How did the printed books of India attract the poor class as readers in the 19th century? Explain.

(i) Initially, the indentured laborers found it difficult to adjust to the harsh living conditions of the plantation. But very soon they discovered new ways of survival. (ii) They developed new...

The abundance of labor in the market affected the lives of the workers in Britain in following ways: (i) The work available in most of the industries were seasonal. So workers...

New readers in the 19th century included children, women and workers.  (i) As primary education became compulsory in the late 19th century, children became an important category of readers. School textbooks...

So that poor people could buy them.

(i) To attract people, the printers started printing popular ballads and folk tales. (ii) To attract people books had been incorporated with lots of illustrations. (iii) Ballads and folk tales were sung...

Sources of attraction: (i) Very cheap small books were brought to market in the 19th century. (ii) Public libraries were set up to give an easy access to books. (iii) Kashibaba of Kanpur...

From the late 19th century, issues of caste discrimination began to be written. (i) Jyotiba Phule, the Maratha pioneer of low caste, started a protest movement. He wrote about the injustice...

From the late 19th century, issues of caste discrimination began to be written. (i) Jyotiba Phule, the Maratha pioneer of low caste, started a protest movement. He wrote about the injustice...

Causes: (i) Huge population depended on dung and wood as fuel in their daily life. (ii) The industries and establishments that used steam engines were run on coal. (iii) In 1855, the...

As primary education became compulsory from the late nineteenth century, children became an important category o{ readers. It is so because: (i) Production of school textbooks became critical for the publishing...