal Gazette Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself D Correct answer Explanation The Bengal Gazette (also called Hicky's Gazette), founded in 1780 by James Augustus Hicky, was India's first newspaper. Kesari, Maharatta, and Sudharak were founded much later in the 19th and 20th centuries.