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Freedom of Indian-language newspapers -The Vernacular Press Act of 1878

Proposed by Lord Lytton, the Viceroy of India from 1876 to 1880.  Passed in response to rising nationalist anger over the Great Famine of 1876–1878 and the

Proposed by Lord Lytton, the Viceroy of India from 1876 to 1880.  Passed in response to rising nationalist anger over the Great Famine of 1876–1878 and the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The law targeted only native-language (vernacular) publications and entirely exempted English-language newspapers.