Evaluate the efforts made by the British in India to impose censorship on the press.
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How does 'Saraswativijayam' lays stress upon the importance of education for the upliftment of the lower castes ?
CBSE Class X Social Science SA ( 3 marks)
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(i) By the 1820’s, the Calcutta Supreme Court passed certain regulations to control press freedom and the country began encouraging publication of newspapers that would celebrate British Rule.
(ii) In 1835, faced with urgent petitions by editors of English and Vernacular newspapers, Governor general Bentick agreed to revise press laws.
(iii) In 1878, the Vernacular Press Act was passed, modelled on the Irish Press Laws. It provided the government with extensive rights to censor reports and editorials in the Vernacular Press. From now the government kept regular track of the Vernacular newspaper published in different provinces. When a report was judged seditious, the newspaper was warned and if the warning was ignored, the press was liable to be seized and the printing machinery could be confiscated.
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(i) ‘Saraswativijayam’ shows a young man from an ‘untouchable’ caste who leaves his village to escape the cruelty of his Brahmin landlords.
(ii) He converts to Christianity, attains higher education and returns as a judge in the local court.
(iii) After revealing his true identity, he successfully reforms his village.
(ii) In 1835, faced with urgent petitions by editors of English and Vernacular newspapers, Governor general Bentick agreed to revise press laws.
(iii) In 1878, the Vernacular Press Act was passed, modelled on the Irish Press Laws. It provided the government with extensive rights to censor reports and editorials in the Vernacular Press. From now the government kept regular track of the Vernacular newspaper published in different provinces. When a report was judged seditious, the newspaper was warned and if the warning was ignored, the press was liable to be seized and the printing machinery could be confiscated.
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(i) ‘Saraswativijayam’ shows a young man from an ‘untouchable’ caste who leaves his village to escape the cruelty of his Brahmin landlords.
(ii) He converts to Christianity, attains higher education and returns as a judge in the local court.
(iii) After revealing his true identity, he successfully reforms his village.
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