At the time of Udant Martand's publishing, no one thought that Hindi-language journalism and media would grow to as huge of a size as it is today.
[citation needed] Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla was originally from Kanpur and wanted to give more importance to journalism despite being a lawyer.
But at that time, the colonial British had made Calcutta their place of work, due to which it became a big challenge to talk about the rights of the Indians in India.
Therefore, Jugal Kishore Shukla's initiative to publish the first Hindi-language newspaper focused at talking about the rights of native Indians is usually pegged as a bold experiment.
[citation needed] The Hindi newspaper was also published from Bengal, the credit of which goes to Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla.
Originally a resident of Kanpur, Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla was fluent in Sanskrit, Persian, English and Bengali.
[citation needed] The first Hindi-language newspaper published in India, Udant Martand (The Rising Sun), started on 30 May 1826.
Prabhat Khabar is a Hindi language newspaper published daily in Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal.
The newspaper is circulated in several states in India, including Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and some parts of Orissa.