The first printed newspaper of subcontinent appeared in 1780, with the name of hickey gazette, published by james august hickey. Geologically, the indian subcontinent is related to the land mass that rifted from gondwana and merged with the eurasian plate nearly 55 million years ago. The history of journalism and media varies from one part of the world to the others and this essay is only focussed on such history in the subcontinent. Continued from the previous part in the 25 th session of allindia muslim league organized in allahabad, dr. Equipment of printing press was brought by ship in 1550. Birth of urdu journalism in the indian subcontinent. The first native dynasty of north india since the mauryas, bringing to an end four centuries of dominance by intruders from the west, is established in the 3rd century. In the end of eighteenth century, printing presses were installed at madras and calcutta. A subcontinent is a large area of land that is separated from a larger continent by either geography, politics, or culture.
His ideal of nonviolent civil disobedience not only attracted mass following in india and shaped its successful struggle for a sovereign state, but also influenced social justice movements across the world. Ignatius of loyola, dated 30 april 1556, father gasper caleza speaks of a ship carrying a printing press setting sail for abyssinia from portugal, with the purpose of helping missionary work in abyssinia. Beginning in the subcontinent in the subcontinent, journalism started with preliminary handwritten news sheets, prepared by government newswriters during the muslim rule. The military rank and file have not yet accepted this prem ise. This classic text is an authoritative and detailed account which emphasises and analyses the structural pattern of indian history. A large subdivision of a continent for example, the indian subcontinent distinguished geologically or geomorphically from the rest of the continent. The indian subcontinent or the subcontinent is the english term that denotes the southern region of asia, mostly situated on the indian plate and projecting southwards into the indian ocean. The art of printing first entered india through goa. Subcontinent definition and meaning collins english dictionary. A large landmass, such as india, that is part of a continent but is considered either geographically or politically as an independent entity. The history of pakistan and the partition of subcontinent. Subcontinents are the part of bigger continents but differ in biodiversity, climate, etc, and have a natural barrier between it and rest of continent. At that time when someone do criticism on eic and government depots and prison anglo indian were editors supreme court of calcutta and press council felt a. Subcontinental definition of subcontinental by the free.
Unfortunately the newspaper is only now beginning to be studied historically as a media system. Definitions of the extent of the indian subcontinent differ but it usually includes the core lands of india, pakistan, and bangladesh, and often sri lanka, nepal and bhutan as well. Dec 03, 2011 history of muslim press in subcontinent part one. Dec 07, 2011 history of muslim press in subcontinent part three continued from the previous part before the evolution of the two nation theory in the 20th century presented by allama mohammad iqbal which meant that hindus and muslims of the subcontinent were separate nations and they cannot live together in the same culture.
The god of small things by arundhati roy, midnights children by salman rushdie, a passage to india by e. The importance of press in an independent society cannot be underestimated. History of media and journalism in the subcontinent. This views journalism history as the slow, steady expansion of freedom and knowledge from the political press to the commercial press, the setbacks into sensationalism and yellow journalism, the forward thrust into muck raking and social responsibilitythe entire story is framed by those large impersonal forces buffeting the press. Hume 1905 partition of bengal announced 1906 muslim league was founded at decca on 31st december.
Indian subcontinent project gutenberg selfpublishing. Scandinavia, iberia spain and portugal, caucasia between the black and caspian seas, arabia, the horn of africa, india, southeast asia, east china, amuria korea, manchuria, southeastern siberia, kolym. Before partition in 1947, the indian subcontinent includes pakistan, india and bangladesh. To compare middle east arabs and indian subcontinent acute heart failure ahf patients. A subcontinent is part of a larger continent, made up of a number of countries that form a large mass of land. Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the principle that communication and. Among the documents required for the permit or declaration for publishing a newspaper is a. Sep 22, 2017 the english press in colonial india the first newspaper of the subcontinent appeared in the territories now comprising pakistan.
Mass communication in sub continent beginning of journalism 1. Pemra pakistan electronic media regulatory authority. The plains of north india are in a politically unsettled state when alexander the great marches into the subcontinent in 327 bc. As the afghan journalists generally didnt possess legal documents such as work permit to do journalism in pakistan, they lived in fear of being stopped from. Mohammad ali jinnah is the most misrepresented figure in the political history of the subcontinent. The story of the indian press economic and political weekly. The subcontinent is often used to refer to the area that contains india, pakistan, and bangladesh. Ms, sehrish mushtaq department of mass communication fc college. The term was originally used to describe north and south america before the two were classified as separate continents.
