The Bengal Hurkaru and Chronicle

The Bengal Hurkaru and Chronicle (often abbreviated Bengal Hurkaru) was an English-language newspaper published in Calcutta, British India, from 1795 to 1866.[1][2]

The Bengal Hurkaru and Chronicle
Front page of Bengal Hurkaru from Friday, 30 October 1829
TypeDaily newspaper
Founder(s)Hugh Boyd
Founded19 February 1795
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publicationDecember 1866
HeadquartersCalcutta
CountryIndia

The paper was originally named The Bengal Hurkaru, but after its absorption of another Calcuttan paper, The Bengal Chronicle, in 1827, the named was changed. The paper's name uses the Bengali word hurkaru, which derives from the Persian harkara (messenger).[1]

The newspaper started out as a weekly, but became a daily on 29 April 1819. Most of the circulation was among the British military, merchants, and civil workforce, but a few subscribers came from the Bengali community as well. The paper absorbed Scotsman in the East in 1825, The Bengal Chronicle in 1827, and, finally, The India Gazette in 1834.

See also

References
  1. "Bengal Hurkaru. Volume 11, Number 520, Tuesday, January 1, 1805". 1 January 1805. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. Mitra, Sarbajit (22 October 2023). "A Cricket Match in Bengal's Chinsurah and its Fascinating Connection to the 1857 Revolt". thewire.in. Kolkata: The Wire. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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