Question

mention any one important effort made by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in support of freedom of press​

Answer 1

Raja Ram Mohan Roy protested against it and submitted a memorandum to the Supreme Court arguing in favour of freedom of press in India. The British East India Company was against Freedom of press in India

Answer 2

Explanation:

• King Ram Mohan Roy was described by Jawaharlal Nehru as the founder of the Indian press. Roy's contribution to Indian language journalism is unique.
• Ram Mohan Roy stood for the Independent Press. He founded Sambut Kaumudi (Moon of Wisdom) in Calcutta in 1821.
• Due to the success of another rival newspaper, whose name was Samcha Chandrika Roy, it was forced to close it in 1822.
• However, it was started again the following year. Roy also started a newspaper in 1822 in Persian 'Mirat ul-Akhbar' (mirror of news), but in 1823 it closed due to protests against the Press Releases Act.
• He also took out a religious periodical, Brahminical magazine, resist the preaching of the missionaries.