life, devoted to political activities and journalism, took away most of his time and the writing of the book was unduly delayed. Then came his illness which proved to be fatal. We made him agree to part with the earlier chapters of the book while he was lying ill in the hospital so that we could start printing it. A few days before he died he handed over the MS from which the present volume has been prepared. It will be seen that the period covered by the present volume ends with the early eighties of the [19th] century. The author had planned the book in two parts. Unfortunately, there is no trace of the latter part. Obviously, the present work requires a good deal of editing which the author alone could do. In the days before he died all his time was practically taken up in exhaustive political activities and his responsibilities as the editor of the weekly, Deshhitaishi hardly left him any time to delve into source materials. Nevertheless we have ventured to publish it in the hope that the reader may be acquainted with the work of this outstanding journalist, and historians of Indian journalism would accept this significant contribution as a guide in future studies." (from Publisher's Note) --- Contents: 1. India's "Fourth Estate"?; 2. In Role of Opposition; 3. The First Phase (1780-1818); 4. Rammohan and Bengal 'Renaissance'; 5. A Press in Transition (1818-1835); 6. Aeropagitica of India; 7. Wave of New Enthusiasm; 8. Liberation of the Press; 9. Economic and Social Reform; 10. India's War of Independence; 11. Hindoo Patriot: India's First National Newspaper; 12. Moderates and Anglo-Indian Press; 13. Law of Sedition; 14. Suren Banerjee's Trial; Appendix

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