Jam-i-Jahan-Numa

Jam-i-Jahan-Numa
EditorHarihar Dutta
Founded1822
LanguageUrdu, Persian
Ceased publication1845

Jam-i-Jahan-Numa (lit. 'The world-revealing cup, i.e. Cup of Jamshid') was the first known Urdu-language newspaper.[1] It was established in March 1822 in Kolkatta by Harihar Datta. From its eighth issue, it began to be published in Persian as well, and eventually became an exclusively Persian-language newspaper. It operated until 1845. During its lifetime, the newspaper received support from the British colonial government.[2] Famed poet Ghalib criticized the newspaper in a letter to a friend, accusing it to often be inaccurate and unreliable.[3]

References

  1. ^ Pernau, Margrit (2023), "Press, Urdu (1824-1970)", Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE, Brill, doi:10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_46247
  2. ^ Joanne Shattock (16 March 2017). Journalism and the Periodical Press in Nineteenth-Century Britain. Cambridge University Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-107-08573-2. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ Varma, Pavan K. (2008). Ghalib : the man, the times. Gurgaon, Haryana, India. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-14-306481-7. OCLC 940932034.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)