Udant Martand

The Udant Martand
उदन्त मार्तण्ड
TypeWeekly newspaper
PublisherJugal Kishore Shukla
Founded30 May 1826 (1826-05-30)
LanguageHindi
Ceased publication4 December 1827 (1827-12-04)
Headquarters37 Amartalla Lane, Kolutolla,
near Barabazar Market, Kolkata
Circulation500 (1st issue)

Udant Martand (lit.'The Rising Sun') is the first Hindi language newspaper published in India. Started on 30 May 1826, from Calcutta (now Kolkata), the weekly newspaper was published every Tuesday by Pt. Jugal Kishore Shukla. It was closed on 4 December 1827 due to financial crisis.