Robert Knight (13 March 1825 – 27 January 1890) was an English editor, journalist and newspaper proprietor.
He came to Bombay in British India in 1847 as a 22-year-old and later took up journalism and writing articles in newspapers.
Robert Knight became the Editor of the Bombay Times in 1857 replacing George Buist.
In December 1859 the Bombay Standard and Chronicle of Western India was absorbed into it and later in and in 1861 it absorbed its rivals Courier and Telegraph, both Bombay newspapers, and the name was changed to The Times of India.
[5][6] He forged an arrangement with Reuters which made them the sole agent for India.