{"id":364200,"date":"2026-06-03T15:39:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=364200"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:09:55","slug":"udant-martand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/udant-martand\/","title":{"rendered":"Udant Martand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><b>News: <\/b>Hindi Journalism Day is observed on 30 May every year to celebrate the role of journalism as the fourth pillar of democracy. The day marks the launch of Udant Martand, India\u2019s first Hindi newspaper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Udant Martand<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_364203\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364203\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-364203\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/featured-img-10-2025-09-13-14-06-28.webp?resize=300%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/featured-img-10-2025-09-13-14-06-28.webp?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/featured-img-10-2025-09-13-14-06-28.webp?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/featured-img-10-2025-09-13-14-06-28.webp?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/featured-img-10-2025-09-13-14-06-28.webp?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-364203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Better India<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Udant Martand<\/strong> is <strong>India&#8217;s first newspaper published in Hindi.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It was <strong>first published on May 30, 1826<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It was <strong>published from Calcutta<\/strong> under the <strong>editorship of Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla was<\/strong> a lawyer from Kanpur who had moved to Kolkata for work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It was printed in <strong>Devanagari script<\/strong> and written in a mixture of <strong>Khari Boli<\/strong> and <strong>Braj Bhasha<\/strong> so that Hindi speakers from different regions could understand it.<\/li>\n<li>The newspaper published <strong>local news, social commentary, and articles of general interest<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It aimed<strong> to inform Hindi-speaking people and connect them with important discussions<\/strong> taking place in the country.<\/li>\n<li>Due to <strong>rising expenses and a lack of subscribers, Udant Martand<\/strong> could not continue publication.<\/li>\n<li>The newspaper ceased operations after only <strong>18 months<\/strong>. Its final issue was published in <strong>December 1827<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legacy:\u00a0<\/strong>Udant Martand is remembered as a pioneering publication that gave millions of Hindi speakers a voice and laid the foundation for modern Hindi journalism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Hindi Journalism Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Every year on May 30,<\/strong> India celebrates <strong>Hindi Journalism Day, or &#8220;Hindi Patrakarita Diwas.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This day celebrates the <strong>May 30, 1826, launch of &#8220;Udant Martand,&#8221; the first Hindi newspaper in India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance: <\/strong>The day<strong> honours journalists working in Hindi media<\/strong> for their contribution to spreading accurate information and public awareness.\n<ul>\n<li>Hindi Journalism Day also <strong>pays tribute to pioneers such as Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, Pt. Rambhuj Dutt Chaudhary, and Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Through their efforts, these pioneers<strong> empowered the public with knowledge and promoted Hindi as an important language of communication and journalism.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Hindi Journalism Day is observed on 30 May every year to celebrate the role of journalism as the fourth pillar of democracy. The day marks the launch of Udant Martand, India\u2019s first Hindi newspaper. About Udant Martand Udant Martand is India&#8217;s first newspaper published in Hindi. 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