Kristina Myrvold
Visiting professor
Sikh News in India, 1864-1924 : Colonial Reports on Vernacular Newspapers of Punjab, Vol. 1
Author
Summary, in English
Volume 1: Royalties, Representatives, 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 politically significant for British governance. This book, divided into four volumes, presents English translations of newspaper articles about the Sikhs published in the weekly press reports for Punjab between 1864 and 1924. Covering press material from over 300 newspapers, the book provides insights into the broader landscape of print media in Indian languages and how discussions on the Sikhs in the press evolved in response to changing imperial policies and politics. In a growing field of research on print cultures and publics in colonial India, the book offers source material for a nuanced and localized understanding of the history of the Sikhs in Punjab.
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 politically significant for British governance. This book, divided into four volumes, presents English translations of newspaper articles about the Sikhs published in the weekly press reports for Punjab between 1864 and 1924. Covering press material from over 300 newspapers, the book provides insights into the broader landscape of print media in Indian languages and how discussions on the Sikhs in the press evolved in response to changing imperial policies and politics. In a growing field of research on print cultures and publics in colonial India, the book offers source material for a nuanced and localized understanding of the history of the Sikhs in Punjab.
Department/s
- History of Religions and Religious Behavioural Science
Publishing year
2024
Language
English
Publication/Series
Handbooks of Colonialism in Asia
Volume
1
Document type
Book
Publisher
Brill
Topic
- History of Religions
Keywords
- Sikhs
- Punjab
- Newspapers
- colonial history
- Surveillance
- public opinion
- multiple publics
- Sikhism
- press history
Status
Inpress
Project
- Iconic Scriptures in Colonial Punjab: Sikh Religion, Print Culture, and Politics
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 2773-1790
- ISBN: 978-90-04-69570-2
- ISBN: 978-90-04-70706-1