Newspapers and other online news sources from the 17th – 21st centuries: India, South Asia and South East Asia
A guide to historical and current newspapers and news sources, covering the 17th to 21st centuries. Includes searching tips, outline common problems and lists key resources available to Oxford scholars.
South Asian Newspapers (EastView)The South Asian Newspapers collection covers several countries, including Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan), India, Nepal and Pakistan, and features multiple languages such as Bengali, English, Marathi and Nepali. With reportage dating as far back as the 1850s, the South Asian Newspapers collection provides coverage and perspectives on major regional and global events of the 19th and 20th centuries. This is an open access resource.
South Asian Newspapers: Historical Newspapers from South Asia (Readex)Online access to a select group of South Asian newspapers from the 19th and early 20th centuries, including such titles as Amrita Bazar Patrika (Calcutta), Bankura Darpana (Bankura, India), Madras Mail (Madras), Kayasare Hinda (Bombay), Pioneer (Allahabad, India), Tribune (Lahore, Pakistan) and the Ceylon Observer (Sri Lanka).
South Asian newspapers at the Bodleian (pdf)A list of printed South Asian newspapers, many with extensive holdings, held at the Bodleian. (NB This does not include the many current South Asian newspapers to which we have digital access via commercial news aggregator services such as Nexis UK.)
The Bangladesh ObserverFounded as The Pakistan Observer in 1949, renamed in 1971 to The Bangladesh Observer which ceased publication in 2010. Hardcopy: April/ June 1974 - Dec. 2004 [imperfect]
The Civil & Military Gazette (1876-1963)Fully searchable database of all available issues, assembled in cooperation with the British Library from the most complete holdings available. As other issues surface, they will be included.
The Pakistan ObserverFounded in 1949, renamed The Bangladesh Observer in 1971. Hardcopy: 1966: MAY:24-1971:FEB:4 (INCOMPLETE) + 2 vols. supplements (1966-1977) and 2 vols. Sunday magazine (1966-1969, + 7 unbound magazines for 1970).
The Times of India (1838-2010)Founded in 1838 as the Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce, is one of the major English-language newspapers of South Asia
Community newspapers in India : manifestations and metamorphosis by Annapurna Sinha."This book provides a comprehensive account of community newspapers in India discussing their reach, practices, management and influence on communities. It focuses on the core characteristics associated with community media, such as access and participation, advocacy and self-management among other." Provided by the publisher
Journalism in Pakistan: first phase, 1845 to 1857 by Khurshid, Abdus Salam, 1919-1995“This book not only traces the development of journalism in the areas now comprised in Pakistan but also throws a flood of light on certain aspects of their history during the period 1845-1857. The origin of newspapers is traced by the author to the institution of newsletters introduced by the first Muslim rulers of the sub-continent a thousand years ago. They themselves had borrowed this institution from the Abbaside Caliphs. The system of newsletters was further developed under the Moghul Emperors. “ from the book review, Pakistan Horizon 19, no. 3 (1966): 267–69.
Publication Date: 1964
Pakistan: the Barren Years by Mazhar Ali KhanThe independent weekly Viewpoint was launched on Pakistan's Independence Day in 1975 with the intention of filling a void in the English language press. With the advent of the country's third Martial Law in 1977 Viewpoint evolved into a focus for pro-democracy dissent. Mazhar Ali's reasoned editorials and columns cover the crucial period that led up to Zia's coup d'état, the bleak years of martial law, the Afghan crisis, and the disappointing aftermath of military rule.