Question
Write a note on caricatures of the 19th century published in India.
Solution
Caricatures of the 19th century newspapers in India:
(i)By the 1870s, caricatures and cartoons were being published in journals and newspapers, commenting on social and political issues.
(ii)Some caricatures ridiculed the educated Indians’ fascination with Western tastes and clothes, while others expressed the fear of social change.
(iii)There were imperial caricatures lampooning nationalists, as well as nationalist cartoons criticising imperial rule.
(i)By the 1870s, caricatures and cartoons were being published in journals and newspapers, commenting on social and political issues.
(ii)Some caricatures ridiculed the educated Indians’ fascination with Western tastes and clothes, while others expressed the fear of social change.
(iii)There were imperial caricatures lampooning nationalists, as well as nationalist cartoons criticising imperial rule.