Hermann kulke holds the chair in asian history at the university of kiel. As for subcontinent itself, i use it often and it is usually understood to mean the indian subcontinent. Vernacular press act was passed with a view to having better control over newspapers published in indian languages, in spite of the representa tion made from all the indian presses concerned. So, it is assumed that after nine years of rangpur press, the first printing machine of dhaka was established and the press was named dacca press. Jan 04, 2020 subcontinent plural subcontinents a large landmass which is either smaller than a continent such as greenland, or part of an even larger continent such as the indian subcontinent. Mar 14, 2015 india has taken forever to tame, find out who conquered it and how. History of print media in subcontinent by dilawar dar. A deputation on behalf of the indian press association wait ed upon the viceroy under the lead ership of surendranath banerjee, but it was all in vain. History of muslim press in subcontinent part three news. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help. It is safe to say that journalism had its roots in the subcontinent since the muslim rule. Today, the indian subcontinent is an example of this feature. Mass communication in sub continent mass communication.
Before we discuss the role of muslim press in india and its importance in shaping the public opinion before the partition, it is imperative that we take a brief look at the history of muslims, their invasions in india, the fall of mughal empire, british raj and financial and social condition of muslims in the 19 th century as all of this. History of media and journalism in the subcontinent term paper. Important events from 18571947 1857 mutiny against the british 1858 government of india act 1858 1861 indian council act 1861 1885 indian national congress is founded by a. The objective of the muslim press during that period was generally to. Its central territory is the same as that of the mauryas, along the lower stretch of. But it is the dissatisfaction of his own soldiers, rather than any defeat at indian hands, which turns him back. Information and translations of subcontinent in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Circumstances prevented this printing press from leaving india, and consequently, printing was initiated in the country. Gandhi was the pivotal figure of the indian independence movement. History of muslim press in subcontinent part three. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Definitions of the extent of the indian subcontinent differ but it usually includes the core lands of india, pakistan, and bangladesh, and often sri. Aug 03, 2017 there are fifteen subcontinents, namely. The himalayas are located in the northern region of the subcontinent, and help to form the border of india, nepal and pakistan.
Dietmar rothermund is professor and head of history at the south asian. Subcontinents synonyms, subcontinents pronunciation, subcontinents translation, english dictionary definition of subcontinents. Continued from the previous part before the evolution of the two nation theory in the 20 th century presented by allama mohammad iqbal which meant that hindus and muslims of the subcontinent were separate nations and they cannot live together in the same culture. At that time when someone do criticism on eic and government depots and prison anglo indian were editors supreme court of calcutta and press council felt a need of laws in media wellesley governor general came to india in 1798,1799.
As a matter of fact the history of the civil and military gazette is the. Sep 06, 2015 this video was created for lasa high schools austin, tx ap world history students in preparation for our decolonization case study of india and pakistan. Journalism caught in narrow nationalism reuters institute. This page is for the people who are interested in subcontinent history. Feb, 2015 the first ever printing press was set up by the british at bombay in 1674. Page 4 another harsh action taken against press by ayubs government was the condition imposed on international news agencies that they cannot directly send news to their subscribers in pakistan. Subcontinent definition and meaning collins english. Geographically, it is the peninsular region in southcentral asia. The main objective of the press was to print christian literature. Best example is indian subcontinent which is in eurasia but have a natural barrier i. Allama mohammad iqbal presented the idea of two nation theory which states that hindus and muslims are two separate nations and it is very hard for both of these nations to live together in a same society. However, the press freedom in pakistan along with india continues to decline. Subcontinents definition of subcontinents by the free.
Pdf comparison of indian subcontinent and middle east acute. The journalists and the press play a significant role especially during the freedom movements and national struggle. Start studying social studies chapter 21 the indian subcontinent section 14 assessment. Britishers also encouraged the printing in subcontinent and. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Arundhati roy goodreads author shelved 17 times as indiansubcontinent avg rating 3. This indian subcontinent has a history of some five millennium years and was spread over the area of one and a half millions of square miles swarup, 1968. Important events from 18471947 history subcontinent. Top synonym for subcontinent another word for subcontinent is landmass. This barrier will have a profound influence on human history.
Media in pakistan provides information on television, radio, cinema, newspapers, and. Subcontinents article about subcontinents by the free. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The indian subcontinent contains a number of unique and distinguished topographical features and landmarks, including the himalayan mountain range. Right to information and media laws in pakistan cpdi. Media in category old maps of the indian subcontinent the following 115 files are in this category, out of 115 total. In pakistan he is considered the saviour of the muslims, and. History of indo pakistan 712 to 1947 home facebook. History of press laws in subcontinent printing in subcontinent was started by portuguese. The indian subcontinent is a southern region and peninsula of asia, mostly situated on the indian plate and projecting southwards into the indian ocean from the himalayas. When the great land masses of africa and india collide with europe and asia, about 100 million years ago, they cause the crust of the earth to crumple upwards in a long almost continuous ridge of high ground from the alps, through turkey, iran and afghanistan to the himalayas.
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