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Sikh News in India, 1864–1924: Colonial Reports on Vernacular Newspapers of Punjab : Volume One: Royalties, Reformers, and Organizations

Myrvold, Kristina LU orcid (2024) In Handbooks of Colonialism in Asia 1.
Abstract
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... (More)
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.
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published
subject
keywords
Sikhs, Punjab, Newspapers, colonial history, Surveillance, public opinion, multiple publics, Sikhism, press history
in
Handbooks of Colonialism in Asia
volume
1
pages
622 pages
publisher
Brill
ISSN
2773-1790
ISBN
978-90-04-69570-2
978-90-04-70706-1
DOI
10.1163/9789004707061
project
Iconic Scriptures in Colonial Punjab: Sikh Religion, Print Culture, and Politics
language
English
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yes
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b60017d3-e529-4695-89a9-749ce0c2e607
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2023-11-14 12:17:38
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2024-12-13 17:19:13
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  editor       = {{Myrvold, Kristina}},
  isbn         = {{978-90-04-69570-2}},
  issn         = {{2773-1790}},
  keywords     = {{Sikhs; Punjab; Newspapers; colonial history; Surveillance; public opinion; multiple publics; Sikhism; press history}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Book Editor}},
  publisher    = {{Brill}},
  series       = {{Handbooks of Colonialism in Asia}},
  title        = {{Sikh News in India, 1864–1924: Colonial Reports on Vernacular Newspapers of Punjab : Volume One: Royalties, Reformers, and Organizations}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004707061}},
  doi          = {{10.1163/9789004707061}},
  volume       = {{1}},
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