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Religious Reform and Public Debates There were intense controversies between social and religious reformers and the Hindu orthodoxy over matters like widow immolation, monotheism, Brahmancal priesthood and idolatry. In Bengal, as the debate developed, tracts and newspapers proliferated, circulating a variety of argument.

Evaluate how did the print shape the nature of the debate in the early nineteenth century in India.

Answer 1

Print created the possibility of the wide circulation of ideas. Through the printed message, the reformers could persuade people to think differently and introduce a new world of debate and discussion. This had significance in different spheres of life.