"Traces the development of India's press against the background of her history, with special emphasis upon the problem of the country's various languages and its struggle for independence from England. Contents include an overall introduction; the history of English daily newspapers; journalism in Indian languages; periodicals; and a general section including government publicity, news agencies and syndicales, newsprint and technical problems, teaching of journalism, professional organizations, press laws, and the Indian Press Commission. A bibliography and appendixes give tables of facts and figures." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 938)