Sikh News in India, 1864–1924: Colonial Reports on Vernacular Newspapers of Punjab : Volume One: Royalties, Reformers, and Organizations
After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the colonial administration in British India introduced stricter control over Indian publishers and the press printed in various indigenous languages. Newspapers in the Punjab were monitored and scrutinized from 1864 to understand “native opinions” and identify seditious tendencies. The surveillance resulted in extensive weekly press reports that were considered