This book comprehensively covers the social, political, culturaland economic
aspects of this very important period of history whenchanges of far-reaching
significance were taking place. Thesephenomena are best revealed in the columns
of the newspapers of thelate nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,
especially those ofthe Indian language newspapers. The book takes cognisance of
thereporting in the language newspapers -- mostly in Hindi and Urdu --which help
us define and evaluate historical developments of theperiod. The editors and
proprietors of the newspapers were oftenthe leaders of the people; hence, when a
threat to the colonial andimperialistic attitudes of the British was felt, the
latter tookpunitive measures against them. The colonial