Question

what were the effects of the spread of print culture for poor people in 19th century India​

Answer 1

Effects of Print culture on poor people:

(i) Cheap small books were brought to the markets in Madras and were then sold.

(ii) Public libraries were set up from early 20th century expanding the access to books.

(iii) When issues to caste discrimination were written by Ambedkar, Jyotiba Phule, it was read by people. ‘Gulamgiri’ of Jyotiba Phule exposed the ill treatment to the low castes.

(iv) Local protest movements and sects criticised ancient scriptures.

(v) Workers in factories wrote and published to show links between caste and class exploitation.

(vi) Bangalore cotton mill workers set up libraries to educate themselves.


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