Question

What was print revolution ? how print came india?

Answer 1

print revolution occured due to progress made in printing technology. this brought about a dramatic change in the way in which the material was printed and brought to the public space the printing is shift from hand printing to mechanical printing . this led to the printing revolution and transformed the lives of people,changing their relationship to information and knowledge,and with institutions and authorities.

printing technology in india

.the printing oress came ttyo India with Portuguese missionaries in Goa in the mid suxteenth century.books were published in konkani,kanara,tamil,malyalam etc. the enhlish language press began to grow only from the late 17th century. the initiative was taken by the Englishmen to dwvelop it .non official englishmen began to promote the english language press.english printing began with the Bengal Gazette from 178o by james Augustus Hickey.by the end of 18th century a no. of newspapers and journaks were being printed. indians too began to publish newspaper. weekly Bengal Gazette was the first to be brought out by Gangadhar bhattacharya.