- Early Newspapers – Newspapers became the first mass medium after the introduction of printing technology.
- Bengal Gazette (1780) – The first English newspaper in India, started by James Augustus Hickey.
- Darpan (1832), edited by Balshastri Jambhekar, reported on political, social, and cultural events.
- Prabhakar – Started by Bhau Mahajan; it published writings that created social awareness.
- Dnyanoday – First to print maps and illustrations; reported railways, telegraph, and the 1857 revolt.
- Induprakash & Deenbandhu – Supported social reforms and highlighted issues of common people.
- Kesari & Maratha (1881) – Started by Tilak and Agarkar; played a major role in the political awakening and the freedom movement.
Topics
Historiography : Development in the West
Working of the Constitution
Applied History
Geographical discoveries and colonization
- Concept for Geographical Discoveries and Colonization
Africa
- Imperialism - Africa
Asia: India, China, Japan
- Concept for Asia: India, China, Japan
Historiography : Indian Tradition
Working of the Indian Constitution
The Electoral Process
Dictatorships in Europe, Second World War and world
- Concept on Dictatorships in Europe
- Second World War (1939-1945 C.E.)
First world war
The League of Nations
Russian Revolution
- Concept for Russian Revolution
United Nations Organization
- Concept for United Nations Organization
Political Parties
Applied History
Africa
- Emancipation of Africa
Asia
- Emancipation of Asia
Social and Political Movements
History of Indian Arts
- Concept of Art
- Mural Paintings and Cave Painting
- Indian Traditions of Visual Arts (Drik Kala): Painting
- Indian Traditions of Visual Arts (Drik Kala): Sculptural Art
- Indian Traditions of Visual Arts (Drik Kala): Architecture and Sculpture
- Indian Traditions of Performing Arts
- Art, Applied Art, and Professional Opportunities
Globalization
- Globalization After World War II
Scientific and Technological Progress
- Scientific and Technological Progress After World War II
Cold war
- Formation of the Cold War
Mass Media and History
Challenges Faced by Indian Democracy
Social Diversity and Democracy
- Social Diversity
- Coccept for Caste/Race and Democracy
- Concept for Language and Democracy
- Cocnept for Religion and Democracy
- Concept for Gender and Democracy
- Concept for Democracy and Diversity
Challenges to Democracy Remedial Measures to the Challenges
- Concept for Challenges to Democracy Remedial Measures to the Challenges
Internal work
Democracy
- Democracy - Meaning, Types and Characteristics
Political Parties and Types
- Political Parties
- Importance of Political Parties
- Major National and Regional Parties in India/ Types of Political Parties
Entertainment and History
Sports and History
Tourism and History
Heritage Management
History - Imperialism
History - 20th Century Age of conflict
History - Emancipation of Asia and Africa
History - World after World War 2
Political Science
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Definition: Newspaper
‘Newspaper’ is a publication, which mainly prints news, editorials, people’s opinions, entertaining or other supplementary content.
Notes
Magazines and Journals (Periodicals):
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Magazines and Journals |
- A magazine is a type of large thin book with a paper cover that you can buy every week or month containing articles, photographs, etc. often on a particular topic.
- Journals and magazines are periodic publications.
- Publications that are published weekly, biweekly, monthly, quarterly, six months, a year, etc. are included in this category. There may be certain chronicles that are released at random intervals.
- Balshastri Jambhekar launched the first Marathi monthly magazine. Its name was 'Digdarshan.'
- Tryambak Shankar Shejwalkar founded and published 'Pragati,' in 1929 which is now- a non-functioning journal. He frequently contributed to this publication of historical research on social movements in Maharashtra.
- Indian history is currently the subject of numerous magazines. 'Bharatiya Itihas ani Samskruti' and 'Marathwada Itihas Parishad Patrika' are two instances of Marathi journals.
List of Important Magazines:
| Year | Name | Founder |
| 1822 | Mirat-ul-Akbar | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| 1871 | Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq | Sir Syed Ahmed Khan |
| 1919 | Young India | M. K Gandhi |
| 1920 | Mook Nayak | B.R. Ambedkar |
| 1932 | Harijan | M. K Gandhi |
| 1936 | Free Hindustan | Tarak Nath Das |
Notes
History of Mass Media:
- During the colonial period, the British are credited for introducing participatory journalism or an independent press to India.
- Since the late 18th century, there have been media outlets in India. Print media was established in 1780, Newspapers were the first form of printed news for people.
- Newspapers evolved and became the first widely used medium for disseminating information and knowledge.
- Radio transmission began in 1927, and Auguste and Louis Lumière's motion pictures were first screened in Bombay in July 1895. It is one of the oldest and biggest forms of media in existence.
- Even before Ashoka the Great founded the Indian empire on the tenets of justice, openness, morality, and spirituality, the media in India has been free and autonomous for the majority of its history.
- Prime Minister Indira Gandhi established a state of emergency from 1975 to 1977, which was the brief time when the Indian media had to worry about possible government retaliation.
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