https://www.scmp.com/rss/327300/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hicky’s Bengal Gazette by Andrew Otis Westland Hicky’s Bengal Gazette metic­u­lously chronicles the swift rise and precipitous decline of the first newspaper to be printed in Asia. James Augustus Hicky, a temer­arious Irishman looking to make his fortune in India, began printing the Bengal Gazette in Calcutta (now Kolkata) on January 29, 1780. But just over a year later, he was charged with three counts of libel against Warren Hastings, the governor-general of India and the most powerful... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/books/article/2154916/irishman-colonial-indias-ill-fated-enterprise-rise-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/books/article/2154916/irishman-colonial-indias-ill-fated-enterprise-rise-and?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Jul 2018 02:45:30 +0000 The Sensational Life and Death of Qandeel Baloch by Sanam Maher Aleph Book Company I remember when internet provocateur Qandeel Baloch first made headlines on the Indian side of the border. Baloch was already infamous in Pakistan because of the suggestive videos she posted online, although they were quite innocuous by Western standards. But in March 2016, she announced on her Facebook page that she would perform a striptease for her followers and dedicate it to Shahid Afridi, then the Pakistani... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/books/article/2149458/murder-social-media-star-rebel-who-confronted?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/books/article/2149458/murder-social-media-star-rebel-who-confronted?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Jun 2018 03:30:45 +0000