Why are newspapers an important source for the study of the national movement?
Contemporary newspapers are an important source for the study of national movement. If we want to know more about our freedom struggle, we must consult both English newspapers as well as newspapers in different Indian languages.
(i) The contemporary newspapers wrote about all the movements launched by Mahatma Gandhi.
(ii) They reported all the important activites, speeches and statements of Mahatma Gandhi.
(iii) They also presented views about what ordinary Indians thought of him.
However the newspapers must be read with care as the views expressed in them can be prejudiced.
Why was the charkha chosen as a symbol of nationalism?
How was Mahatma Gandhi perceived by the peasants?
How did Mahatma Gandhi seek to identify with the common people?
Why did the salt laws become an important issue of struggle?
