Print Casteism and Censorship


 
 
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Print Casteism and Censorship

Print and Casteism: From the late 19th century, issues of caste discrimination began to be written in many printed tracts and essays.

  •  The social reformers like Jyotiba Phule wrote about the injustices of the caste system in his book ‘Gulamgiri’ (1871).
  •  In 20th century, BR Ambedkar and EV Ramaswamy Naicker wrote about casteism and their writings were read by people all over India.
  • Kashibaba, a Kanpur milkworker, wrote and published ‘Chhote Aur Bade Ka Sawal’ in 1938, which suggested the links between caste and class exploitation.
  • Print and Censorship: By the 1820s, the Calcutta Supreme Court passed certain regulations to control press freedom. The East India Company began encouraging publications of newspapers that would celebrate British rule. In 1835, Governor-General Bentinck faced urgent petitions by editors of English and vernacular newspapers. He agreed to revise press laws. Thomas Macaulay, a liberal colonial official, formulated new rules that restored the earlier freedoms.
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