Unveiling the History of Indian Press

• The Metcalfe Gazette, founded by Rammohan Roy in 1835
• The Indian Press, founded by John Adams in 1823
• The Bengal Gazette or Calcutta General Advertiser, founded by James Augustus Hickey in 1780 (correct)
• The Calcutta Times, founded by Lord Wellesley in 1799

• John Adams, to limit freedom of the press
• Lord Hastings, to control the spread of anti-British propaganda
• Lord Wellesley, anticipating French invasion of India (correct)
• Rammohan Roy, to challenge the British colonial rule

• It repealed the Licensing Regulations of 1823 and required only registration of printers and publishers (correct)
• It banned the publication of any newspaper critical of the British colonial rule
• It imposed stricter censorship laws on the press
• It mandated pre-censorship of all newspapers