Question

"Printing press played a major role in shaping the Indian society of the 19th century." Support the statement by giving examples.
OR
Describe the appearing of novels in South India during the period of colonial rule.

CBSE Class X Social Science LA (5 Marks)

Answer 1

The print culture had a significant impact on the growth of nationalism in India.
(i) In spite of passing a Vernacular Press Act, nationalist newspapers grew in numbers.
(ii) They reported on colonial misrule and encouraged nationalist activities.
(iii) The British government tried to put down nationalised criticism but there were more protests.
(iv) ‘Punjab revolutionaries were deported,’ Tilak wrote in Kesari.
(v) It led his imprisonment in 1908 provoking terms of protest.
OR
Some early English novels were translated into the Indian language, but soon it was realized that the readers are unfamiliar with the English culture of characters in the novel, for instance, their clothes, style of speaking language, manners. So novels were written in Malayalam in the manner of English novel books.
A few early novels were translation of English novels into Indian languages. Later many writers like Chandu Menon and others started to write novels in their own language. Chandu Menon, a subjudge from Malabar tried to translate an English novel called Henrietta Temple written by Benjamin Disraeli into Malayalam, but he realized that his readers in Kerala were not familiar with the characters of English novels and so he gave up this idea and wrote a story in Malayalam in the manner of English novel books. This novel was called Indulekha. It was published in 1889 and was the first modern novel in Malayalam.

Answer 2

Answer:

ExplanationThe print culture had a significant impact on the growth of nationalism in India.

(i) In spite of passing a Vernacular Press Act, nationalist newspapers grew in numbers.

(ii) They reported on colonial misrule and encouraged nationalist activities.

(iii) The British government tried to put down nationalised criticism but there were more protests.

(iv) ‘Punjab revolutionaries were deported,’ Tilak wrote in Kesari.

(v) It led his imprisonment in 1908 provoking terms of protest.

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