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Radio in British India: Regulation, Censorship and Propaganda, 1927-47

Radio in British India: Regulation, Censorship and Propaganda, 1927-47

Gupta, Indira Baptista

Hardcover

Series: Studies in Imperialism, Book 215

RadioGeneral Political ScienceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1526179733
ISBN13: 9781526179739
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: Oct 6 2026
Pages: 296
Weight: 1.30
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book will argue that the British installed and controlled Indian radio, using it as a tool to prop up the colonial regime. Concessions made to Indian cultural styles, social aspirations or fluctuating needs of listeners had to fit foremostly into the colonial schema. Strikingly, the main edifice of Indian radio was modelled on the authoritarian Soviet pattern, both the semi-autonomous British and commercial American systems were rejected. The monograph is a thematic analysis of three activities relating to broadcasting in the last two decades of British rule. These relate to rules framed for regulating radio, implementing censorship and its use for publicity/propaganda. The progression of official policy relating to radio's spoken word, especially news programmes, form the kernel of this enquiry. Contrastingly, other programmes, including music, comprising over 90 per cent of air time did not concern colonial officials and were allowed to develop on their own.

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