Question

what was the role of media during the British period

Answer 1

media, especially the print media, has all along been the back bone of all mass movements or popular upsurge, and Indian independence struggle is no exception. right from the time of India's first war of independence in 1857,hindi or Urdu journals like payam - e - azadi and samachar sudhavarshan supported the struggle for freedom, and exhorted people to throw the British rulers. this provoked British to hit back with the notorious vernacular press act, popularly known as gazing act