India’s fight for freedom from the British colonial rule was one of the biggest mass movements modern civilization has ever seen, which mobilized people from diverse religions and societal backgrounds from different parts of the country—from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, Assam to Gujarat.
In the titanic task of mass awakening, the leaders and cadres of the national movement and revolutionaries drew upon various mass-media technologies and scientific advancements to integrate the masses and motivate them to participate in the struggle.
During various phases of the freedom struggle, prominent national leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Basant understood well the significance of propaganda and mass communication and in their own ways, used press and printing technologies to communicate their own messages.
In the 1930s, radio....
