AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
Print culture democratised public voice by allowing people from marginalised communities — not just the elite — to articulate and circulate their ideas widely. Phule, Ambedkar, and Kashibaba used print to reach broad audiences and challenge caste oppression, showing that print weakened the monopoly of the socially powerful over knowledge and discourse. This suggests that print created an alternative public sphere where social position did not automatically determine whose voice was heard, enabling the oppressed to participate in shaping public debate.
Source: Print Culture and the Modern World, Chapter 5
The question asks you to draw an inference, not just describe facts. Examiners expect you to link the diversity of these writers (upper caste, Dalit, labourer) to a broader point about how print redistributed access to public voice. Key phrase to include: print challenged the elite monopoly over knowledge/debate. Avoid simply listing what each person did — instead, explain what together they reveal about social power and print.