Journalism of Dr. Ambedkar and Contemporary Independent Online Journalism

Abstract

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, "Bharat Ratan", is the father of the Indian constitution. He has fought for many social evils present in society, especially untouchability and caste differences. Dr.Ambedkar began educating and raising public awareness through journalism. In this regard, he started his first newspaper when he was only 29 years old and named it Mooknayak on January 31, 1920, with the help of the Maharaja of Kolhapur. It was only open for three years, ending in April 1923. Later, he founded three more newspapers: Bahishkrit Bharat (1927–1929), Samta (later called Janata) (1928–56), and Prabuddha Bharat (later renamed Janata) (1956). Earlier, journalism was only available in offline and print media formats, but in the current scenario, it is noticed that online journalism is a growing field shared between old media (traditional media) and the growing online blogs and web portal community. In recent times, online journalism has become the fastest growing field, as earlier it was print journalism that was there during Dr.Ambedkar's time. Today, the electronic era has changed the nature of journalism. Now, a person can also do this journalism and publish their letters on a digital platform. It also reduces costs and eases management. At present, journalism has a wider field in comparison to the previous one. It is seen that now news and journals have covered too many areas of society, but Dr.Ambedkar was focused on the eradication of social evil from Indian society. Bharat Ratan, Dr.Ambedkar was always devoted towards society and fought for the better growth and development of the Indian people. Dr.Ambedkar wrote on several
contemporary issues in many forms. According to BhimraoAmbedkar, the objective of journalism should be enlightenment and the development of the scientific temperament of people.