Newspapers are known to be record keepers of history. They have been performing this function since the time of their inception. In India, the earliest newspapers were of the British, by the British and for the British.
Soon, the Indian newspapers rubbed shoulders with the freedom fighters during the struggle for freedom. They rebelled against the British rule, created public opinion and made deities out of the freedom fighters. The story of our freedom struggle is incomplete without a mention of the newspapers either published or patronised by the most prominent freedom fighters, Ram Mohan Roy with Sambad Kaumudi, Bal Gangadhar Tilak with Mahratta ,Gandhi with his Young India and Harijan, Motilal Nehru with Independent , Jawaharlal Nehru with National Herald and Dyal Singh Majithia with The Tribune.
Here is the gallery of some more papers announcing India's Independence: http://www.apherald.com/Gallery/ViewGalleryPage/2831?index=1
