2. Explain the following statements with
reasons.
(1) During the British period newspapers
also acted as source of social
reformation.
(2) Audio Visual Recordings are considered
as the most trustworthy source for the
study of Modern Indian History.
Answers
Explanation:
Answer 1: Newspapers provide us information about contemporary events. Along with it, detailed analysis of a particular event, views of eminent people, editorials are also published. We get information about the political, social, economic and cultural happenings of that period. In the pre independence period, newspapers like Dnyanoday, Dnyanprakash, Amrita Bazaar Patrika, Deenbandhu, Kesari acted as important sources of awakening the minds of the people. Through the newspapers we can study the British policies regarding India and their effects on India. During the British period, newspapers were not only the source of political events but also acted as a source of social reformation. The Nibandhmala by Vishnushastri Chiplunkar and Shatapatre written by Lokahitawadi alias Gopal Hari Deshmukh in the weekly Prabhakar comments on various social and cultural issues.
Answer 2: During the modern period, due to the development of Technology there was a development in the art of photography, recording, films etc.
Photographs are visual source of modern Indian history. With the discovery of art of photography, photographs of various persons, events, objects, structure, places were clicked. Through these photographs, we get information of the person or an event in a visual format. In case of the medieval period there are paintings available that depict the physical features of a person or visual description of a particular event, but the authenticity of these paintings is doubtful.
The discovery of the technique of recording was also as important as photography. Recording is a form of audio source of history. During the modern period, the speeches of leaders or important personalities, songs etc are available in the form of recordings. They can be used as a source of history.
Films are considered as a unique discovery of modern technology. In the 20th century, there was a great development in the technique of filmmaking. Dada Saheb Phalke, in the year 1913, laid the foundation of Indian film industry. Audiovisual recording of Dandi Yatra, Salt Satyagraha, Quit India Movement and such other historical incidents are available. Through these films the events could be seen in reality
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