Partition-era India saw an explosion of partisan newspapers and intense censorship as the colonial state and emerging political parties battled for hearts and minds.  In the decade before 1947, daily dailies and journals in English, Urdu, Hindi and other languages became key platforms to define us vs them.  Nationalist leaders like Gandhi, Nehru and Jinnah … Continue reading How Did the Press Shape Partition? Media, Propaganda and the Mobilisation of Identity, 1937–1947