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Episode 9: James Silk Buckingham's "Calcutta Journal" - The Paper of the Public (Part 2)
In this episode, Vasundhara and Sumit tell you the story of Cornishman James Silk Buckingham and how he went from being a sailor to becoming the editor of the most successful newspaper in colonial…
Episode 8: James Silk Buckingham's "Calcutta Journal" - The Paper of the Public (Part 1)
In this episode, Sumit and Vasundhara tell you the story of Cornishman James Silk Buckingham and how he went from being a sailor to becoming the editor of the most successful newspaper in colonial…
Episode 7: The Era of Formal Press Censorship in India
In this episode, Sumit and Vasundhara tell you how the East India Company turned a system of informal censorship of newspapers into formal censorship in 1799. This episode features special guests Dr.…
Episode 6: William Duane's "Republic of Letters" (Part 2)
In this episode, Sumit and Vasundhara tell you the story of William Duane and his newspaper called The Indian World, which he started in 1792 in Calcutta. Before long he had run afoul of the East…
Episode 5: William Duane's "Republic of Letters" (Part 1)
In this episode, Sumit and Vasundhara tell you the origin story of William Duane, the editor of the Bengal Journal in Calcutta. Duane was a follower of the philosophy of Thomas Paine and a Freemason,…
S1E4 Episode 4: The "Papa" of the Bengal Press (Part 2): The Trials of James Augustus Hicky
In this episode, Vasundhara and Sumit tell you about the first ever trials about press freedom in India in which editor and publisher James Augustus Hicky, faced charges of libel from Governor…
S1E3 Episode 3: The 'Papa' of the Bengal Press (Part1): Hicky's Bengal Gazette
In this episode, Vasundhara and Sumit tell you the origin story of James Augustus Hicky, the Irishman who started Asia's first newspaper, Hicky's Bengal Gazette. The episode features special guest,…
S1E2 Episode 2: The Revolt of Mr. Bolts and the Making of the Newspaper Moment in India
In this episode, Vasundhara and Sumit delve into the history of the Dutch adventurer William Bolts. Bolts was employed by the East India Company and became a successful and wealthy trader in India .…
S1E1 Episode 1: Competitive Terrains of Information
In this podcast, Sumit and Vasundhara begin their exploration of the history of Indian journalism, going back to the 1700s, joined by Mughal history scholar and expert, Aparajita Das. In the first…
S1 Introducing Reality Scribes
Introducing Reality Scribes, a podcast that brings you the story of the origins of Indian journalism straight from the crucible of colonialism in India in the late 1700s. Hosted by Sumit Chaturvedi…
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