 1 January 1875 issue | |
| Owner(s) | Nawal Kishore Press |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Munshi Nawal Kishore |
| Publisher | Nawal Kishore Press |
| Founded | 1858 |
| Language | Urdu |
| Headquarters | Lucknow, British India |
| City | Lucknow |
| Country | British India |
Avadh Akhbar (or Awadh Akhbar or Oudh Akhbar) was an Urdu-language newspaper founded by Munshi Nawal Kishore, and published by Nawal Kishore Press from Lucknow, British India. It was launched in 1858 and lasted for almost a century. It was the most popular newspaper of its time, specialising in politics, social reform and literature. In 1877, it became the first Urdu daily in Northern India.
Pandit Ratan Nath Dhar Sarshar, one of the paper's editors, serialised his novel Fasana-e-Azad in this newspaper between 1878 and 1883. It is considered the first 'serialised novel' in Urdu.