ہندوستان میں اردو صحافت :تاریخ و صورت حال

Abstract

Since 1818 Indian Journalism has completed almost 200 years of its journey. Urdu print media is one of its earliest offshoots. Be it bilingual, trilingual, daily, weekly or monthly urdu writings, reports and articles always kept their finger on pulse of nation and era. Being anti-establishment, pro-establishment or neutral in their outlook these newspapers represented different socio-political aspects of their time. History of Urdu journalism is an inevitable  part of our literary treasure. This paper aims at inquiring the development journey of Urdu print media in last two centuries and its influences that shaped socio- political scenario of nation.