Answer:
- Newspapers spread the ideas of freedom, nationalism and social reform among the common people.
- ‘Darpan’ by Balshastri Jambhekar, ‘Prabhakar’ by Bhau Mahajan, ‘Dnyanoday’, ‘Deenbandhu’ by Krishnarao Bhalekar, and ‘Kesari’ and ‘Maratha’ by Lokmanya Tilak awakened political consciousness.
- They exposed the unjust policies of the British government, reported the hardships of the people and supported movements such as the boycott of foreign goods.
- The government tried to control them through the Vernacular Press Act, but the papers continued to guide the struggle and became the voice of the people.