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When the British ruled India, a Viceroy was stationed at Delhi and four Governors ruled the four constituencies namely Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. The press then used to be of foreign newspapers, which published reports, related to the functioning of the Untied Kingdom, news about the royal families, news about the royal navy, the British Parliament and so on were the reports and articles all about. The Indian Press then began to emerge which was instantaneous in its support for the Indian freedom struggle, which was gaining momentum since the 19th Century. The Viceroy however was equally immediate to suppress its movements and the Indian press was left without power. The Indian newspapers those were critical of the British Govt. were censored. The educated editors began to publish reports related to the unfair practices of the Indian society, in their newspapers. Child marriage, Sati, etc were the issues which gained criticism from the Indian press. The British Govt. too supported such movements and many reforms took place within the Indian society. Sati was totally abolished by British in India. The newspapers soon however began to take up the issue of the freedom struggle more and more seriously. TOI and The Statesman were the British-supporting newspaper but soon the majority of the other newspapers began to publish reports about the freedom struggle only. Editors, owners, proprietors etc took out processions too. Most remarkable of them was the legendary S.Sadanand, Gandhi’s fifth son and the Editor of The Free Press Journal. The newspaper was the mouthpiece for the freedom struggle. In Maharashtra, Tilak made similar movements; in Madras, it was Srinivas.
Approximate Word count = 1066
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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