Print Culture and The Modern World

Question

Give reasons for the following:

Gandhi said the fight for Swaraj is a fight for liberty of speech, liberty of the press, and freedom of association.

Answer

Gandhi said in 1922: ‘Liberty of speech ... liberty of the press ... freedom of association. The Government of India was then seeking to crush the three powerful vehicles of expressing and cultivating public opinion. The fight for Swaraj meant a fight for this threatened freedom before all else ...’

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