How did print help connect communities and people in different parts of India? Explain with examples.

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Explain the role of print in the religious reforms in India.

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How did the oral culture enter print and how was the printed material transmitted orally? Explain with suitable examples.

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How did the printers manage to attract the people, largely illiterate, towards printed books?

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Mention some of the innovations which have improved the printing technology after the 17^th century.

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Highlight any three innovations which have improved the printing technology from 19^th century onwards.

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What were the features of the new books which were produced in Europe after the invention of the Gutenberg's press?

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Give three ways in which early printed books closely resembled manuscripts.

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Who invented the printing press? How did he develop the print technology?

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