HEROES AND LEGENDS OF INDIAN JOURNALISM The Freedom Movement

Description

Hailed as one of the oldest professions practiced by man, journalism has always been contributing significantly to the progress and development of nations, societies and individuals by acting as their collective conscience. It is imperative then to turn our attention to those towering personalities who have contributed to the journalism profession. I think it is our moral responsibility to acknowledge their hard work, sacrifices and commendable contributions to the field of journalism. We must bear in mind that journalism in India was not merely a profession of disseminating information but a part of the broader design to attain independence by adopting the pen as a mighty weapon to fight against the exploitation and atrocities of the British government, and other social evils deeply entrenched within the Indian society. Our history is replete with examples of many committed journalists from the pre-independence era who took the journalism profession to be their lives’ mission. Journalism was an instrument to ignite in the people a flaring passion for the Indian freedom movement. With a clear vision of complete independence and adherence to high level of journalistic standards and ethics, these stalwarts wrote to arouse in a slumbering people a true sense of patriotism, nationalism and a longing for self-government. They did never compromise with professional honesty and worked fearlessly for the sake of the people and social and national interests. To me, these were the real heroes and legends of Indian journalism who stirred an entire nation through their powerful pens to rise up to the British Raj.

About The Author

Dr. Sushil Kumar Rai – is currently working as Head, School of Mass Communication, IMS Unison University, Dehradun. Dr. Rai is an alumnus of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP. He completed PhD from MG Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi. Dr. Rai has over two years of industry experience and 12 years in academics. Dr. Rai’s research interests include Print Media, Electronic Media, New Media, Development Communication and Rural Development. Dr. Rai has served various media organizations (Print & amp; Electronic) with a rich experience of reporting and editing. He has presented papers in 27 National and International Seminars/ Conferences and has attended more than 15 Workshops/ FDPs in various capacities of resource person/ chairman/ participant. He has over 25 research papers to his credit in National and International Journals of repute, 10 Chapters in various Books and over 50 Articles in Newspapers and Magazines. Dr. Rai has been actively involved in organizing Seminars/ Conferences, FDPs, Workshops and Media Fests.Dr. Rai has been associated with several prestigious academic bodies, i.e. Board of Studies, Academic Council, Board of Examinations, Board of Research, and many other committees. He has also been a member of selection and examination committees in various other institutions. Dr. Rai is the editor of various University publications, i.e. ‘Pragyaan’ – Research Journal of Mass Communication, ‘Unison Times’ Newspaper, ‘Communiqué’ Newsletter and ‘Spectrum’ Magazine. He is also a member of other editorial boards and media associations. He is a Political Analyst in the Uttarakhand News Channel HNN24X7. He has been a Secretary Member of Public Relations Society of India, Dehradun Chapter for consecutive two years and has been conferred ‘Best Research Excellence Award-2018’ by YS Research Foundation of Public Administration, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Ashish Sharma – is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Journalism and Mass Communication research at Amity University, Madhya Pradesh after completing his MMC at Himachal Pradesh University. Ashish Sharma has also qualified UGC Net in Journalism and Mass Communication. Author has previously worked with IMS Unison University Dehradun, AP Goyal University Shimla and ITFT College Chandigarh. He had also worked as a Guest Faculty at ICDEOL Shimla. As an Intern he had also worked with Punjab Today and India News. Mr. Ashish Sharma is also an editorial board and review board member of Various National and International research Journal. Ashish Sharma have Published research papers and also participated in various seminar and workshops across the country. Mr. Ashish Sharma is also associated with Infodea as an Associate editor. Having an experience of more than 8 years in teaching and industry with specialization in subjects like Introduction to Mass Communication, State and Politics, Media Laws and ethics, Development Communication and History of Indian Journalism.