History CH 5 - Mass Media and History — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

The ‘Darpan newspaper started by Balshastri Jambhekar printed all types of news like political, economic, social and cultural. Some of them are mentioned below:

• The Accounts of Expenditure from the Three Administrative Divisions of the East India Company.
• The Danger of Russian Attack on the Nation.
• Appointment of a Committee for Cleanliness of the City.
• Remarriage of Hindu Widows.
• The Inception of Theatre at Calcutta.
• Achievements of Raja Ram Mohan Roy in England. All these reports published in the paper throw light on various situations/events of those days.