Explain the role of newspaper in indian freedom struggle
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Media, especially the Print Media, has all along been the backbone of all mass movements or popular upsurge, and Indian independence struggle is no exception. Right from the time of India's First War of Independence in 1857, Hindi/Urdu journals like Payam-e-Azadi and Samachar Sudhavarshan supported the struggle for freedom,and exhorted people to throw out the British rulers. This provoked the British to hit back with the notorious Vernacular Press Act, popularly known as the Gagging Act, imposing many restrictions on the newspapers and periodicals of the day. Similarrly Amrita Bazaar Patrika faced the Government's ire and was forced to close down in 1871,before moving to Calcutta from Jessore to continue their fight against the ruling establishment.
In fact,many of the tallest leaders of the Freedom movement themselves turned journalists too, and used the press to propagate their ideas to the masses.
In fact,many of the tallest leaders of the Freedom movement themselves turned journalists too, and used the press to propagate their ideas to the masses.
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