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Changing Life : 2

Maharashtra Board · Class 9 · History and Political Science

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4 Topics · Maharashtra Board Class 9 History and Political Science

Topics in Changing Life : 2

1

Language Changes in India

  • India has 18 official languages: Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali, and Sindhi
  • Dialects are declining in number and need preservation as they are part of our heritage
  • Hindi has spread through movies and serves as a unifying language across India
2

Sports Revolution

  • Pre-independence: Only few sports were popular among general public
  • Geet Sethi: Made snooker/billiards popular globally - won amateur championships 3 times, professional 5 times
  • 1983: Historic World Cup cricket victory under Kapil Dev's captaincy
3

Theatre and Films Transformation

  • Theatre changes: From all-night long plays to shorter durations, mythological/historical themes replaced by political/social subjects
  • Decline of 'musicals' in theatre
  • Movies: Transition from black and white to colored films
4

Newspaper Evolution

  • Early post-independence objectives: Give news, promote industry/commerce through ads, shape public opinion, public education, government watchdog
  • Transition from black and white to color printing
  • Competition between local newspapers and state-level chains

Key Concepts

India has 18 official languages includingAfter 1990India's 1983 Cricket World Cup victoryTheatre moved from longNewspapers evolved from simple news reporting

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