Question

How did the print culture assist the growth of nationalism in India?

Answer 1

The print culture immensely helped in the growth of nationalism in India in the following ways:-

• Through the vernacular press, oppressive methods of colonial rule were reported.
• The misrule of government and its initiative on checking the freedom of press spread the nationalist ideas that demanded freedom of the press.
• Nationalist feelings and revolutionary ideas were secretly spread by the dailies. Through these newspapers, national leaders always tried to mobilise public opinion of Indian masses and unite them for the cause of nationalism.
• The print culture helped in educating the people who then started to be gradually influenced by the reformist and nationalist ideas of the various Indian leaders.