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American author
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27 September 1989(Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA)
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Andrew Otis is an American writer and journalist. Otis is considered an expert on journalism and the early print history of Bengal.
He wrote Hicky's Bengal Gazette: the Untold Story of India's First Newspaper which details the story of James Augustus Hicky and Hicky's Bengal Gazette's struggle for a free press in 18th century India. It received positive reviews and was listed as one of the best books of the year by the Asian Review of Books.
Hicky's Bengal Gazette: the Untold Story of India's First Newspaper is the product of five years of work, including two years of research.
He currently resides in Washington, D.C.