Krishnasura

  Growth and Development of Press in Colonial India : #Acts over press/newspapers in Colonial India #Various Newspapers #Imapacts and contributions of newspaper to the National Movement The history of the newspaper in India starts only with the East India company. In the mediaeval time, also there were news writers, but they were mainly concerned with the recording of the events in various parts of the country and kept the Central Government posted with those development. It was only in 1780 that the beginning of press in India, was made when Hickey started India's first weekly paper entitled “Bengal Gazette”.In the colonial period in India  newspapers served as potent tools of communication, enlightenment, and resistance. From their nascent beginnings under British auspices to their transformation into powerful vehicles of nationalist sentiment, the development of Indian newspapers reflects the dynamic interplay between colonial control and indigenous agency. The evolution of...

  POPULAR MASS MOVEMENTS IN COLONIAL PERIOD (1857-1947) Contents The Revolt of 1857 The Swadeshi Movement The Non-Cooperation Movement The Civil Disobedience Movement The Quit India Movement The colonial period is one of the most important parts in the history of modern India which shaped the future of the country. The British, who initially came as traders, established a very powerful colony over the course of the time. With power and politics, India became a colony for the Britishers who were exhausted of their resources by them. Over the course of their rule, there had been many displeasures among the Indians on the way their colonial rulers being ruling them. The Indians, couldn’t being able to take the exploitation, rebelled from as early as the 19 th century.  Throughout this period, there has been many rebellions against the British Raj. Some argues that the war for independence actually began from the revolt of 1857 which ignited the sense of nationalism. However, thi...