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How did western education contribute to the rise of Indian nationalism?
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How did the press help the growth of nationalism in India?
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
Newspapers and journals in English and in the Indian languages carried news of British policy and of protest from one part of India to another, criticised unjust measures, and created an informed public opinion. They gave nationalist leaders a platform and made people in distant provinces aware of a common cause.
No citable source has been recorded for this record. Treat it as practice material, not as fact.
Explanation
The Vernacular Press Act of 1878, which tried to muzzle the Indian language press, itself became a nationalist grievance.
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