Name the First Weekly Magazine published in India by Gangadhar Bhattacharya.

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Bengal Gazette was the first weekly magazine published by Gangadhar Bhattacharya. The Bengal Gazette was a weekly magazine edited by Augustus Hickey and commenced publication in the 1780s. The Bengal Gazette was a British private enterprise with no influence or interference from the colonial government. It often became problematic for the government as well. Through the Bengal Gazette, the practice of English printing started in India. It advertised the sale of slaves, imports, and many other ventures, and even the gossip that was rumoured about the senior colonial officials in India.

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