Udant Martand

The Udant Martand
उदन्त मार्तण्ड
TypeWeekly newspaper
PublisherJugal Kishore Shukla
Founded30 May 1826; 198 years ago (1826-05-30)
LanguageHindi
Ceased publication4 December 1827; 196 years ago (1827-12-04)
Headquarters37 Amartalla Lane, Kolutolla,
near Barabazar Market, Kolkata
Circulation500 (1st issue)

Udant Martand [1][2] (lit.'The Rising Sun') is the first Hindi language newspaper published in India.[3][4] Started on 30 May 1826, from Calcutta (now Kolkata), the weekly newspaper was published every Tuesday by Pt. Jugal Kishore Shukla.[5][6] It was closed on 4 December 1827 due to financial crisis.

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