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American author

Andrew Otis

Born| 1989 (1989)[1]
USA
Occupation| Author
Nationality| American
Alma mater|

* University of Rochester (BA)[2]

Period| 2018-Present
Genre| non-fiction
Subject| Journalism, India
Notable works|

* Hicky's Bengal Gazette: the Untold Story of India's First Newspaper (2018)

Notable awards|

* 2014 Fulbright Fellowship[3]
* 2019 Ray Hiebert History of Journalism Endowed Award

Website
andrewotis.com

Andrew Otis is an American author and journalist. Otis is considered an expert on journalism and the early print history of Bengal.[4][5]

He wrote Hicky's Bengal Gazette: the Untold Story of India's First Newspaper which details the story of James Augustus Hicky and Hicky's Bengal Gazette's struggle for a free press in 18th century India. It received positive reviews and was listed as one of the best books of the year by the Asian Review of Books.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Hicky's Bengal Gazette: the Untold Story of India's First Newspaper is the product of five years of work, including two years of research.[12]

He currently resides in Washington, D.C.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Print History: Three in their thirties - Next-gen print historians". February 23, 2021.
2. ^ "Print History: Three in their thirties - Next-gen print historians". February 23, 2021.
3. ^ "2013-2014 Fellows".
4. ^ "The First Printed Works of Bengal". June 28, 2019.
5. ^ "Print History: Three in their thirties - Next-gen print historians". February 23, 2021.
6. ^ "2018: The Year in Asian Books". Asian Review of Books. December 19, 2018.
7. ^ "Troubled times: the rise and fall of Asia's short-lived first newspaper". South China Morning Post. July 12, 2018.
8. ^ Datta, Devangshu (July 5, 2018). "India's first free press battles" - via Business Standard.
9. ^ Chowdhury, Sunandan Roy (July 14, 2018). "Hicky's Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India's First Newspaper review: Winds of freedom" - via www.thehindu.com.
10. ^ "The fine print: The inspiring story of the first newspaper of India". July 15, 2018.
11. ^ Wadhwa, Soni (August 3, 2018). ""Hicky's Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India's First Newspaper" by Andrew Otis".
12. ^ "Social media has killed the newspaper: Author Andrew Otis talks about India's first newspaper and more". PCMag India. February 25, 2019.