Why Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was passed by Britishers?
Vernacular press
act was published in 1878 by the governor generalship of Lord Lytton for the
control of Indian language newspapers. Main aim of this act was to stop
printing newspapers which are against British rule and encourage those that
supported them.
The 1857 Indian
rebellion created a sense for the first time in British that if this would not
be stopped at early stages it would lead to complete expulsion of British from India.
Though 1857 revolt which was called first war of independence was not
successful it created a sense of unity among Indians. For the first time all
people were brought into one. Most of the success was owed to vernacular newspapers
which helped people of different languages to understand. Thus British had to
pass vernacular press act which made government the sole power over the press. This
led to huge number of violent incidents and agitations.
Vernacular press act was published in 1878 by the governor generalship of Lord Lytton for the control of Indian language newspapers. Main aim of this act was to stop printing newspapers which are against British rule and encourage those that supported them.
The 1857 Indian rebellion created a sense for the first time in British that if this would not be stopped at early stages it would lead to complete expulsion of British from India. Though 1857 revolt which was called first war of independence was not successful it created a sense of unity among Indians. For the first time all people were brought into one. Most of the success was owed to vernacular newspapers which helped people of different languages to understand. Thus British had to pass vernacular press act which made government the sole power over the press. This led to huge number of violent incidents and agitations.
