Question

What was the role of print culture religious and social reform

Answer 1

the role of print culture religious and social reformers reestablishment of the printing press and and publishing newspapers and magazines in establishing the enthusiasm among the people for their country and coordination and fighting against the British against the their rule

Answer 2

Explanation:

1. Print led to intense controversies between social and religious reformers and Hindu orthodoxy over matters like widow immolation, monotheism, brahmanical priesthood and idolatry.

2. In Bengal as the debate developed tracts and newspapers proliferated circulating a variety of arguments.

3. To reach a wider audience, the ideas were printed in the everyday spoken language of local people.

4. Raja Rammohan Roy published the ‘Sambad kaumudi’ from 1821 and the Hindu orthodoxy commissioned the ‘Samachar Chandrik’a to oppose the opinions of Ram mohan Roy.

5. From 1822 two Persian newspapers were published, ‘Jam-i-Jahan Nama ’ and ‘Shamsul Akbar’.