Question

what is the role of vernacular press in ancient time

Answer 1

The vernacular press was an act introduced by Lord Lytton. 
This act played an important role in abolishing the freedom of the press and vernacular papers to publish any information against the British Government. 

This act did not take into account the British papers.

Answer 2

 After the Revolt of 1857, the vernacular press exposed British barbarism. Indian National Awakening was the prime motive of vernacular newspapers. The press was time and again fined, and censored for their publications against the British Rule. In 1878, under the Lord Lytton’s Vernacular Press Act the Indian newspapers were suffered, banned and stop their circulations.

The vernacular press saw various difficulties and hurdles in its way but not stopped its political awareness and freedom struggle until got independence for India in 1947 from the British Imperialism.