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What do you know about Vernacular Press act?

Answer 1

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The act was proposed by Lord Lytton, then Viceroy of India, and was unanimously passed by the Viceroy's Council on 14 March 1878. The act excluded English-language publications as it was meant to control seditious writing in 'publications in Oriental languages' everywhere in the country, except for the South.But the British totally discriminated the Indian Press.

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Answer 2

Vernacular Press act:

• Vernacular Press Act was a law that was enacted by the British during the British reign of India in 1878 to cut down the freedom of the non-English (in this case the Hindi Language) press.

• The law was proposed and implemented by Lord Lytton who was then the governor or viceroy of India.

• This allowed the British to control what went through the news and prevented the criticism of British pule and policies through Hindi newspapers.

• This Act elicited sustained and strong protests and criticism from a huge number of the Indian population.

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